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From college student to Community Engagement Manager, see how Morgan Dickerson’s decade-long journey with buildOn turned service into a lifelong purpose in our new blog post!
November 6, 2025

buildOn in Every Chapter: Morgan’s Service Journey

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Thanks to the hard work of local community members, Detroit’s Devil’s Night is now a season of service. See how buildOn students are turning chaos into community through volunteerism and hope in our new blog post!
October 31, 2025

Devils to Angels: Turning Chaos into Service in Detroit

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We received two awards in Burkina Faso for our impact in education and transparency after a decade of building schools and hope together! Read the full story in our new blog post.
October 23, 2025

Building Trust, Building Change: buildOn Honored in Burkina Faso

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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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
September 18, 2025

How to Build a School in a Low-Income Country

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