December 13, 2010
Our school bells are ringing. All thanks to you.
Happy Holidays!
-the Building Tomorrow team
(thanks to Lauren Henson for the piano music!)
December 6, 2010
by Katelin Carter, VP of Outreach at the Building Tomorrow Chapter at Ball State University
(link to original bsubt.wordpress.com)
This video is of community volunteers making stabilized [...]
December 4, 2010
UNC’s Hip Hop Dance Team, Kamikazi, performs for bikers (and hundreds of passers-by) at UNC’s first-ever Bike to Uganda. Kamikazi was one of many [...]
December 2, 2010
Following the announcement of the host countries for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup tournaments (to be held in Russia and Qatar respectively), the [...]
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name Sarah Wanyana
age 7 years old (musanvu)
home Kyeitabya, Uganda (Kiboga District)
class P2
Sarah lives with her mother and two of her six older siblings. Unfortunately, Sarah’s [...]
November 15, 2010
From concept to construction…Building Tomorrow’s N.A. Barakat Academy of Nakaseeta is taking shape.
Designed by a team of engineers with Gifford LLP in London, winners [...]
November 12, 2010
Hear from Joseph Kaliisa, BT’s Country Director in Uganda, as he describes many of the ways he and his staff are Building Tomorrow for thousands [...]
November 5, 2010
Hundreds of community members enjoy song and dance celebrations at the opening of their new school, the BT Academy of Sentigi, supported by the University [...]
NOVEMBER 2, 2010—More than 200 community members, future students and local dignitaries officially opened the Building Tomorrow Academy of Sentigi, supported by the University of [...]
October 30, 2010
by Valerie Carnevale, VP of Fundraising at the Building Tomorrow Chapter at Ball State University
(link to original bsubt.wordpress.com)
I was driving home today, listening to the [...]
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October 28, 2010
Hear what one District Representative in Sentigi, Uganda had to say at the opening ceremony for the new BT Academy of Sentigi, supported by the [...]
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October 25, 2010
name Joseph Kayima (Kayima)
age 5 years old (tanno)
home Kyeitabya, Uganda (Kiboga District)
class starting P1 next year
Kayima is your typical 5-year old…all hugs one moment and [...]
October 20, 2010
Students at the Building Tomorrow Academy of Lutisi, supported by Key Club International, practice their English for friends and family at their school’s anniversary celebration.
October 14, 2010
Jennifer Bunkwaitse, Headmistress at the Building Tomorrow Academy of Lutisi, supported by Key Club International, talks to Building Tomorrow about what she likes most about [...]
October 13, 2010
Finishing touches on the P6 classroom floor @ the BT Academy of Jomba!
October 4, 2010
Community volunteers in Uganda’s Kiboga District form interlocking stabilized soil bricks (ISSBs) for the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Kyeitabya. The bricks are made from [...]
September 28, 2010
By Sonya Chugar (Her Campus)
(view original article online at hercampus.com)
Noodles, bikes and a charitable spirit. In the next couple of weeks, these three facets will [...]
September 27, 2010
In the early spring of 2009, when BT first visited the community of Sentigi to discuss the possibility of opening the community’s first-ever permanent school [...]
By Margaret Ely | IDS Reports
(view original article online at www.idsnews.com)
POSTED AT 10:30 PM ON Sep. 26, 2010
Junior Parth Patel stood on his feet for [...]
September 23, 2010
It’s 2010. And there are still 38 million children in sub-Saharan Africa who do not have access to primary education.
Ten years ago, the Millennium Development [...]
September 20, 2010
Joseph Kaliisa, Building Tomorrow’s Country Director in Uganda, describes the impact your donations & support have on students & communities throughout Uganda.
name. Paolo Ssekate
age. 8 years old (munana)
home. Kyeitabya, Uganda (Kiboga District)
class. P1
Paolo is all personality. It doesn’t hurt that he’s positively adorable, too but that’s [...]
September 10, 2010
The DePauw, Issue date: 9/10/10
(view original article online @ http://media.thedepauw.com)
Members of Jack Daddy Sunrise perform at Building Tomorrow’s kick-off concert Wednesday night in Bowman Park. [...]
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This month, college students across the country will be taking a stand for something we all too often take for granted: education.
Join them » buildingtomorrow.org/standoff
August 25, 2010
KAMPALA (18 August 2010)—Hundreds of parents, families, students and prominent local leaders joined in a seven-hour chorus of celebration commemorating the grand opening of the [...]
August 24, 2010
Shaloni Nakayemba, age 9, lives in Kyeitabya with her mother and two of her six older siblings: Nasuna and Godfrey. To make a living, Shaloni’s [...]
