BuildWoW General Update

Back to School 2018

A step closer to a dream coming true. A year ago, we shared the story of Gema Picado. Her dream was to bring the community of Las Noventas a new school to give all the children in the area with access to education. We are happy to say that, earlier this year we reached our fundraising goal, bringing us […]

BuildWOW’s 100 Champions Fulfill Dreams in Nicaragua

In January 2015 Building Walls of Wisdom launched its first 100 Champions of Change Campaign. We invited 100 people to join us in transforming the lives of 200 children in the small community of Arenera, Nicaragua by committing to a $200 hundred-dollar donation. We were thrilled by the response as people from all over the […]

Send us your address!

As a small sign of deep appreciation, next month we are going to be sending a little something to everyone in the Building Walls of Wisdom community. In order to do that, we need to know where you live. Please complete the form below & watch your mail box in November. As always, your information […]

Unbelievable Milestone | Reaching our 10 year goal!

Launching a non-profit organization from scratch with no experience in 2009 with the lofty goal of building 10 schools in 10 years was incredibly ambitious, maybe even bordering on a little crazy. However, we could have never predicated the unbelievable encouragement and support we would receive from dozens of remarkable individuals all over the world. […]

Reflecting on 4 Years of School Building

4 lessons learned

The votes are in!

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BuildWoW featured in The International Educator

Building Walls of Wisdom was recently featured in The International Educator; a periodical to speaks to a vast community of educators around the world. Special thanks goes to our very own Dave Young for both writing and submitting the article! Simply click the image below to enlarge.

Three years of Eradicating Poverty Through Education

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 […]