• National Peace Corps Association features story about BSB

    Posted on September 7, 2020

    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.

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  • Bob Abby Willis NaingNaing

    Onward!

    Posted on April 23, 2019

    Peace Corps volunteer Abby Hester with BSB Board Members Bob Cornwell and Willis Phua and Country Director Naing Lin Swe The end of 2018 saw Build a School in Burma start a much needed 40th school with a Karenni village in a former conflict zone near the Thai border. Because there are no roads in […]

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  • The Rohingya Refugee Crisis and Our Work

    Posted on April 24, 2018

    We are deeply troubled by the exodus of Rohingya people to Bangladesh from Myanmar. ​For several years, Build a School in Burma has tried to find a way to help promote the education of Rohingya children. We have met with UN agencies, local and international NGOs as well as leaders in the Rohingya community. Due […]

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  • Boomerang partners with Bay Area non profit Build A School in Burma

    Posted on April 18, 2018

    BUILD A SCHOOL IN BURMA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2015 Contact (BSB): JOYCE MCKINNEY 415-513-3109 Contact (BOOMERANG): AYE MOAH (530) 378-4257 Boomerang, the cross-platform email and productivity solution, and Build A School In Burma (BSB) announced today that Boomerang has committed $25,000 to fund BSB’s 17th school in Myanmar, the country also known as […]

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