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  • May 3, 2012

    Introducing Kabasegwa

    Today marks the start of the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Kabasegwa (#14!), supported by Kappa Kappa Gamma at The University of Texas at Austin! [...]

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    April 30, 2012

    Teacher housing, latrines, roofs & meetings

    Downtime is hard to come by for our team in Uganda. With latrine construction and teacher housing going up at Bubeezi, finishing touches and truss-work [...]

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    April 27, 2012

    Hope Biked to Uganda!

    On Friday, April 20th, the Building Tomorrow chapter at Hope College in Holland, MI Biked to Uganda and raised $4,023 towards a new BT academy [...]

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    April 25, 2012

    Reflections on CGI-U

    Liz Braden, my chapter advisor, sent me an e-mail asking if I wanted to spend the weekend in Washington D.C. with Bill Clinton. It took [...]

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    April 12, 2012

    Building Tomorrow chapter hosts Ugandan speaker

    written by: Callie Cox l Staff Writer | Doane Line
    Passion drives him to help women and children in Uganda, he is fluent in eight languages [...]

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    April 9, 2012

    Pay it Forward

    A couple times each week, I field a phone call from our Country Director in Uganda, Joseph Kaliisa. He updates the construction progress at a [...]

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    April 6, 2012

    Students bike to raise awareness for education in Uganda

    originally in the Indiana Daily Student
    written by Michael Majchrowicz
    photo credit: Chet Strange, Indiana Daily Student

    During the last two days, IU students traveled 7,500 miles without [...]

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    March 15, 2012

    Health & Education

    “The best way to cyclically improve health is by giving children an education.”
    We’ve always been big believers that getting involved and being involved in our [...]

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    March 13, 2012

    Service Learning at Mercer

    “I want to experience the kind of happiness that comes from helping someone and getting nothing in return,”
    wrote Brianne Bower, an honors student at [...]

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    March 6, 2012

    Dream big!

    A couple of weeks ago we got an email, completely out of the blue, from Sydni, a youth director from St. Peter’s United Methodist Church [...]

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    February 22, 2012

    Organization raising money to construct schoolhouse in Uganda

    By John Roberts, Newspage Editor & Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer
    Furman University Campus News
    7,613 miles: The approximate distance between Greenville, S.C., and Kampala, Uganda. 3 miles: [...]

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    February 17, 2012

    Patrick

    Got an email this week that made our day. Seriously. Here’s the gist:
    It was from Empower African Children, an organization providing scholarships to Uganda’s top [...]

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    February 16, 2012

    The Importance of Building Tomorrow

    -Hayley Swindell
    The Odyssey Online – Texas – Kappa Kappa Gamma
    A reoccurring problem that our world seems to constantly be faced with is our twisted way [...]

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    January 30, 2012

    #OneDaysEducation

    Last week, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown released a report saying “the world is facing a hidden and silent emergency in education.” We couldn’t [...]

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    January 27, 2012

    Bubeezi is open!

    The Building Tomorrow Academy of Bubeezi, supported by The Engage Network, officially opened this morning. Students will begin class at the start of the first [...]

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    January 24, 2012

    Shotgun

    Chances are, you don’t remember the first time you rode in a car. In fact, unless you’ve just taken a newborn home from the hospital, [...]

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    January 10, 2012

    The Hip Humanitarian Project collects and auctions high-end fashion to benefit local charities

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    December 30, 2011

    They said it was the best gift. Ever.

    Just over seven years ago, the Building Tomorrow story began with a special Christmas in Kampala delivery. Today, seven Building Tomorrow academies are on holiday [...]

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    December 27, 2011

    From Key Club to Doane, my experience with Building Tomorrow.

    I first learned about Building Tomorrow during my senior year of high school. Evie Sue Ward, my classmate and district governor, made Building Tomorrow her [...]

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    December 16, 2011

    Education is…

    Words of advice from Sarah Namirembe, Head Teacher of the Building Tomorrow Academy of Kiyamba:
    “Education is important and when you train a woman, you train [...]

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    December 9, 2011

    Hip-Hop & Engineers

    They say smiles are contagious but the students I met at Lutisi brought that statement to a new level. I couldn’t help but smile, no [...]

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    November 29, 2011

    Raise the Roof

    You’re probably getting more emails about online shopping deals this week than you care to count. But we’re pretty sure you haven’t seen a deal [...]

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    November 24, 2011

    We’re thankful for…

    …energetic students, teachers, supporters and partners in the US; community volunteers, government leaders, teachers and dedicated staff in Uganda; donors around the world; … the [...]

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    November 16, 2011

    BT Construction Team

    We’re Building Tomorrow. Literally. Check out our construction team in Uganda!

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    November 10, 2011

    Boreholes & Mango Trees

    7 November 2011—Determined to have a borehole operational before the start of construction on a new Building Tomorrow academy, the village of Lukindu in the [...]

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    November 9, 2011

    Small Towns, Big Hearts

    A small high school in a small town in Washington State has teamed up with One Day’s Wages in an effort to fund the construction [...]

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    November 3, 2011

    For the love of toilets.

    Little gets me as excited as showing up to one of our sites and seeing a pit latrine take shape. That might sound crazy, but [...]

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    November 1, 2011

    Five Years of Building Tomorrow

    We celebrated our 5th birthday with a full house at the ArtsGarden in downtown Indianapolis last Friday and it was a HUGE success. We couldn’t [...]

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    October 28, 2011

    We’re 5 Years Old.

    A little more than five years ago, I set out to name a vision of engaging young people in the United States in the quest [...]

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    October 21, 2011

    Gita – The Whole Story

    In the fall of 2005, Jason Franasiak, recent graduate of the College of William & Mary, enrolled in the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine. [...]

