December 13, 2010 | 1 Comment
Our school bells are ringing. All thanks to you.
Happy Holidays!
-the Building Tomorrow team
(thanks to Lauren Henson for the piano music!)
December 8, 2010 | No Comments
Finishing touches are being added to the Building Tomorrow Academy of Jomba, jointly supported by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and the City of Indianapolis.
December 6, 2010 | No Comments
by Katelin Carter, VP of Outreach at the Building Tomorrow Chapter at Ball State University
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This video is of community volunteers making stabilized [...]
December 4, 2010 | No Comments
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 | 1 Comment
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 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
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 [...]
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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 | No Comments
by Valerie Carnevale, VP of Fundraising at the Building Tomorrow Chapter at Ball State University
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I was driving home today, listening to the [...]
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October 28, 2010 | No Comments
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 | 1 Comment
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 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
Finishing touches on the P6 classroom floor @ the BT Academy of Jomba!
October 5, 2010 | No Comments
This week, hundreds of students, faculty and community members are biking to Uganda at UNC-Chapel Hill in an effort to raise enough money to fund [...]
October 4, 2010 | 1 Comment
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 | No Comments
By Sonya Chugar (Her Campus)
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Noodles, bikes and a charitable spirit. In the next couple of weeks, these three facets will [...]
September 27, 2010 | No Comments
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 [...]
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By Margaret Ely | IDS Reports
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POSTED AT 10:30 PM ON Sep. 26, 2010
Junior Parth Patel stood on his feet for [...]
September 23, 2010 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
Joseph Kaliisa, Building Tomorrow’s Country Director in Uganda, describes the impact your donations & support have on students & communities throughout Uganda.
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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 | No Comments
The DePauw, Issue date: 9/10/10
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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
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The future BT Academy of Bubeezi, supported by The Engage Network, is BT’s first to be constructed using interlocking stabilized soil brick (ISSB) technology. The [...]
August 25, 2010 | 1 Comment
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 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
Brand new construction photos of BT’s N.A. Barakat Academy of Nakaseeta
July 26, 2010 | No Comments
Notre Dame students team up with Indianapolis non-profit Building Tomorrow to build schools in Uganda
July 16, 2010 | 1 Comment
Working for equal education, brick by brick
July 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
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 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
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.
June 8, 2010 | No Comments
The group has officially departed Uganda and are on their way back home to the U.S.
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June 7, 2010 | No Comments
The trip winds down with the final days in Kyeitabya.
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June 2, 2010 | No Comments
The grouped teamed up with community members to tackle a big problem: termites.
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June 1, 2010 | No Comments
A relaxing weekend highlights the end of an eventful week for the group.
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May 28, 2010 | No Comments
Another busy day at the construction site.
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May 27, 2010 | No Comments
Some serious manual labor and yoga highlight a busy day in Kyeitabya.
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May 26, 2010 | No Comments
Armed with machetes and an indomitable spirit, the group begins work in Kyeitabya.
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May 24, 2010 | No Comments
The team arrived safely in Kyeitabya and attended the Uganda-Kenya soccer match over the weekend.
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May 20, 2010 | 1 Comment
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 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
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By Amelia Montgomery
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2010
On any college campus the promise of a cheap meal usually works wonders to [...]
April 21, 2010 | No Comments
(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 | No Comments
(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 | No Comments
(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 | No Comments
(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 | No Comments
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2010 AIA Education Honor Awards Program
Studio reCOVER – Gita Primary School
The American Institute of Architects announces the Education Honor Awards [...]
March 9, 2010 | No Comments
(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 [...]
March 3, 2010 | No Comments
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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 | No Comments
(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 | No Comments
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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 | No Comments
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 [...]
