buildOn empowers people and transforms lives by partnering our after-school programs in the U.S. with communities in developing countries to build schools.
buildOn is a non-profit organization that empowers urban U.S. high school students through in-class and intensive after-school programs. In addition to contributions of community service in their own cities and neighborhoods, buildOn youth build schools and bring literacy to developing countries around the world. buildOn programs build confidence and real-world capabilities in American youth while empowering communities to overcome the crippling cycle of illiteracy, poverty and low expectations by opening the door to education.
In the past 12 months alone, buildOn students in the U.S. have contributed more than 133,231 hours of service and touched the lives of 285,558 elders, young children, and people who are disabled or homeless in their communities. Since 1992, U.S. student volunteers have helped build 332 schools in rural regions of developing nations including Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, Nicaragua and Senegal. More than 136,000 children and adults have attended those schools, with over 54,700 currently enrolled.
buildOn: PO Box 16741, Stamford, Ct 06905, 203-585-5340. www.buildon.org
