During the past 5 years Ecuador has been facing a series of challenges that have gravely affected the education and lives of children, especially those in vulnerable conditions and in low-income rural areas. The COVID-19 Pandemic generated significant disruption in the education of children as it depended on internet connectivity and the existence of adequate remote learning systems. In a survey (2022) conducted by UNICEF and the Ministry of Education of Ecuador about the Impact of the Pandemic in the Educational Community, 77% of teachers surveyed mentioned the lack of connectivity or poor connection as the biggest obstacle in learning. Equally 82% of teachers considered their students were learning less or nothing and 95% considered that learning acceleration and strengthening would be necessary to recover from the effects of the Pandemic. The same survey highlighted that on average students received 2 hours of schooling a week during the Pandemic, that 7 out of 10 had to share cellular phone connection and that only 5 out of 10 had a personal or shared computer or tablet. Before the Pandemic the quality of education, was already facing significant challenges, specially related to literacy and mathematical competencies. According to the 2016 study of the National Institute of Evaluation of Education (INEVAL) the results in Language and Literacy in Elementary or Primary Education were insufficient scoring 24,8%. Additionally, only 10% of schools has adequate primary school teaching material. Additionally, since 2018, the waves of violence have been escalating and directly affecting education with school cancelations and rising insecurity within schools. In that year the Program for International Student Assesment (PISA) found that 37% of students had witnessed at least one violent episode associated to school. Considering that violence has escalated and that in April of this year, the President decreed at state of emergency because of the internal armed country in five provinces, the already precarious state of education is facing even more challenges. The Nobis Foundation has been working during the past 5 years in Bucay, Ecuador a rural region where over 60% of the population faces extreme poverty. We are currently working to improve the school’s community, the Demetrio Aguilera school that serves annually over 150 families. Although it is a public school, and children have free access, it has been facing many challenges. During the year 2022 in alliance with local NGO Unidos por la Educación we improved the schools facilities, materials, equipment and learning curriculum. In 2023, we brought clean water and sanitation system to the school. However, we are still working to improve the school´s situation and assure the education that the children of Bucay deserve.