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    October 19, 2011

    Jonah & Sande

    Meet Jonah (13) & Sande (14 – pronounced like “Sunday”); two students at the Building Tomorrow Academy of Buwasa, supported by Global Playground.
    Sande is [...]

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    October 14, 2011

    You’ve met George…now meet his sister.

    A while back we introduced you to George, a then 16 year-old who had made quite a name for himself in the village of Kiyamba, [...]

    filed under: Blog, Meet..., Photos — Tags: , , , — admin @ 9:13 am

    October 11, 2011

    Meet Agnes

    Last week I found myself sitting amongst a group of kids doing my best to communicate in Luganda, which I’ll admit wasn’t very good, when [...]

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    October 6, 2011

    Matching Gifts Multiplied

    A couple of months ago, One Day’s Wages, an organization devoted to eradicating extreme global poverty, awarded Building Tomorrow their largest matching grant to-date: $30,000 [...]

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    October 3, 2011

    1.2 Million Reasons to Smile

    One awesome evolution of the Building Tomorrow model has been the willingness of communities to make significant investments in the idea of a community supported [...]

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    September 30, 2011

    Building Tomorrow’s Five Year Commitment

    New outreach to benefit more than 18,000 students.
    INDIANAPOLIS — Building Tomorrow, Inc., an Indianapolis-based social-profit enterprise has announced a new commitment to construct a [...]

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    Party Time at Hope College

    Here’s some creative fundraising for you: in addition to selling bricks through Building Tomorrow’s OneBrick Campaign, students at Hope College in Holland, Michigan organized a [...]

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    September 28, 2011

    Proud.

    About a year ago, Building Tomorrow teamed up with the Jukes Foundation for Kids to provide ten scholarships for students to continue their studies following [...]

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    September 27, 2011

    Welcome to the team, Edward!

    A couple weeks before each visit I make to Uganda, I send our in-country team a list of meetings, visits and other important things I [...]

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    September 22, 2011

    Run, Miles. Run!

    Building Tomorrow is a big fan of athletic fundraisers. Aside from our national campaign, Bike to Uganda, where students attempt to bike the distance from [...]

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    September 21, 2011

    BT on Good Morning Texas

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    September 20, 2011

    Happy (belated) Birthday, Christine!

    This 25 (now 26 year-old) donated her birthday to Building Tomorrow via One Day’s Wages “Birthday for a Cause” campaign. Every dollar she raised [...]

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    September 19, 2011

    University of Notre Dame School of Architecture – Building Tomorrow

    Original article in University of Notre Dame School of Architecture Newsletter, September 19, 2011
    Building Tomorrow is one of the newest student groups at the School [...]

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    September 16, 2011

    Here We Go!

    Do you remember the day you realized, ‘wow, I’m a big kid now?’
    That’s the feeling coming over us all right now in the Building Tomorrow [...]

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    September 13, 2011

    Notre Dame Design:Build

    In the fall of 2008, Elijah Pearce, a then undergraduate in the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture, reached out to Building Tomorrow. Elijah [...]

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    September 8, 2011

    BT Featured in The Daily Texan

    The UT chapter of Building Tomorrow hosted a lecture this past Wednesday by the organization’s founder, George Srour.

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    September 7, 2011

    BT Across the US of A.

    Our college chapters & young supporters are back in action with big plans for the upcoming semester. Kicking things off by making a big splash [...]

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    September 6, 2011

    Labor Day Lemonade Stands

    Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! We’re especially excited about how Braden Stelljes celebrated in Williamsburg, VA: a lemonade stand for BT!

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    Needs and Deeds

    Design between architecture’s practice and academy for areas in need.
    By: Angie Schmitt for AIArchitect, Architect Magazine
    Imagine you have a $48,000 construction budget [...]

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    September 2, 2011

    UT Tabling for BT

    Kappa Kappa Gammas at the University of Texas at Austin are back on-campus and tabling to support BT. Next week they’re hosting our very own [...]

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    August 30, 2011

    A School Day in Uganda

    While our students in Uganda are currently on break and won’t be back in school until September 15th, we thought you might like to take [...]

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    August 25, 2011

    What’s in your backpack?

    Students across the country are headed back to school this week. And even if you don’t have kids or siblings of your own, it’s a [...]

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    August 23, 2011

    If this is what 13 year-olds are up to, the future looks brighter.

    Building Tomorrow is founded on the belief that young people are not only full of potential for the future but highly capable of doing great [...]

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    August 18, 2011

    BT, It’s Been Real

    Whether we want to believe it or not, the summer is almost over. Today is the last day in the office for us interns here [...]

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    August 16, 2011

    Corn, Corn, and More Corn.

    Last Friday, BT was given a pretty great opportunity to work the corn booth at the Indiana State Fair to benefit our cause. A team [...]

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    August 12, 2011

    #PhotoOfTheDay

    We often explain the work of BT using words to describe the schools we build, the US students who work hard to raise money and [...]

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    August 10, 2011

    It’s Our Job Now…

    “…to appreciate what we have and work to better opportunities for others.”
    It is our mission at Building Tomorrow to engage youth in philanthropy and help [...]

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    August 8, 2011

    A Read-a-Thon for Education

    This summer we’ve made a point to tell the incredible stories of our BTers and what they’re doing to change the world. One such inspiring [...]

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    August 4, 2011

    the BT Chip-In, sponsored by ExactTarget

    Calling all Indiana Golfers – Close out the summer golf season at the Building Tomorrow Social Investment Council’s 2nd Annual BT Chip-In, sponsored by [...]

