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buildOn students fight food insecurity in the Bronx by partnering with local organizations to distribute meals, operate soup kitchens, and stock food pantries. Learn how we’re working to feed our neighbors in our new blog post!
July 30, 2024

Feeding the Bronx: buildOn’s Commitment to Community

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buildOn made a remarkable impact last year! Our 2023 Global Impact Report, a comprehensive analysis showcasing our record-breaking achievements, is out now. Read to learn how your support has transformed lives through constructing 275 schools and mobilizing over 67,000 students. Together, we’re partnering with communities to increase access to education and build a better tomorrow.
July 25, 2024

A Record-Breaking Year: buildOn’s 2023 Global Impact Report

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"If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation." –African Proverb The buildOn movement is full of women and girls who, despite being from diverse backgrounds, careers, and generations, are united in their dedication to empower one another. Together, they create opportunities, and uplift their communities as they uplift themselves. Today, we’d like you to meet two inspiring people whose lives have been transformed through education: Delia Massiel Fuentes Villarreyna and Ymanie Betrand.
July 19, 2024

Educating Nations: How buildOn Advances Gender Equity

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In March, a group of our buildOn Bronx students helped break ground on a new school in Malawi. Here is a vlog of their experience on a buildOn Trek. Our mission is to break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy through service and education. We mobilize U.S. students to transform their communities through service learning and change the world by building schools in developing countries.
July 15, 2024

Building a School in Malawi: Trek Vlog

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Get inspired by an incredible Malawian community! Through building new school blocks and educating adult learners, we’re working to break the cycle of poverty in Dunda, Malawi and transforming lives. See how in our new blog post:
July 13, 2024

Transforming Lives: Ending the Cycle of Poverty and Illiteracy in Dunda, Malawi

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My life-changing Trek to Guatemala! Read about building schools & experiencing a new culture with buildOn. Connect with a community & make a difference!
July 9, 2024

Don’t Pack Your Comfort Zone: Trek in Guatemala

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Meet Quincy from Detroit, a buildOn student transforming lives through the Trek program. Discover how service learning empowers youth to create global change. Read his inspiring story now!
July 5, 2024

Students on Trek: Meet Quincy from Detroit

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Meet Josephine from the Bronx, a buildOn student making a global impact through the Trek program. Learn how service learning empowers youth to create change. Read her inspiring story now!
July 2, 2024

Students on Trek: Meet Josephine from the Bronx

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