We don’t just see the world. We interpret it through our ideas and beliefs, which are shaped by our culture, our education, and by the people who surround us. All of these barriers stand between us and the raw experiences of the world. They act as filters impacting how we perceive, how we think and […]
The Building Walls of Wisdom Executive Director, Russ Morgan, recently took a trip to Africa to visit all of our active projects. Below is his reflection on his trip to our first school in Kenya. This past November I had the opportunity to visit the very first Building Walls of Wisdom school house ever built. […]
Curious to know what our new school block in Adubiliyili will look like? Thankfully, thanks to the help of our friend Patrick Spear, you will not need to use your imagination alone. After taking a look at some of the blue prints for a similar three classroom school block, Partick was able to develop a […]
Please watch and share our most recent video update about our current project in Adubiliyili. It is with your help that we can hope to get a new school block constructed as soon as possible! To learn more about this project, please click here. To contribute, please click here.
Tua Primary now has two new classrooms thanks to Building Walls of Wisdom contributors! Please enjoy a video update that was filmed when our Executive Director, Russ, visited the Tua Primary this past November. The finishing touches of the school were put on just after the video below was filmed – enjoy! Thanks again to […]
We are pleased to announce that the classroom we have constructed in almost complete! Please enjoy a video update that was filmed when our Executive Director, Russ, visited the Dungu this past November. Thank you to all who helped make this project a reality.
The Building Walls of Wisdom Executive Director, Russ Morgan, recently took a trip to Africa to visit all of our active projects there. Below is his reflection on his trip to Ghana and the communities that we are involved with. This past November, I had the opportunity to visit Building Walls of Wisdom projects in […]
On November 2nd, Building Walls of Wisdom was invited to speak to the students at City School in Toronto. We shared with the students how living in developing countries differs to first World cities, like Toronto. Examples of disparity between the first and 3rd world were presented; for example, Canada has a clean, household water […]
Building Walls of Wisdom was recently covered by one of Abu Dhabi’s major periodicals. The National, and its journalist Ranika Talwar Dadam, wrote an article that summarized BuildWoW’s journey to date and took a close look at our current project in Ghana. We are extremely excited that more people have been made aware about some […]
250 students in the community of Chismaute in Ecuador are enjoying their new school thanks to BuildWoW contributors. We are happy to share with you the photo below along with the 2011 report for this community. Through the hard work of the local community and our partners, this construction for this project finished in January […]