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    August 2, 2011

    #BTweetathon

    If you follow us on twitter, maybe you’ve heard a little bit about today’s #BTweetathon. Here at Building Tomorrow, we’re serious about the cause for [...]

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    July 29, 2011

    Moment of Obligation – $1.81

    Building Tomorrow’s Founder & Chief Dreamer, George Srour, shared with us what he considers to be his “moment of obligation” – the point at which [...]

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    July 27, 2011

    Tubasanyukidde

    As the school year approaches, our BT chapters are hard at work. Chapter leaders are making arrangements for call-out meetings, fundraisers, and other activities on [...]

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    July 25, 2011

    Unrecognized Talent

    As the world’s youngest nation, Uganda is a country full of hope and promise. It is a country geared towards a bright future, one that [...]

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    July 22, 2011

    At Home and Abroad

    Lately, our critics have asked us why we choose to work in Uganda when there is so much need at home. The education system in [...]

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    July 20, 2011

    A Birthday Wish for Education

    Every year we wait impatiently to celebrate the one day that is all about us – our birthday. Most birthdays revolve around cake, a song, [...]

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    July 18, 2011

    Meet George and Edith

    In Uganda, one child’s education is a community affair. Today we’d like to introduce two incredible and inspiring teens who have committed themselves to providing [...]

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    July 15, 2011

    The Cost of Doing Nothing

    A lot of organizations will tell you how little it costs to make a difference towards their cause. It’s important to recognize the tangible change [...]

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    July 13, 2011

    Drum Roll Please…

    BT Nation, get excited, because earlier this week, Building Tomorrow officially joined forces with an awesome organization called One Day’s Wages. Through this partnership we [...]

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    July 11, 2011

    Meet Esther and Gertrude at Gita

    Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared many stories about our BT supporters in the United States. Everyone from elementary school sit-for-good participants to college [...]

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    July 8, 2011

    Everyone is Building Tomorrow

    So you’ve browsed the “Get Involved” page on our website and identified with our cause. You’re passionate about education equality and that makes Building Tomorrow [...]

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    July 6, 2011

    Why Are You Building Tomorrow?

    How exactly do volunteers and donors differentiate one non-profit organization from the next? We wondered, too – so here are a few statements from our [...]

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    July 4, 2011

    Random Opportunities for Kindness

    BT supporters have come across our cause in more ways than we are even aware of, so it comes as no surprise when Ellie Chernosky [...]

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    July 1, 2011

    You Are What You Wear

    People and societies are deliberate in choosing how to dress themselves, because clothes fill more than one role. They protect us from our environments, decorate [...]

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    June 29, 2011

    LugaFlow Flavor

    So earlier this week we released our very first music video – a cover of “Shoop” by Salt-N-Pepa. We like to think that it’s made [...]

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    June 27, 2011

    Build

    Maybe you didn’t know this about us, but the Building Tomorrow Team is made up of a pretty sweet (and gangster) group of people. We’ve [...]

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    June 24, 2011

    James Wood High School

    We got an exciting letter in the mail on Monday from a young BT supporter. Emily Crawford, a Key Club student at James Wood High [...]

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    June 22, 2011

    The Ndere Dance Troupe

    If you’ve ever traveled to Uganda, chances are you’ve witnessed a performance by the famous Ndere Dance Troupe. If not – you’re missing out.
    As we [...]

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    June 20, 2011

    The Beautiful Game in Uganda

    Athletic competition is an important part of most cultures worldwide. The popularity of such events as the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup testify to [...]

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    June 17, 2011

    “Be serious and you will succeed”

    Building Tomorrow’s Country Director in Uganda, Joseph Kaliisa, addresses a group of P7 (7th grade) students at the Building Tomorrow Academy of Lutisi, supported by [...]

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    June 16, 2011

    The very first Bike to Uganda

    Although our founder, George Srour, hails from the College of William & Mary, Building Tomorrow’s first official fundraiser took place at his rival school – [...]

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    June 14, 2011

    If you’ve seen a lot of orange on FB lately…

    Then our profile picture campaign is working. So far 100 Building Tomorrow supporters have changed their profile-pictures to our logo as a way of pledging [...]

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    June 9, 2011

    Today is Ugandan Heroes’ Day

    So we thought we’d take the time to recognize all of the incredible students and individuals who dedicate themselves to Building Tomorrow everyday. We often [...]

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    June 7, 2011

    Storms rolling in

    Storms roll in during rainy season over the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Kyeitabya.

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    June 3, 2011

    BT Interns on ‘TV’!

    Check out the interview one of our Social Media Interns, Estelle Rousseau, had with The Pulse Network for their “Follow Friday” series first thing this [...]

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    June 2, 2011

    So when we say we’re Social Entrepreneurs…

    …we mean we’re in the business of making the world a better place. Social entrepreneurship is a fairly new course of action that combines two [...]

    filed under: Blog — admin @ 9:31 am

    May 31, 2011

    Learn Luganda

    Building Tomorrow is launching a new Twitter campaign to help our associates and supporters learn Luganda, the most widely spoken language in Uganda. At the [...]

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    May 27, 2011

    Changing the future starts with Building Tomorrow

    (via Matthew Tully, Indianapolis Star)
    As I walked out of a restaurant recently, Jim Morris, the former head of the U.N. World Food Program, grabbed me [...]

    filed under: News — admin @ 9:25 am

    May 26, 2011

    A is for Avocado

    Jjumba Cyprian is a soft-spoken man. Three years ago as construction began at the Building Tomorrow Academy of Gita, Jjumba took interest in the work [...]

