I Built 10 Schools Around The World

Global School Building Initiative
📌 The primary goal was to build ten schools worldwide, addressing the fact that over 200 million children lack access to safe education.
🏗️ Projects included tearing down dangerous structures, refurbishing existing schools, and building entirely new facilities, such as a two-story school doubling capacity to over 300 children in one location.
💧 Clean water access was a major focus, involving drilling new wells for schools and surrounding communities to combat issues like parasitic worms caused by infected water sources.
🚌 In India, a three-story school was built, and the students were gifted their own school bus to ensure safe travel for those walking over an hour daily.

Community Infrastructure and Teacher Support
🏘️ In one Ghanaian community, the project involved building a comprehensive compound costing over half a million dollars initially, with a total commitment exceeding $1 million for that area's development.
🏠 Teachers' living conditions were improved by providing them with brand-new apartments to eliminate long, costly commutes, such as one teacher's trip taking up to an hour one way.
👩‍🏫 A principal in one community, who previously worked out of her car, was gifted a brand-new dedicated office next to the new school structure.
⚽ A brand-new soccer field was constructed as part of completing one school project, enhancing student recreation.

Sustained Impact and Partnerships
🍎 A free school lunch program was established for the next five years at one location, leading to a 10% increase in school attendance already observed at a previously supported school.
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 The effort extended to supporting neurodivergent students in the US by partnering with Lowe's to build an outdoor wilderness learning center, recognizing that these students learn better in natural environments.
🌍 The total investment across the ten schools exceeded $3 million, aiming to positively impact over 18,000 students over time.
🤝 Partnerships with organizations like the Rockefeller Foundation and Televisa Foundation, as well as corporate support from T-Mobile (via Project 10Million), were crucial to the execution of these large-scale philanthropic efforts.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ The initiative emphasized providing holistic support beyond just classrooms, including clean water, sanitation (sinks and bathrooms), and kitchen facilities for student meals.
➡️ Ensuring child safety was paramount, evidenced by replacing dangerous wooden bridges with safer metal bridges and building schools elevated above flood levels in areas like the Ecuadorian jungle.
➡️ The commitment to ending child labor is linked to educational access; building schools prevents children from being forced into illegal child labor farms.
➡️ Viewing the completed projects as investments impacting generations to come is central to the long-term vision of the philanthropic work.

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