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Why do people donate to charities? Bill Gates and Warren Buffet have made their intentions clear, and not to diminish their gifts in any way, but they’ve got a lot of money. But what makes the average person write a check? It’s usually because they’re compassionate and they want to make a difference in the lives of others. They no longer want to be a bystander. Even with the current state of the economy in this country, hardworking, generous people realize that no matter how tough things are here, we’re still vastly better off than millions of people in developing nations across the globe. Why is buildOn the best charity to donate to? They’re on a mission to break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and low expectations. Pretty lofty goal, right? Before we at look their progress, we should take a look at how they plan to meet that goal, and what your donation will support. Economic growth in developing countries won’t happen if the citizens can’t r...

The world has not run out of good people to help those in need, and this is evident in the way there are children charities unselfishly sharing time, skills and resources with the less fortunate. However, a good number of charities concentrate on donating food, medicines, clothes, or money. While these are viewed with gratitude, dole-outs have long been questioned as a strategy if the ultimate goal of the assistance is to empower the poor. For buildOn, true charity means breaking the vicious cycle of poverty; that is why it has focused on providing quality education for the youths regardless of gender. The organization does this through programs, such as Building Schools and its After School Service. A Vicious Cycle to Break It has become evident that parents who have not been educated are less likely to send their kids to school. This is not because they do not believe in education as a means to a better life; most of them see that education gives people the ability to obtain better e...

I was so nervous about my 4 hour layover in El Salvador than the entire week trek in Nicaragua to build a school . It was my first time traveling outside America aside from my drives from Seattle to Vancouver Canada or the ferry rides to Victoria B.C. and my one trip to Mexico over 10 years prior. This was going to be different, a trip into Nicaragua – Central America – into a place that isn’t Americanized for tourists. I didn’t know how much English they would know, or if they would even be accepting of this blonde American woman. At least in Nicaragua the rest of the group would be there in the same boat I was in with regards to the language barrier, but El Salvador I was on my own. Friends tried to ease my anxiety by saying things like “You’ll be int he airport, and most people speak English in airports.” or “Don’t worry, the signs will be in Spanish and English too. You will be fine.” So I eased myself into this with the sa...