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    May 24, 2011

    Why We Do What We Do – A BT Intern’s point of view

    The number of charities and organizations representing various causes can be overwhelming. The search term “non-profit organizations” itself gets 38,800,000 hits on Google. So it’s [...]

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    May 19, 2011

    YesKidzCan!

    Here at BT, we know a good thing when we see it. And YesKidzCan! is definitely a good thing. This organization supports social entrepreneurism and [...]

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    May 10, 2011

    Building Communities

    Last summer, Natalie Sutton founded a chapter of Building Tomorrow at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and in one year, raised nearly $36,000 with [...]

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    Bubeezi Under Construction

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    April 27, 2011

    Construction at Kyeitabya

    The ring beam was recently cast at on the 1st classroom block at the BT Academy of Kyeitabya and the 2nd classroom block is beginning [...]

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    April 18, 2011

    The Road Ahead

    Over the last 24 hours, the Building Tomorrow staff have received a number of e-mails, text messages and phone calls wondering what we think of [...]

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    April 12, 2011

    On Reflection – Students I’ll Long Remember

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    April 6, 2011

    Plan B

    One of the many things we’ve learned over time at Building Tomorrow is the importance of Plan B (and C, D, E, F, etc.). In [...]

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    Awesome event signage

    Check out this awesome signage put up by the Building Tomorrow chapter at Davidson College for their annual “How far would you walk for an [...]

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    April 5, 2011

    Place a brick.

    (The following is a poem written by one of our supporters, Fernanda Cámara. We hope you like it as much as we do!)

    Place a brick.
    Host [...]

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    Symbolic bike ride funds new school

    filed under: News — admin @ 10:00 am

    March 31, 2011

    U.Va. Duo Receives Davis Projects for Peace Grant

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    March 28, 2011

    Getting involved is easier than you think.

    As Building Tomorrow gets bigger and bigger, more people are joining this great cause. One of those many people is I, Tori Blum, the thirteen [...]

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    March 22, 2011

    World Water Day

    Amazzi.
    If you’re at a Building Tomorrow site, amazzi is a vital ingredient. Not only must jerrycan after jerrycan be filled of it to mix [...]

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    March 16, 2011

    A mother’s smile

    Nabaseruka Specioza smiles at the opening ceremony of the Building Tomorrow Academy of Sentigi, the school she and many mothers just like her helped build [...]

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    March 14, 2011

    What does an education cost?

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    March 8, 2011

    Photo of the week: Gertrude

    Gertrude Nanugga has lived in Gita, Uganda her whole life. She has seven children and eight grandchildren. While she only went to school through P3, [...]

    filed under: Photos — Tags: , , , — admin @ 10:24 am

    In honor of International Women’s Day…

    Four years ago when our Building Tomorrow country director arrived for his first meeting in a tiny village called Lutisi, he was greeted by a [...]

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    February 25, 2011

    90 Percent.

    For four years we have shared with you some pretty exciting stories—new Building Tomorrow Academies getting built, students raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in [...]

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    February 24, 2011

    Helping To Build Uganda’s Future, One School At A Time

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    February 22, 2011

    Director’s Take: Uganda’s Presidential Elections

    As elections have consumed Uganda over the last few weeks, many supporters and colleagues have inquired as to my thoughts about the elections and who [...]

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    What Did Your Education Cost?

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    February 19, 2011

    Indianapolis business community pitches in for Ugandan school

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    February 17, 2011

    Jomba – Footage of the day’s events

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    Introducing…the BT Academy of Jomba

    After cutting the ceremonial ribbon to officially declare the new…

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    February 14, 2011

    Photo of the week: Bubeezi

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    Building Tomorrow, One challenge at a time.

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    February 11, 2011

    Photo of the week: Construction in Kyeitabya

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    February 9, 2011

    3 campaigners, 6 years, 7 schools: Building Tomorrow

    filed under: News — Tags: , — admin @ 10:56 am

    February 8, 2011

    video of the week: Updates from Uganda!

    Check out photos & video footage from our latest trip to Uganda! Academies featured: Gita, Jomba, Kyeitabya, Kiyamba, Nakaseeta & Bubeezi! Also hear a few [...]

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    What can you do with a dollar?

    In 90 seconds, we can make one brick in Uganda.
    In time, we’ll make 24,000 bricks.
    And 24,000 bricks builds a school;
    that empowers a community;
    who raises a [...]

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    February 4, 2011

    Jomba #5

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    February 3, 2011

    Jomba #4

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    February 2, 2011

    Jomba #3

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    February 1, 2011

    Jomba #2

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    January 31, 2011

    Your School Costs a Lot More Than the Ones in Uganda

    filed under: News — Tags: — admin @ 10:36 am

    Jomba daily photo 1!

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    January 28, 2011

    What did your education cost?

    filed under: News — Tags: , — admin @ 11:03 am

    Behind the scenes @ Clark Elementary

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    January 27, 2011

    video of the week: Clark Elementary Sits for Good

    “…and even a child can make big changes, too.” Well said, Clark Elementary.

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    Photo of the week: Allan

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    January 26, 2011

    School is Expensive

    filed under: News — Tags: , — admin @ 11:04 am

    January 25, 2011

    Building Tomorrow

    filed under: News — admin @ 11:01 am

    What does an education cost?

    My dad always told me that nothing in life is free. Turns out…he was right.
    In 2000, the United Nations declared Universal Primary Education as a [...]

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    January 18, 2011

    Photo of the week: Jomba’s Opening

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    January 13, 2011

    Six Campus Groups Receive Arthur R. Metz Philanthropic Funds for Student Projects

    filed under: News — Tags: , — admin @ 12:00 am

    January 12, 2011

    Video of the week: BT + Bananagrams

    We’re pretty big fans of bananagrams, if you can’t tell. It’s a great brain-break after long days @ the office! What’s your favorite game??
    And if [...]