August 2, 2010
Brand new construction photos of BT’s N.A. Barakat Academy of Nakaseeta
July 26, 2010
Notre Dame students team up with Indianapolis non-profit Building Tomorrow to build schools in Uganda
July 16, 2010
Working for equal education, brick by brick
July 12, 2010
Building Tomorrow Uganda’s six in-country staff members and all overseas visitors touring BT sites were unaffected by Sunday evening’s terrorist bombings in Kampala. While we [...]
July 2, 2010
We’re trying to raise the resources for a new classroom in Uganda and we need your help!
We’ve secured the help of a donor who has [...]
July 1, 2010
We’re trying to raise the resources for a new classroom in Uganda and we need your help!
We’ve secured the help of a donor who has [...]
June 17, 2010
While most college graduates spend the weeks after graduation traveling or relaxing before starting a job, Brian Droste spent his time laying the foundation for a school in Uganda.
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June 8, 2010
The group has officially departed Uganda and are on their way back home to the U.S.
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June 7, 2010
The trip winds down with the final days in Kyeitabya.
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June 2, 2010
The grouped teamed up with community members to tackle a big problem: termites.
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June 1, 2010
A relaxing weekend highlights the end of an eventful week for the group.
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May 28, 2010
Another busy day at the construction site.
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May 27, 2010
Some serious manual labor and yoga highlight a busy day in Kyeitabya.
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May 26, 2010
Armed with machetes and an indomitable spirit, the group begins work in Kyeitabya.
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May 24, 2010
The team arrived safely in Kyeitabya and attended the Uganda-Kenya soccer match over the weekend.
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May 20, 2010
KAMPALA—Building Tomorrow, Inc. (BT) is proud to announce the commencement of construction at the BT Academy of Kyeitabya supported by the University of Notre Dame (ND).
May 19, 2010
Tomorrow, a delegation of eight students from the University of Notre Dame & DePauw University will join BT on a trek across the Atlantic. Destination: Kyeitabya, Uganda.
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April 30, 2010
(view original article online @ http://bit.ly/amzrLL)
By Amelia Montgomery
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2010
On any college campus the promise of a cheap meal usually works wonders to [...]
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April 21, 2010
(view original article online @ http://middleburycampus.com/2010/04/21/student-bikers-race-to-build-schools-in-uganda/)
21 April 2010 by Steven Dunmire
So much for the T.A.M. Last week, Middlebury cyclists spent their workouts biking to Uganda!
Not [...]
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(view original article online @ http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/genrel/042110aaa.html)
Hoosier Athletics
April 21, 2010
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University Vice President and Director of Athletics Fred Glass lent a helping hand [...]
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April 20, 2010
(view original article online @ http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=75364)
By IDS | IDS
POSTED AT 04:57 PM ON Apr. 20, 2010
In addition to residence halls and greek houses, [...]
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April 16, 2010
(view original article online @ http://thehullabaloo.com/2010/04/16/students-bike-raise-money-for-uganda/)
Organization aims to raise $45,000 for a school in Uganda
By Caitlin Conley | Section: Apr 16th, 2010 April 16th 2010 [...]
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By: Katherine Janowski
The DePauw
Issue date: 4/16/10 Section: Going the Distance Little 5 2010
This year, Little 5 cyclists won’t be riding [...]
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April 7, 2010
(view original press release online @ http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/13981.html)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Even before the 60th running of the men’s Little 500 bicycle race at Indiana University takes [...]
March 16, 2010
(view original article online @ http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/AIAB082418)
2010 AIA Education Honor Awards Program
Studio reCOVER – Gita Primary School
The American Institute of Architects announces the Education Honor Awards [...]
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March 9, 2010
(view original article online @ http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x39280.xml)
contact Bill Giduz, Davidson College
Davidson College senior Lindsay Kallman doesn’t intend to graduate without having built a school in [...]
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March 3, 2010
(view original article online @ http://www.uskidsmags.com)
by Elizabeth G. Terry, U.S. Kids – Jack and Jill Magazine
photos by Aaron Eichorst
What if there wasn’t a school in [...]
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March 1, 2010
(view original article online @ http://www.wfu.edu/wowf/2010/20100227.building.php)
By Cherin Poovey (P ‘08)
Office of Communications and External Relations
In the spirit of Pro Humanitate, a group of students have [...]
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by Ephraim Kasozi, Daily Monitor, Uganda
Kampala
Over 1,500 pupils at Sentigi, Gita and Jomba-Masuliita are to acquire free education from schools [...]
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January 21, 2010
(view original article online at http://bit.ly/9tMF9l)
by Gretchen Becker, Indy Star
It’s been less than 10 years since George Srour graduated from North Central High School, but [...]
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January 13, 2010
On Monday, January 11, amidst an eager crowd of community members and volunteers, BT staff and local leaders, Building Tomorrow broke ground on its eighth [...]
