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February 21, 2013
We’re hiring!
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August 3, 2012
Nine & Ten
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Friday couldn’t have come soon enough, so the community of Kyeitabya decided to party early.
A kasiki—an overnight Bugandan celebration in anticipation of a big [...]

July 20, 2012
President Bill Clinton Visits Building Tomorrow Academy of Gita
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Visit highlights commitment to build 60 academies and provide improve quality of education.
KAMPALA, UGANDA—On his first trip to Uganda since 1998, President Bill Clinton and [...]

July 16, 2012
President Clinton to Visit Building Tomorrow Academy of Gita
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Visit reinforces commitment to provide access to quality education in 60 academies by 2016
INDIANAPOLIS — On Friday, July 20, Building Tomorrow – a social-profit organization [...]

November 10, 2011
Boreholes & Mango Trees
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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 [...]

September 30, 2011
Building Tomorrow’s Five Year Commitment
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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 [...]
February 17, 2011
Introducing…the BT Academy of Jomba
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After cutting the ceremonial ribbon to officially declare the new…
November 5, 2010
BT ‘Walks the Talk,’ Opens Sixth Academy in Uganda
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NOVEMBER 2, 2010—More than 200 community members, future students and local dignitaries officially opened the Building Tomorrow Academy of Sentigi, supported by the University of [...]
August 25, 2010
BT Academy of Gita, supported by U.Va., opens
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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 [...]
July 12, 2010
BT Statement on Kampala Attacks
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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
3 Clicks 1 Brick Facebook Challenge!
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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 2, 2010
Building Tomorrow Blog
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Click here to visit our new blog!
May 20, 2010
Academy of Kyeitabya
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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).
April 7, 2010
BT enters the Little 500 scene at IU!
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(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 [...]
January 13, 2010
…and then there were eight!
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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
Building Tomorrow with George Srour
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(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 12, 2009
What Do You Stand For?
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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 [...]
Winners Announced: 2009 Open Architecture Challenge
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September 8th, 2009 – A team of young engineers from Gifford LLP, a London-based engineering consultancy firm, received the award for Best Rural Classroom [...]
Groundbreaking Takes Place at UWRF Supported BT Academy of Jomba
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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 [...]
School Bells Ring at Building Tomorrow Academy of Kiyamba
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(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 [...]
Design for Tomorrow
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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 [...]
Bike to Uganda 2009: Coming Soon to a School Near You!
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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 [...]
Students Return from Uganda with Renewed Enthusiasm for BT
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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 [...]
International Competition Launches to Improve the Design of Classrooms Around the World
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Davos, Switzerland – Thursday, January 29, 2009 — Worldwide, 776 million people are illiterate. To address this crisis by providing access to a quality education [...]
Vice President of Uganda Endorses Building Tomorrow
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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. [...]
Construction Begins for Building Tomorrow Academy of Gita
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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 [...]
BT Chapter Updates
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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, [...]
BT Begins Construction in Kiyamba
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New primary school funded by Butler University’s chapter of Ambassadors for Children will be BT’s first school in the Kiboga District [...]
Two BT Academies to Open
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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 [...]
BT Wraps Up Awesome 2007
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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 [...]
Hima Cement is Building Tomorrow
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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 [...]
BT Founder Named Echoing Green Fellow
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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 [...]
Plans Take Shape for New BT Academy
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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 [...]
Join the Race to Uganda!
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Marathons, century rides and decathlons will take a back seat this April as The University of Virginia and The College of William & Mary chapters [...]
First ‘07 BT Delegation in Uganda
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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 [...]
Tutu Named BT Honorary Chairman
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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 [...]
BT Announces Opening of First School
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KAMPALA, UGANDA – 29 April 2006 – Sixteen months after a surprise Christmas Day 2004 delivery of $45,000 by students representing the College of William [...]
June 5, 2009
School Bells Ring at Building Tomorrow Academy of Kiyamba
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(05 June 2009) INDIANAPOLIS—Parents this morning in the village of Kiyamba, Uganda did what they’ve anticipated doing for nearly …


