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    January 6, 2011

    Photo of the week: Updates from Kyeitabya

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    December 20, 2010

    Photo of the week: King & Queen of the Ugly Sweater Party!

    filed under: Events, Photos — Tags: , , — admin @ 8:46 am

    December 16, 2010

    Photo of the week: Let it snow!

    filed under: Photos — Tags: — admin @ 9:19 am

    December 13, 2010

    Video of the week: Happy Holidays

    Our school bells are ringing. All thanks to you.
    Happy Holidays!
    -the Building Tomorrow team
    (thanks to Lauren Henson for the piano music!)

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    December 8, 2010

    Photo of the week: Finishing touches at Jomba

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    December 6, 2010

    bricks > coffee

    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 [...]

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    December 4, 2010

    Hip Hop meets Bike to Uganda

    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 [...]

    filed under: Events, Videos — Tags: , , , — admin @ 12:13 am

    December 2, 2010

    World Cup Perspective

    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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    November 29, 2010

    Photo of the week: Sarah

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    Meet Sarah

    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 [...]

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    November 19, 2010

    Video of the week: Lutisi in 60 seconds

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    November 15, 2010

    Photo of the week: Design & Build

    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 [...]

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    November 12, 2010

    Video of the week: How are we Building Tomorrow in Uganda?

    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 [...]

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    November 8, 2010

    Photo of the week: What do you want to be when you grow up?

    filed under: Photos — Tags: , , , , , — admin @ 8:24 am

    November 5, 2010

    Video of the week: Celebrations at Sentigi

    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 [...]

    filed under: Videos — Tags: , , , , , — admin @ 11:46 am

    BT ‘Walks the Talk,’ Opens Sixth Academy in Uganda

    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 [...]

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    November 2, 2010

    Photo of the week: Brick by Brick @ Middlebury

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    October 30, 2010

    Starting somewhere.

    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

    Video of the week: How is BT perceived in Uganda?

    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 [...]

    filed under: Videos — admin @ 12:35 pm

    October 25, 2010

    Meet Kayima

    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 [...]

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    Photo of the week: Kayima

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    October 20, 2010

    Video of the week: Practicing English @ Lutisi

    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.

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    October 19, 2010

    Photo of the week: BT @ Franklin College

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    October 14, 2010

    Video of the week: an Interview with Jennifer Bunkwaitse, Headmistress at Lutisi

    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 [...]

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    October 13, 2010

    Updates from Uganda: Jomba

    Finishing touches on the P6 classroom floor @ the BT Academy of Jomba!

    filed under: Blog — Tags: , , , — admin @ 7:18 am

    October 12, 2010

    Photo of the week: Nakaseeta

    filed under: Photos — Tags: , , , — admin @ 6:52 am

    October 6, 2010

    Students ‘Bike to Uganda’ to raise money for school construction

    filed under: News — Tags: , , — admin @ 1:03 am

    October 5, 2010

    Photo of the week: Bike to Uganda at UNC-Chapel Hill

    filed under: Photos — Tags: , , , — admin @ 1:56 pm

    October 4, 2010

    Video of the week: Brick making 101

    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 [...]

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    September 28, 2010

    Building Tomorrow: Bike to Uganda @ UNC

    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 [...]

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    September 27, 2010

    Video of the week: an interview with Gerald Kasibante

    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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    Photo of the week: Apollo Muganiirast

    filed under: Photos — Tags: , — admin @ 1:34 pm

    Student group stands up to promote education in Uganda

    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 [...]

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    September 23, 2010

    5 years. 38 million children.

    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 [...]

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    September 20, 2010

    Video of the week: A donor’s impact in Uganda

    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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    Photo of the week: Progress at Nakaseeta

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    September 13, 2010

    Video of the week: tour the future BT Academy of Kyeitabya

    filed under: Videos — Tags: , , , , , — admin @ 1:51 pm

    Meet Paolo

    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 [...]

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    Photo of the week: Paolo!

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    September 10, 2010

    Celebrating Education

    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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    September 6, 2010

    Photo of the week: Exams at Buwasa

    filed under: Photos — Tags: , , , — admin @ 9:24 am

    Video of the week: the StandOff

    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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    August 30, 2010

    Video of the week – A look @ rural Uganda

    filed under: Videos — Tags: — admin @ 9:40 am

    Photo of the week: ISSBs for the future BT Academy of Bubeezi

    filed under: Photos — Tags: , , , , , , — admin @ 7:25 am

    August 25, 2010

    BT Academy of Gita, supported by U.Va., opens

    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 [...]

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    August 24, 2010

    Meet Shaloni

    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 [...]

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    Photo of the week: Immaculate

    filed under: Photos — Tags: , , — admin @ 2:36 pm

    Video of the week: Opening ceremonies at Gita

    filed under: Videos — admin @ 2:29 pm

    August 2, 2010

    Nakaseeta 8/2/2010

    Brand new construction photos of BT’s N.A. Barakat Academy of Nakaseeta

    filed under: Blog — Tags: , , , — admin @ 12:45 pm

    July 26, 2010

    Arch Students Build School in Uganda

    Notre Dame students team up with Indianapolis non-profit Building Tomorrow to build schools in Uganda

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    July 16, 2010

    Indy social-profit building schools in Uganda

    Working for equal education, brick by brick

    filed under: News — Tags: , — admin @ 7:17 am

    July 12, 2010

    BT Statement on Kampala Attacks

    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 [...]

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    July 2, 2010

    3 Clicks 1 Brick Facebook Challenge!

    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 [...]

