Build a School
Gather friends and family, fundraise, and go to a developing country to build a school.
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In the United States, 1.2 million high school students drop out before graduating.
That’s a student dropping out of school every 26 seconds.
Worldwide, nearly 900 million people cannot read or write.
Our mission is to break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and low expectations through service and education. We empower urban youth to transform their neighborhoods through intensive community service and to change the world by building schools in some of the economically poorest countries in the world.
5,000
Students engaged in our programs each month
97%
Of students finish high school and go to college
1.9 million
Volunteer service hours contributed by students
1,099
Schools built in developing countries
142,000+
Children and adults attend buildOn schools every day
1.8 million
Volunteer work days contributed by community members
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