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In rural Guatemala, soccer is helping students return to school and reclaim their futures. Read our new blog to see how teamwork is transforming lives in La Magdalena!
July 3, 2025

Winning off the Pitch: How Soccer Is Bringing Students Back to School in Guatemala

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Meet the local leaders powering buildOn’s global movement. Learn why hiring locally creates sustainable change and how our Global staff make it all possible in our new blog post!
June 26, 2025

The People Who Make It Possible: buildOn’s Global Staff

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Celebrate Pride Month with purpose. Discover 10 ways to serve your community and support LGBTQ+ equity through action, allyship, and student-led service in our new blog post!
June 16, 2025

10 Meaningful Ways to Serve During Pride Month

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Discover how one mom and son unplugged, connected, and helped build a school in Guatemala—together. This is what happens when families go on Trek. Read more in our new blog post!
June 9, 2025

Helping Hawks Trek: What Happens When Parents and Kids Build a School Together

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In rural Senegal, Awa Fall is learning to read and write for the first time, and helping her whole community rise with her through buildOn’s Adult Literacy Program. Read her story in our new blog post!
June 4, 2025

Awa’s Next Chapter: How Adult Literacy is Changing Lives in Ndanghar, Senegal

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Discover 10 environmentally-friendly summer service ideas inspired by buildOn’s work in the United States and around the world, from community cleanups to tree planting. Take action for a sustainable future today!
May 30, 2025

10 Environmentally-Friendly Ways to Serve Your Community This Summer

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Meet four more buildOn students heading out on Trek. Through service and school construction, these future leaders are building stronger communities—at home and across the globe.
May 29, 2025

Groundbreakers: How Trek Is Shaping Future Leaders (Part 2)

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Meet five buildOn high school students preparing to serve abroad through Trek. Discover how local service and global school construction are helping them grow as leaders and change-makers in their communities and beyond.
May 22, 2025

Groundbreakers: How Trek Is Shaping Future Leaders (Part 1)

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