On May 25, 2013, four University of Chapel Hill students joined families, students, community leaders, and Ministry officials to open Building Tomorrow’s 11th primary school [...]
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April 5, 2013 | No Comments
Commitment Day!
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At a commitment-signing ceremony in Kalungu, Uganda – home to BT’s 15th and newest academy, supported by One Day’s Wages – parents from surrounding villages [...]
October 17, 2012 | No Comments
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 [...]
August 6, 2012 | No Comments
Project Funded with One Day&...
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reposted from One Day’s Wages’ blog
Another fully funded project!
We love sharing news about funded projects. We’re proud to announce that our 35th project [...]
June 22, 2012 | No Comments
Kyeitabya – getting...
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The Building Tomorrow Academy of Kyeitabya is close to completion! The land is now full of freshly planted maize, ground-nuts and other crops. Another exciting [...]
May 3, 2012 | No Comments
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! [...]
January 27, 2012 | No Comments
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 [...]
January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment
Shotgun
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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, [...]
November 10, 2011 | No Comments
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 [...]
filed under: Headlines — Tags: academies, construction, groundbreaking, lukindu, segal — admin @ 10:41 am
October 3, 2011 | 1 Comment
1.2 Million Reasons to Smile
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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 [...]
June 7, 2011 | No Comments
Storms rolling in
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Storms roll in during rainy season over the future Building Tomorrow Academy of Kyeitabya.
May 26, 2011 | No Comments
A is for Avocado
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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 [...]
April 27, 2011 | No Comments
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 [...]
filed under: Photos — Tags: academies, construction, kyeitabya, notre dame, uganda — admin @ 9:20 am
March 22, 2011 | No Comments
World Water Day
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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 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
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, [...]
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In honor of International...
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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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Introducing…the BT...
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After cutting the ceremonial ribbon to officially declare the new…
filed under: Headlines — Tags: academies, ceremonies, chapters, indianapolis, jomba, uganda, uwrf — admin @ 10:53 am
February 8, 2011 | No Comments
video of the week: Updates...
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Check out photos & video footage from our latest trip to Uganda! Academies featured: Gita, Jomba, Kyeitabya, Kiyamba, Nakaseeta & Bubeezi! Also hear a few [...]
February 3, 2011 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
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 | No Comments
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 [...]
December 8, 2010 | No Comments
Photo of the week: Finishing...
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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.
filed under: Photos — Tags: academies, construction, indianapolis, jomba, uganda, uwrf — admin @ 7:56 am
November 15, 2010 | No Comments
Photo of the week: Design &...
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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 [...]
filed under: Events, Photos — Tags: academies, architecture, construction, Nakaseeta, uganda — admin @ 1:25 pm
November 8, 2010 | 1 Comment
Photo of the week: What do you...
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filed under: Photos — Tags: academies, ceremonies, notre dame, opening, sentigi, uganda — admin @ 8:24 am
November 5, 2010 | No Comments
Video of the week:...
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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: academies, ceremonies, notre dame, opening, sentigi, uganda — admin @ 11:46 am
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BT ‘Walks the Talk,’ Opens...
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NOVEMBER 2, 2010—More than 200 community members, future students and local dignitaries officially opened the Building Tomorrow Academy of Sentigi, supported by the University of [...]
October 20, 2010 | No Comments
Video of the week: Practicing...
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Students at the Building Tomorrow Academy of Lutisi, supported by Key Club International, practice their English for friends and family at their school’s anniversary celebration.
October 14, 2010 | No Comments
Video of the week: an...
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Jennifer Bunkwaitse, Headmistress at the Building Tomorrow Academy of Lutisi, supported by Key Club International, talks to Building Tomorrow about what she likes most about [...]
October 13, 2010 | No Comments
Updates from Uganda: Jomba
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Finishing touches on the P6 classroom floor @ the BT Academy of Jomba!
October 4, 2010 | 1 Comment
Video of the week: Brick...
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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 27, 2010 | No Comments
Video of the week: an...
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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 [...]
September 20, 2010 | No Comments
Photo of the week: Progress at...
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filed under: Photos — Tags: academies, architecture, construction, Nakaseeta, uganda — admin @ 7:27 am
September 13, 2010 | No Comments
Video of the week: tour the...
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filed under: Videos — Tags: academies, architecture, construction, kyeitabya, notre dame, uganda — admin @ 1:51 pm
August 30, 2010 | No Comments
Photo of the week: ISSBs for...
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The future BT Academy of Bubeezi, supported by The Engage Network, is BT’s first to be constructed using interlocking stabilized soil brick (ISSB) technology. The [...]
August 25, 2010 | 1 Comment
BT Academy of Gita, supported...
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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 [...]
filed under: Headlines — Tags: academies, architecture, ceremonies, chapters, design, gita, opening, uganda, uva — admin @ 9:22 am
August 2, 2010 | No Comments
Nakaseeta 8/2/2010
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Brand new construction photos of BT’s N.A. Barakat Academy of Nakaseeta
