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I recently completed a project with buildOn to build a school in Nicaragua. My wife passed a way a few years ago and I wanted to do a project to honor her and her service to others. Morgan D was amazing to work with from the planning process until the groundbreaking. BuildOn also helped coordinate travel to the facility, as I wanted to attend the groundbreaking. It was one of the most rewarding things I have been a part of in my life. Visiting the community where the school is located ( very rural mountain area) was a truly amazing experience and very moving. I was very impressed with the US staff and also had a very positive experience with buildOn staff in Nicaragua. All staff has a can-do attitude. If you are considering a project for your church , family, or organization, please contact buildOn as they are organized and experienced and your efforts will absolutely make a difference and help those in great need across the world. JL 9-2023

I am so very thankful & grateful to buildOn.org. In 2020, my family and I ventured on a dream, to build a school in Africa. Once we were in touch with buildOn.org, I knew we were in Good hands. Being new to fundraising in such a grand way, we were very unfamiliar with how to move forward. buildOn.org gave us the tools and ideas to share with our giving audience. The website page we were able to set up allowed us to keep track of donations, and comments and afforded us the opportunity to engage our audience in our with informative content. Our Liaison, Morgan Dickerson is an absolute Jewell and I consider her my friend. Liaisons, Courtney and Michael were a tremendous help with setting us up and getting us going. Thank You so much buildOn.org! You all helped to make our dream come true...to be a part of helping to build futures...to provide a school for our Beautiful children in Africa. For that, I am eternally grateful. There is no distance too far to show and share love. Blessings!!!

For the past 2 years, I have helped raise funds for BuildOn to build schools in Nepal and Nicaragua. Upon completion of raising these funds (over $150k to date), our group has trekked to these countries to be part of the ground breaking. As a yoga teacher, I try to teach my students the importance of community and service, but there is only so much you can "teach" about -- the rest has to come from hands-on experience. These treks, as well as the opportunity to work with BuildOn in various capacities here in Philadelphia, have been life-changing no just for myself and the adult students who travel with us, but also to our communities here at home that have helped us raise the necessary funds. When people collaborate together towards a common goal, the sense of community becomes stronger. Through our projects here at home, we have helped connect a local community to a global community, as we have worked together to create the opportunity for education for all. The support team at BuildOn is stellar. The international trek team (both BuildOn and in-country staff) are also superb.

Upon arrival home from our international treks, many of our students have either continued to raise funds for BuildOn because of their belief in the movement or have continued to volunteer in some capacity here in Philadelphia.

I am beyond impressed with this organization and will continue to work with them as long as I can.

My experience was as both a Donor and a Volunteer with buildOn. In January 2013 I was part of the Groupon trek to Nepal. I can easily say it was the greatest experience of my life. It was absolutely amazing to be part of something that will make a difference and make an improvement in the lives of so many others. To say I have been humbled by the experience would be an understatement. One of the greatest parts of the trek was living with the villagers and learning about their culture and way of life. They were so excited that we were there and took great pride in showing us their village. We had some hilarious moments sitting around the fire with our host families trying to communicate! This trip helped me realize that a few things are universal no matter what language you speak or what country you live in: every parent wants their child to have a good education and a smile is always contagious. I hope to be able to do another buildOn trek soon!

I've donated money to buildOn.org, but more important than the money, I got to donate my time and energy to helping build a school in the Far West part of Nepal this past January. I knew from the quality of people I interacted with before going to Nepal that this was a good organization. But after seeing for myself the dedication, heart, and attention they give to a project and seeing the incredible impact buildOn is having in the communities they serve, I can't say enough good things about them. Give them your funds, your time, and your attention and join them in making a REAL and lasting difference in people's lives.