Our entire team in Uganda last week after a long day of hands-on construction training with UVA architecture grad-student, Megan Suau, and Engineer Richard Tatyaba.
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March 20, 2013
BT-Uganda
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March 14, 2013
Truer words…
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pictured – Shelley, a P3 student at the new BT Academy of Kyeitabya
December 13, 2012
Kabasegwa Updates
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Check out construction progress on the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Kabasegwa, supported by Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Texas-Austin!
November 30, 2012
‘Expired’
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20+ dads working their tails off at the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Kidula. In their words, their time has ‘expired,’ so it’s time to [...]
November 2, 2012
Kabasegwa Construction
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Construction is definitely a community effort at the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Kabasegwa, supported by Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Texas-Austin.
October 17, 2012
Ready for the ring beam
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The first classroom block at the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Bugabo, jointly supported by Davidson College and Virginia Tech, is ready for the ring [...]
September 21, 2012
Groundbreaking #14!
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Earlier today the community of Kabasegwa, Uganda celebrated the official groundbreaking of the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Kabasegwa, supported by Kappa Kappa Gamma at [...]
September 4, 2012
Updates from Lukindu
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Taken earlier today in Lwengo District, Uganda, masons are hard at work laying bricks for the walls of the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Lukindu, [...]
June 15, 2012
Cutie-pa-tutti
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As much as this adorable future BT student loved to smile, he wasn’t much for talking. What he did tell us is that his name [...]
June 5, 2012
Vantage Point
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Looks like things are wrapping up well for our 10th Academy, the Building Tomorrow NA Barakat Academy of Nakaseeta! The roofs are finished and maize [...]
May 3, 2012
Introducing Kabasegwa
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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
Teacher housing, latrines, roofs & meetings
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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 [...]
January 27, 2012
Bubeezi is open!
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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 [...]
December 30, 2011
They said it was the best gift. Ever.
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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 9, 2011
Hip-Hop & Engineers
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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 16, 2011
BT Construction Team
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We’re Building Tomorrow. Literally. Check out our construction team in Uganda!
October 19, 2011
Jonah & Sande
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Meet Jonah (13) & Sande (14 – pronounced like “Sunday”); two students at the Building Tomorrow Academy of Buwasa, supported by Global Playground.
Sande is [...]
October 14, 2011
You’ve met George…now meet his sister.
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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, [...]
September 30, 2011
Party Time at Hope College
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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
Proud.
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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 6, 2011
Labor Day Lemonade Stands
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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!
September 2, 2011
UT Tabling for BT
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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
A School Day in Uganda
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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 12, 2011
#PhotoOfTheDay
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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 [...]
June 7, 2011
Storms rolling in
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Storms roll in during rainy season over the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Kyeitabya.
May 10, 2011
Bubeezi Under Construction
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Construction continues on the third & final classroom block at the Building Tomorrow Academy of Bubeezi in Mpigi District.
April 27, 2011
Construction at Kyeitabya
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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 6, 2011
Awesome event signage
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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 [...]
March 16, 2011
A mother’s smile
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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
Photo of the week: Gertrude
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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, [...]
February 3, 2011
Jomba #4
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Community members, family & friends of future BT students worked together to ready the BT Academy of Jomba for its opening.
February 2, 2011
Jomba #3
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A HUGE thank you to the City of Indianapolis and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls for supporting the construction of the new BT Academy of [...]
February 1, 2011
Jomba #2
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Community leaders (in yellow) celebrate the opening of their new Academy with lots and lots of singing and dancing! These leaders make up Building Tomorrow’s [...]
January 31, 2011
Jomba daily photo 1!
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A classroom cleaned & ready for desks at the new BT Academy of Jomba, supported by the City of Indianapolis and the University of Wisconsin-River [...]
January 18, 2011
Photo of the week: Jomba’s Opening
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Over the weekend, community members, local leaders, BT staff, supporters from the US and even the VP of Uganda came together to celebrate the opening [...]
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December 16, 2010
Photo of the week: Let it snow!
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December 8, 2010
Photo of the week: Finishing touches at Jomba
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Finishing touches are being added to the Building Tomorrow Academy of Jomba, jointly supported by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and the City of Indianapolis.
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November 15, 2010
Photo of the week: Design & Build
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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 8, 2010
Photo of the week: What do you want to be when you grow up?
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October 5, 2010
Photo of the week: Bike to Uganda at UNC-Chapel Hill
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This week, hundreds of students, faculty and community members are biking to Uganda at UNC-Chapel Hill in an effort to raise enough money to fund [...]
September 20, 2010
Photo of the week: Progress at Nakaseeta
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August 30, 2010
Photo of the week: ISSBs for the future BT Academy of Bubeezi
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The future BT Academy of Bubeezi, supported by The Engage Network, is BT’s first to be constructed using interlocking stabilized soil brick (ISSB) technology. The [...]
