Weblog Volunteer Spotlight
Published in news by Tegan Brozyna |- Alex Foreman, a sophomore at the University of Virginia, who focusedon PR and Marketing
- Kate Hails, from Hamilton College, who worked on Assessment
- Erica Breitbarth, from Wheaton College, who developed the new BuildaBridge Classroom model
- Aly Honsa, a Bryn Mawr senior who focused on Resource Development.
Special Events
Published in news by Tegan Brozyna |Exchanging Ideas and Sharing a Vision
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I am Zhou Bo from Amity Foundation, Nanjing, China. I have been working on the social welfare project for six years; I am in charge of coordinating the orphanage project. And I am also the Assistant Director of the Social Welfare Project, helping in the management of other projects such as deaf education, prevention of blindness, programs for leprosy victims, and also medical projects. Amity is an independent non-government organization, which was created in 1985 by Christians to promote education, social services, health, and rural development from China's coastal provinces in the East to the minority areas of the West. Volunteer Days
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By Sarah Heady
BuildaBridge has always depended on the kindness of others, and recently we hosted two fantastic volunteerworkdays! In late August, a group of thirty-six Arcadia University freshmen took a day out of their orientation week to pool their elbow grease.BuildaBridge was also privileged to have been selected by the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania as a nonprofit partner for its 2008 Days of Caring.Fifteen employees from Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company spent a gorgeous September day working in the BuildaBridge backyard.
Artist on Call: Diaspora of Hope
Published in international, Artists On Call by Tegan Brozyna |
BuildaBridge is coordinating a Diaspora of Hope Artist on Call program this Thanksgiving in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Portau Prince, Haiti and Nairobi, Kenya. November 22-30, 3-5 teams, including 10 artists each, will partner with mirror teams in every point of destination to bring wholeness and transformation to 50-100 underserved youth. Back to School Night
Published in community by Tegan Brozyna |By Anna Murphey
Artology: Bridging Science & Art
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It takes not one bus, but two! During his summer break, Deion, a 13 year old student, took two buses in order to arrive in West Philadelphia at 8:00am for our Artology van pick up. He could have slept in, played video games, hung out with friends, but instead he chose to come to Artology, a dynamic hands-on day camp designed to spark students' curiosity through a curriculum that uniquely integrates the sciences and the arts. Deion, along with 30% of our 21 students, had perfect attendance at Artology. Countdown: Create! Discovery 2008-2009
Published in Untagged by Anna Murphey |As summer winds to a close, the BuildaBridge office is buzzing as our staff prepare to kick off our 2008-2009 Create! Discovery program. Now in its fourth year, Create! Discovery partners with community agencies in Philadelphia to bring arts-integrated education to low-income children and youth, many of whom are coping with homelessness.
Ensayo y Celebración, Segunda parte
Published in international, Guatemala by Alex Foreman |
Justo antes de que la sesión de la tarde comenzara, empezó a llover, realmente fuerte. Llovía de lado, y, debido a que la escuela está en la base de un valle, toda el agua fluye cuesta abajo hacia ella. Aunque normalmente se escurre hacia el alcantarillado, el agua se disparó de la tubería bruscamente, casi cinco pies, a una velocidad aterradoramente alta. El agua salió casi horizontalmente, y casi limpio totalmente el riachuelo. Fue casi como se fuera creado para algún parque de diversiones – sólo que más intenso. Ya me puedo imaginar la balsa de pasajeros gritando y yendo a través del torrente y sobre los rápidos.
Ensayo y celebración, Parte Uno
Published in international, Guatemala by Alex Foreman |
La tormenta al medio día amenazaba las
casas, creando rápidos remolinos en el drenaje que va a dar al río. El siguiente día, mientras los niños llegaban
para su presentación final, los "mineros" aprovecharon el bajo nivel del
agua para buscar objetos reciclables para vender. El color y entusiasmo dentro de la escuela,
parecía existir también en el mundo fuera del barrio, pero la suciedad en la
ropa de los niños, y los mineros fuera, trajeron de nuevo la realidad de la
situación y el mundo en el que ellos viven.
La Limonada, el otro lado… Segunda Parte
Published in international, Guatemala by Alex Foreman |
En el balcón, Evertsz me comentó que un tiempo
atrás, Dios le habló en sueños, diciéndole que debía visitar a un pandillero
con el que ella había hablado una vez fuera de la Escuelita. A pesar de tener miedo, ella fue y le visitó
. Más adelante, el recibió un disparo de
bala.
La Limonada - El Otro lado, Parte Uno
Published in international, Guatemala by Alex Foreman |
"¿Ves
todas los agujeros de balas en las paredes? Esa es la razón por qué a las
personas no les gusta tener ventanas". Mientras el resto del grupo
continuó su enseñanza, yo me aventuré "al otro lado". No hay ningún
cerco que separa los dos lados; las bandas deciden los perímetros.
