Buildon at University of Michigan-Dearborn

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 with communities; 8. foster student leaders with knowledge and experienc