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Learn 7 ways to avoid voluntourism and create real impact. Discover how buildOn’s Trek program builds schools with communities—not for them—in our new blog post!
Trek
October 16, 2025

How to Avoid Voluntourism

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In Mali, thousands of children risk their lives in gold mines instead of going to school. See how buildOn and local families are ending child labor through education and hope.
buildOn Mali
October 9, 2025

From Gold Mines to Classrooms: Combatting Child Labor in Mali

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In Senegal, women are leading change with improved cookstoves. See how buildOn’s Adult Literacy Program sparked innovation that saves wood, protects health, and empowers families in our new blog post!
buildOn Senegal
October 2, 2025

A Cleaner Future: Improved Cookstoves in Senegal

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In the remote village of Ghodethar, Nepal, Sangam and Susmita Acharya had to drop out of school as children. They feared that their own kids would suffer the same fate, until buildOn and the For the Love of Bob team stepped in. Find out what happened in our new blog post!
buildOn Nepal
September 25, 2025

Dreaming of Education in Nepal

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Discover how to build a school in a low-income country with buildOn. Learn the steps for taking part in a life-changing Trek experience that unites volunteers and communities to create lasting opportunity in our new blog post!
Trek
September 18, 2025

How to Build a School in a Low-Income Country

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Looking for fall volunteer opportunities? Discover 10 community service ideas for students, families, and neighbors to take on to make an impact this season in our new blog!
buildOn U.S.
September 11, 2025

10 Fall Community Service Ideas

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This summer, Phi Beta Phi sisters from the University of Arizona went on a buildOn Trek to Malawi, building a school and discovering sisterhood, empathy, and purpose. Read the full story in our new blog post!
Trek
September 5, 2025

Finding Sisterhood in Service: Phi Beta Phi’s Trek

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This summer, buildOn students in the Bronx, Bridgeport, Boston, Detroit, and Chicago led service projects that uplifted their communities and inspired change. Read about what they did in our new blog post!
August 28, 2025

Summer of Service: How buildOn Students Transformed Their Communities This Summer

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