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    July 1, 2010

    Building Tomorrow’s 3 Clicks 1 Brick Challenge!

    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 [...]

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    June 17, 2010

    Laying Foundation for Change in Uganda

    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 10, 2010

    More Photos from the Uganda Trip

    filed under: Blog — admin @ 6:57 am

    June 8, 2010

    6/8 Update

    The group has officially departed Uganda and are on their way back home to the U.S.

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    June 7, 2010

    6/7 Update

    The trip winds down with the final days in Kyeitabya.

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    June 2, 2010

    6/2 Update

    The grouped teamed up with community members to tackle a big problem: termites.

    filed under: Blog — admin @ 12:05 pm

    Building Tomorrow Blog

    Click here to visit our new blog!

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 7:35 am

    June 1, 2010

    6/1 Update

    A relaxing weekend highlights the end of an eventful week for the group.

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    May 28, 2010

    5/28 Uganda Update

    Another busy day at the construction site.

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    May 27, 2010

    5/27 Uganda Update

    Some serious manual labor and yoga highlight a busy day in Kyeitabya.

    filed under: Blog — admin @ 11:52 am

    May 26, 2010

    Uganda Update

    Armed with machetes and an indomitable spirit, the group begins work in Kyeitabya.

    filed under: Blog — admin @ 11:54 am

    May 24, 2010

    Let the work begin!

    The team arrived safely in Kyeitabya and attended the Uganda-Kenya soccer match over the weekend.

    filed under: Blog — admin @ 12:43 pm

    May 20, 2010

    Academy of Kyeitabya

    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).

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:29 am

    May 19, 2010

    Uganda in T-1 Days!

    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.

    filed under: Blog — admin @ 10:34 am

    April 30, 2010

    Accelerating toward the finish line: Building Tomorrow at nearly $35,000

    (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

    Student bikers race to build schools in Uganda

    (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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    Glass Bikes for a Cause

    (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

    Happenings beyond the track

    (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

    Students bike, raise money for Uganda

    (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 [...]

    filed under: News — admin @ 12:38 pm

    Bike to Uganda connects philanthropy to Little 5

    (view original article online @ http://tiny.cc/s8978)
    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

    BT enters the Little 500 scene at IU!

    (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 [...]

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    March 16, 2010

    Studio reCOVER – Gita Primary School Wins The American Institute of Architects Education Honor Award

    (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 [...]

    filed under: News — admin @ 10:28 pm

    March 9, 2010

    Senior Hopes to Finish “Building Tomorrow” for Children in Uganda Before She Graduates

    (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 [...]

    filed under: News — admin @ 6:51 am

    March 3, 2010

    Sitting Down for a Good Cause

    (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 [...]

    filed under: News — admin @ 10:21 am

    March 1, 2010

    Students join forces to build Ugandan schools

    (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 [...]

    filed under: News — admin @ 6:28 am

    February 1, 2010

    A word from Desmond Tutu…

    filed under: Videos — admin @ 10:59 am

    Building Tomorrow supports education in Wakiso

    (view original article online here http://bit.ly/9N2Lmg)
    by Ephraim Kasozi, Daily Monitor, Uganda

    Kampala
    Over 1,500 pupils at Sentigi, Gita and Jomba-Masuliita are to acquire free education from schools [...]

    filed under: News — admin @ 10:51 am

    January 21, 2010

    NC grad encourages elementary students to help others

    (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

    …and then there were eight!

    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 [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 11:00 am

    October 22, 2009

    Building Tomorrow with George Srour

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/4DhEvB)
    Posted by Michelle Garrett
    Source: BBA News – McCombs Undergraduate Business School

    On October 29, George Srour, Founder of Building Tomorrow [...]

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    October 20, 2009

    Founder of Building Tomorrow to speak at UT

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/KEVK3)
    by GradNews
    The Official Blog of the Graduate School at the University of Texas at Austin
    If you’ve ever been interested in [...]

    filed under: News — admin @ 12:00 am

    October 12, 2009

    BT & Key Club International

    filed under: Videos — admin @ 2:09 pm

    We’re Building Tomorrow. Wanna help?

    filed under: Videos — admin @ 2:08 pm

    Have you given your $1 yet?

    filed under: Videos — admin @ 2:06 pm

    $1.81

    (view original article at http://bit.ly/dsUnR)
    Spirit & Place Festival
    By GEORGE SROUR
    At first glance, the Meeting Point Learning Centre in the middle of Kampala’s largest slum looked [...]

    filed under: News — admin @ 12:14 pm

    What Do You Stand For?

    GREENCASTLE, IN (27 Sept 2009)—This past weekend, DePauw University took a stand for Universal Primary Education. Six students in the newly formed chapter of [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:45 am

    Winners Announced: 2009 Open Architecture Challenge

    September 8th, 2009 – A team of young engineers from Gifford LLP, a London-based engineering consultancy firm, received the award for Best Rural Classroom [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:44 am

    Groundbreaking Takes Place at UWRF Supported BT Academy of Jomba

    KAMPALA, UGANDA (17 August)—Building Tomorrow, Inc. (BT) is proud to announce the groundbreaking of the future BT Academy of Jomba, supported by the University of [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:43 am

    School Bells Ring at Building Tomorrow Academy of Kiyamba

    (05 June 2009)
    INDIANAPOLIS—Parents this morning in the village of Kiyamba, Uganda did what they’ve anticipated doing for nearly 18 months—sending their kids off to their [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:43 am

    Design for Tomorrow

    Will you design the classroom of the future?
    BT and Architecture for Humanity (AFH) have teamed up in search of an innovative and cost effective design [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:43 am

    Bike to Uganda 2009: Coming Soon to a School Near You!

