Build a School in Burma 2024 Annual Update Introduction We are pleased to present this annual report to our donors, whose generous support has been instrumental in advancing educational opportunities for migrant children in Myanmar and along the border in Thailand. Your contributions have enabled significant progress in constructing new schools and renovating existing facilities, […]

Since the 2021 coup Build a School in Burma has searched for ways to continue its mission to bring education to underserved Myanmar children. Building schools in areas under military control is logistically difficult given violence and disruption—and ethically questionable. During 2021 we were able to complete schools already under construction. Starting in 2022 BSB […]

Public schools in Myanmar generally have not operated since the military coup in February 2021.  Normal operation of BSB became impossible due to widespread violence, the absence of functioning financial systems, restrictions on travel, the Covid-10 pandemic, and other unsafe conditions.  As a result, situations where BSB can help with new school buildings are now […]

Bob Cornwell’s article about Build A School in Burma was featured on the National Peace Corps Association’s website. One School at a Time: How to Build 40 Schools in Myanmar for Less than a Million Dollars The cost of a three-room school on donated land is between US $25,000 – $30,000 today.