Support buildOn Today

17 years ago, while backpacking through rural Nepal, Jim Ziolkowski had a dream to mobilize U.S. youth to volunteer in their communities and to eradicate poverty and illiteracy in developing countries. To fulfill his dream, he left corporate America to start buildOn.

Today buildOn’s work can be seen in U.S. cities and around the world, but we cannot do it alone. buildOn relies on generous support to make our programs possible. You can be part of the solution and help make Jim’s dream a reality.
Donate Today!

If you would like to see more U.S. teens like Chris and Danisia get involved in their communities through volunteer service, support the buildOn high school volunteer and mentoring program. Donate Now.

Support Trek for Knowledge where U.S. high school students transform their perceptions and their lives by traveling to a developing country to live and work side by side with villagers to build schools. Donate Now. 

buildOn’s international school construction program fights poverty and illiteracy in the most remote villages in six developing countries. Your gift will ensure that every child will have an opportunity to go to school. Donate Now. 

To make a donation over the phone call Julia Schwende at (203) 585.5390 or write to buildOn, PO Box 16741, Stamford, CT  06905. 

All donations make to "buildOn Today" will be used to support activities related to the buildOn mission.