    This April, five universities across the country will take on a challenge of epic proportions. In total, they will attempt to bike 30,000+ miles [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:42 am

    Students Return from Uganda with Renewed Enthusiasm for BT

    A delegation of 11 undergraduate students and four adults recently returned from a two week trip to Uganda, the first of three BT teams to [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:42 am

    International Competition Launches to Improve the Design of Classrooms Around the World

    Davos, Switzerland – Thursday, January 29, 2009 — Worldwide, 776 million people are illiterate. To address this crisis by providing access to a quality education [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:41 am

    Vice President of Uganda Endorses Building Tomorrow

    KAMPALA, UGANDA–On the eve of the groundbreaking for the Building Tomorrow (BT) Academy of Gita, His Excellency the Vice President of Uganda, Prof. Gilbert B. [...]

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    Construction Begins for Building Tomorrow Academy of Gita

    GITA, UGANDA—To the beat of native drums, Building Tomorrow (BT) and the village community of Gita, Uganda celebrated the groundbreaking of the BT Academy of [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:40 am

    BT Chapter Updates

    Three BT chapters and partners have had a very productive year, raising funds for three new primary schools in Uganda
    Charlottesville,Vir. – Students involved with BuildingTomorrow, [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:40 am

    BT Begins Construction in Kiyamba

    New primary school funded by Butler University’s chapter of Ambassadors for Children will be BT’s first school in the Kiboga District [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:39 am

    Two BT Academies to Open

    Villages of Bembe and Buwasa ready for the opening of two new primary school academies, set to serve a total of 650 students in grades [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:38 am

    BT Wraps Up Awesome 2007

    As Building Tomorrow (BT) wraps up its first full year as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we have much to be excited about. The year [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:38 am

    Hima Cement is Building Tomorrow

    Donation of 350 bags of cement (17,500kg) from Hima Cement to be used in construction for BT Academy of Bembe, scheduled to open in early [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:37 am

    BT Founder Named Echoing Green Fellow

    Organization selected as one of 20 worldwide to receive seed funding and support to continue expansion both in United States and Uganda.
    Building Tomorrow, an international [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:36 am

    Plans Take Shape for New BT Academy

    To get the most up-to-date information and recent pictures of the BT Academy of Bembe, click here!
    In line with Building Tomorrow’s (BT) goal of opening [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:36 am

    Join the Race to Uganda!

    Marathons, century rides and decathlons will take a back seat this April as The University of Virginia and The College of William & Mary chapters [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:35 am

    First ‘07 BT Delegation in Uganda

    A delegation of 13 undergraduate students and four adults are in Uganda for two weeks as part of the first of three BT teams to [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:34 am

    Tutu Named BT Honorary Chairman

    Known as a champion of peace, an inspiration to the global community and a believer in the power of young people, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:34 am

    BT Announces Opening of First School

    KAMPALA, UGANDA – 29 April 2006 – Sixteen months after a surprise Christmas Day 2004 delivery of $45,000 by students representing the College of William [...]

    filed under: Headlines — admin @ 8:33 am

    October 8, 2009

    Davidson Orchestra Plans ‘Concerts for a Cause’

    (view original story online at http://bit.ly/3Mzb0h)
    By Megan Sprague | Lake Norman Navigator
    Source: Mooresville Tribune
    Published: October 8, 2009
    The Davidson College Symphony Orchestra is lending a [...]

    filed under: News — admin @ 12:00 am

    September 22, 2009

    Building Tomorrow Together

    (view original story online at http://bit.ly/ckUSe)
    By: Ellen Kobe
    The DePauw
    Posted: 9/22/09
    There are 41 million children living in sub-Saharan Africa who do not receive an education. [...]

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    September 16, 2009

    Winners Announced

    2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom
    http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/competitions/challenge/2009

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    Sound Migration feat. DJ Solly Concert Benefiting Building Tomorrow (DePauw)

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    September 10, 2009

    Competing for a Cause

    Competing for a Cause
    http://arieff.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/competing-for-a-cause/

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    June 8, 2009

    School Opens in Uganda Thanks to Butler Student Fundraising Effort

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    June 5, 2009

    School Bells Ring at Building Tomorrow Academy of Kiyamba

    (05 June 2009) INDIANAPOLIS—Parents this morning in the village of Kiyamba, Uganda did what they’ve anticipated doing for nearly …

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    May 5, 2009

    Building a Future

    NEED – The Humanitarian Magazine
    http://www.needmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/05/building-a-future/
    http://needmagazine.blogspot.com/2009/05/building-future.html
    (original story below)
    Building a Future
    Posted by Sudhin Shah on May 5th 2009 in NEED Magazine

    Esther lives in Gita, Uganda, where [...]

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    April 29, 2009

    Building Tomorrow founder lectures on development, education

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/4e1vkk)
    By Kelsey Lilley
    Source: The Davidsonian
    Wednesday, April 29, 2009
    It started with a question. “How many of you passed first grade?” All [...]

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    March 18, 2009

    Tech races UVa to Uganda in charity event

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/KZx8P)
    by Ryan Trapp, CT news staff writer
    Source: CollegiateTimes.com
    Wednesday, March 18, 2009
    Virginia Tech is holding its first ever Bike to Uganda [...]

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    January 29, 2009

    Students work with Uganda Schools

    (view original story online at http://bit.ly/khN8w)
    By: Molly Madden
    Source: The Observer
    Posted: 1/29/09
    About a dozen upper-level architecture students have teamed up with non-profit organization, Building Tomorrow and [...]

