buildOn at University of Michigan-Dearborn
Philanthropy - Dearborn, Michigan, United States
buildOn at University of Michigan-Dearborn Employees
buildOn at University of Michigan-Dearborn Details
buildOn at University of Michigan-Dearborn is an official chapter of buildOn, a nonprofit organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty, illiteracy, and low expectations through service and education.The goals of this organization include:1. Give students the opportunity to help the development of young children locally and globally;2. Reach out to the communities surrounding the University of Michigan Dearborn and play an active role in its development;3. Give students the unique experience of building a school in a developing country;4. Increase cultural awareness and cultural competency;5. Increase and promote the concept of sustainability by upholding buildOn's sustainable approach by ensuring that schools are built with a community rather than for a community;6. Promote buildOn's emphasis on empowering, not saving, communities;7. Promote buildOn's emphasis on cultural immersion and exchange withcommunities;8. Foster student leaders with knowledge and experience in advocacy, fundraising, and volunteering so that may leave the University of Michigan-Dearborn with skills to change the world.Our student-led organization is committed to raising funds to build schools in the developing world, volunteering at local institutions and/or organizations, and becoming active citizens in our communities.
