
May 3, 2012
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! [...]
April 30, 2012
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 [...]
April 27, 2012
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 [...]

April 25, 2012
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 [...]
April 12, 2012
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 [...]

April 9, 2012
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 [...]

April 6, 2012
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 [...]
March 15, 2012
“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 [...]
March 13, 2012
“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 [...]
March 6, 2012
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 [...]
February 22, 2012
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: [...]
February 17, 2012
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 [...]
February 16, 2012
-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 [...]
January 30, 2012
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 [...]
January 27, 2012
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 [...]
January 24, 2012
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, [...]

December 30, 2011
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 [...]
December 27, 2011
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 [...]

December 16, 2011
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 [...]

December 9, 2011
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 [...]

November 29, 2011
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 [...]

November 24, 2011
…energetic students, teachers, supporters and partners in the US; community volunteers, government leaders, teachers and dedicated staff in Uganda; donors around the world; … the [...]

November 16, 2011
We’re Building Tomorrow. Literally. Check out our construction team in Uganda!

November 10, 2011
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 [...]

November 9, 2011
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 [...]

November 3, 2011
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 [...]
November 1, 2011
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 [...]

October 28, 2011
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 [...]

October 21, 2011
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. [...]

October 19, 2011
Meet Jonah (13) & Sande (14 – pronounced like “Sunday”); two students at the Building Tomorrow Academy of Buwasa, supported by Global Playground.
Sande is [...]

October 11, 2011
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 [...]
October 6, 2011
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 [...]

October 3, 2011
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 [...]

September 30, 2011
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 [...]
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 [...]

September 28, 2011
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 [...]

September 27, 2011
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 [...]

September 22, 2011
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 [...]

September 20, 2011
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 [...]
September 19, 2011
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 [...]

September 16, 2011
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 [...]

September 13, 2011
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 [...]

September 8, 2011
The UT chapter of Building Tomorrow hosted a lecture this past Wednesday by the organization’s founder, George Srour.

September 7, 2011
Our college chapters & young supporters are back in action with big plans for the upcoming semester. Kicking things off by making a big splash [...]

September 6, 2011
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!
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 [...]

September 2, 2011
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 [...]

August 30, 2011
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 [...]

August 25, 2011
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 [...]

August 23, 2011
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 [...]

August 18, 2011
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 [...]

August 16, 2011
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 [...]

August 12, 2011
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 [...]
August 10, 2011
“…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 [...]

August 8, 2011
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 [...]

August 4, 2011
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 [...]

July 29, 2011
Building Tomorrow’s Founder & Chief Dreamer, George Srour, shared with us what he considers to be his “moment of obligation” – the point at which [...]

July 27, 2011
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 [...]

July 25, 2011
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 [...]

July 22, 2011
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 [...]

July 20, 2011
Every year we wait impatiently to celebrate the one day that is all about us – our birthday. Most birthdays revolve around cake, a song, [...]

July 18, 2011
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 [...]

July 15, 2011
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 [...]

July 13, 2011
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 [...]

July 11, 2011
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 [...]

July 8, 2011
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 [...]

July 6, 2011
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 [...]

July 4, 2011
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 [...]

July 1, 2011
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 [...]

June 29, 2011
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 [...]

June 27, 2011
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 [...]

June 24, 2011
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 [...]

June 22, 2011
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 [...]

June 20, 2011
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 [...]
June 17, 2011
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 [...]

June 16, 2011
Although our founder, George Srour, hails from the College of William & Mary, Building Tomorrow’s first official fundraiser took place at his rival school – [...]

June 14, 2011
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 [...]

June 9, 2011
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 [...]

June 7, 2011
Storms roll in during rainy season over the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Kyeitabya.
June 3, 2011
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 [...]

June 2, 2011
…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 [...]
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May 31, 2011
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 [...]
May 27, 2011
(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 [...]
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May 26, 2011
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 [...]
May 24, 2011
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 [...]
May 19, 2011
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 [...]
May 10, 2011
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 [...]
April 27, 2011
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 [...]
April 18, 2011
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 6, 2011
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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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 [...]
April 5, 2011
(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 [...]
March 28, 2011
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 [...]
March 22, 2011
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 [...]
March 16, 2011
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 [...]
March 8, 2011
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, [...]
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 [...]
February 25, 2011
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 [...]
February 22, 2011
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 [...]
After cutting the ceremonial ribbon to officially declare the new…
February 8, 2011
Check out photos & video footage from our latest trip to Uganda! Academies featured: Gita, Jomba, Kyeitabya, Kiyamba, Nakaseeta & Bubeezi! Also hear a few [...]
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 [...]
January 27, 2011
“…and even a child can make big changes, too.” Well said, Clark Elementary.
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 [...]
January 12, 2011
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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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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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
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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 [...]
October 22, 2009
(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 [...]
October 20, 2009
(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 [...]
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Spirit & Place Festival
By GEORGE SROUR
At first glance, the Meeting Point Learning Centre in the middle of Kampala’s largest slum looked [...]
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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 [...]
September 8th, 2009 – A team of young engineers from Gifford LLP, a London-based engineering consultancy firm, received the award for Best Rural Classroom [...]
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 [...]
(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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Davos, Switzerland – Thursday, January 29, 2009 — Worldwide, 776 million people are illiterate. To address this crisis by providing access to a quality education [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
New primary school funded by Butler University’s chapter of Ambassadors for Children will be BT’s first school in the Kiboga District [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Marathons, century rides and decathlons will take a back seat this April as The University of Virginia and The College of William & Mary chapters [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
KAMPALA, UGANDA – 29 April 2006 – Sixteen months after a surprise Christmas Day 2004 delivery of $45,000 by students representing the College of William [...]
October 8, 2009
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By Megan Sprague | Lake Norman Navigator
Source: Mooresville Tribune
Published: October 8, 2009
The Davidson College Symphony Orchestra is lending a [...]
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September 22, 2009
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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
2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom
http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/competitions/challenge/2009
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September 10, 2009
Competing for a Cause
http://arieff.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/competing-for-a-cause/
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June 5, 2009
(05 June 2009) INDIANAPOLIS—Parents this morning in the village of Kiyamba, Uganda did what they’ve anticipated doing for nearly …
May 5, 2009
NEED – The Humanitarian Magazine
http://www.needmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/05/building-a-future/
http://needmagazine.blogspot.com/2009/05/building-future.html
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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January 22, 2007
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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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