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    November 7, 2008

    Space to dream: Alumni choose vocations of service

    (view original article online at http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/archive/2008/wm-alumni-choose-vocations-of-service-001.php)
    by Erin Zagursky
    Source: William & Mary News & Events
    November 7, 2008
    Since starting a nonprofit organization to build schools in sub-Saharan [...]

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    October 23, 2008

    With Support From U.Va., Construction Begins on New School in Uganda

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/QL0Dr)
    by: Jane Ford
    Source: UVA Today
    October 23, 2008 — To the beat of native drums, Building Tomorrow and the village of [...]

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    May 23, 2008

    Notre Dame Students Donate to Uganda

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/3N6r4f)
    Source: Inside INdiana Business
    23 May 2008

    A University of Notre Dame student club has raised $35,000 to help build a school [...]

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    May 22, 2008

    ND Student Group Raises $35,000 To Build Ugandan School

    (view original story online at http://bit.ly/1j9FxF)
    Source: Tribune Staff Report
    May 22, 2008
    SOUTH BEND — University of Notre Dame students involved in ND-8, a student club dedicated [...]

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    May 21, 2008

    Notre Dame Students Raise $35,000 for School in Uganda

    (view original story online at http://bit.ly/1tT9Y4)
    PAUL HORN
    Source: ND Newswire
    DATE: MAY 21, 2008
    University of Notre Dame students involved in ND-8, a student club dedicated to education, [...]

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    May 12, 2008

    Summer Vacation: Building a School in Uganda

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/jmVXo)
    Source: Butler University
    May 12, 2008
    There will be a new school in Uganda this fall, thanks to the work a group [...]

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    May 6, 2008

    It Takes a Global Village: U.Va. Students Collaborate to Help Fund and Design New Schools in Uganda

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/11VRAb)
    by: Matt Bierce
    Source: UVA Today
    May 6, 2008 — “Contagious” is perhaps the best word to describe the excitement surrounding a [...]

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    April 11, 2008

    Students Pedal for a Good Cause

    (view original story online at http://bit.ly/IgM4Y)
    By AMANDA COCHARA
    Source: Indiana Daily Student
    APR. 11, 2008
    Little 500 riders may have been squeezing in some extra practice Wednesday, but [...]

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    April 9, 2008

    Students, faculty to ‘bike to Uganda

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/2ONUQ)
    By JOANNA BARNETT
    Source: Indiana Daily Student
    APR. 9, 2008
    Racers practicing for the Little 500 won’t be the only ones mounting Schwinn [...]

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    February 7, 2008

    Show to Benefit Building [Tomorrow]

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/6IIMM)
    By: Elizabeth Kelly
    The Observer
    Posted: 2/7/08
    Through the partnership between Notre Dame’s Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), the African Student Association [...]

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    October 24, 2007

    U.Va. groups design new school for Gita, Uganda

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/ucwhY)
    Fundraising, design efforts culminate in groundbreaking ceremony last week in Gita
    Prateek Vasireddy, Cavalier Daily Senior Writer
    Source: The Cavalier Daily
    October 24, [...]

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    October 11, 2007

    The Big Event returns to UW-River Falls

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/QOIpR)
    BY ERIC PRINGLE
    Source: uwrfvoice.com
    Published October 11, 2007
    Don’t forget to wear your earplugs.
    On Oct. 13, the Wall Amphitheatre on the UW-River [...]

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    October 3, 2007

    Building Tomorrow Brings Grassroot Soccer to the College

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/v5FAS)
    By Gretchen Hannes, DSJ Style Editor
    Source: DoG Street Journal
    October 3, 2007
    The College chapter of Building Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization that [...]

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    August 31, 2007

    Building Tomorrow Student Chapter to Benefit Uganda’s Children

    (view original story at http://blogs.du.edu/today/news/building-tomorrow-student-chapter-to-benefit-uganda%E2%80%99s-children)
    Doug McPherson
    Source: DU Today
    August 31, 2007
    Laura Mann (BA ’07) isn’t an architect, a real estate developer or even a carpenter — [...]

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    August 20, 2007

    First Metz Grant Recipients Announced

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/44iXOi)
    Source: Indiana University Foundation
    Release Date: 08/20/2007
    “We really have an awesome thing going here.”
    That’s how Matt Ewing, assistant director of the [...]

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    April 10, 2007

    To Uganda, without moving an inch

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/su0lv)
    By: Carrie Wellman
    Source: C-VILLE
    April 10, 2007
    Building Tomorrow hosts a “stationary” event
    Maybe it was the full moon; maybe it was spring [...]

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    April 6, 2007

    Building Tomorrow Races to Uganda

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/11Mje7)
    By: Tiffany Bryant, DSJ Staff Report
    Source: DoG Street Journal
    April 6, 2007
    It’s spring time and you’re feeling more energetic. You want [...]

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    April 5, 2007

    Students help build a brighter tomorrow

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/Q2Svb)
    BY ONLINE EDITOR
    Source: uwrfvoice.com
    Published April 05, 2007
    In January, students Katy Leisch, Kasey Barrett, Kate Walbruch, Kate Thompson, Molly Thompson, Nate [...]

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    March 28, 2007

    Good Cause

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/2DzcLn)
    By: Amber Davis (English, Government ‘07)
    Source: A&S Online
    March 28, 2007
    Members of the University of Virginia’s chapter of the national non-profit [...]

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    March 20, 2007

    Building Tomorrow

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    January 22, 2007

    New Student Group Hopes to Build Schools in Africa

    (view original article online at http://bit.ly/mKox0)
    By JESSICA ANDERSON
    Source: Indiana Daily Student
    JAN. 22, 2007
    In a sterile, fluorescent-lit Teter classroom late Thursday night, when the weekend had [...]

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