Building Tomorrow

💭We're continuing to celebrate our milestone this week! ➡️ Swipe to learn more about how we got there! 🚀

🚀 We’re delighted to introduce Laura, BT’s one millionth learner enrolled in our foundational literacy and numeracy program, Roots to Rise. 🌱

After Laura’s teacher and BT Fellow Grace Laker identified additional support for Laura, she joined a Roots to Rise camp designed to improve her foundational skills. 📚 Over 40 hours in March and April 2026, Laura built her reading, writing, and math abilities and ultimately reached the minimum proficiency level for her grade.

Laura shared with us that her favorite Roots to Rise activity is Mind Map because it helped her to learn how ""to form words, read sentences, tell stories, and form syllables!"" Laura also shared that she loved making new friends through Roots to Rise. (What's better than learning and making new friends at the same time?)

We are thrilled for Laura and her newfound skills, and for the 999,999 other children just like Laura who have leveled up their learning with Roots to Rise.

Stay tuned tomorrow as we share more about how we reached this monumental milestone! 📣

🎉 It is with enormous pride that we share that Building Tomorrow has reached our millionth learner with Roots to Rise! That’s right - a MILLION learners! 🎉

This milestone is a moment to celebrate, reflect, and look ahead. It represents the power of communities, implementers, government partners, supporters, and staff coming together to ensure children build literacy and numeracy skills. 🤝🏿

To everyone who has helped make this possible: thank you. 🧡 We are incredibly grateful, and even more excited for what comes next!

Wow. We’re still taking this in. 🎉

Thanks to the 300 attendees and supporters from afar, on April 24, Build-a-School Night 2026: 20 Years, A Million Learners raised more than $255,000, to support Building Tomorrow’s work, opening the door for 18,000+ new learners to gain foundational skills in reading, writing, and math.

🙏 We’re incredibly grateful for this community and the generosity behind it. Thank you for showing up in such a big way.

📸 We’ve shared a few early photos at the link below, with more on the way.

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCShfc

🕘 The silent auction closes at 9:00pm EDT tonight! This year’s silent auction offers some of our all-time favorites, and you do not want to miss out. Bid now, bid high, and check back in on your favorite items to make sure you don’t lose out on that special item (all in support of BT’s programs).🏆 Link below!

https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-0018000000eu8fgAAA/events/vevt:f495a7c3-5115-4f1c-88a5-87c79bf059ad/auctions/silent-auction

The silent auction is heating up as we approach Build-a-School Night this Friday! Here are some of our favorite items above. 🧡

Whether you’re attending the event this Friday or are bidding from afar, make sure to scope out the silent auction offerings now and get those starting bids in… we’ve already got some bidding wars brewing! 👀

Click the 🔗 below to get in on the action!
https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-0018000000eu8fgAAA/events/vevt:f495a7c3-5115-4f1c-88a5-87c79bf059ad/auctions/silent-auction

This is it. Tickets for Build-a-School Night 2026: 20 Years, A Million Learners close TONIGHT at midnight.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of an unforgettable evening celebrating two major milestones and helping power what comes next for Building Tomorrow.

Explore event details and grab your tickets before they’re gone. buildingtomorrow.org/basn

We can’t wait for Friday. It’s going to be something special. Hope to celebrate with you ✨

If you can believe it, Tickets for Build-a-School Night 2026: 20 Years, A Million Learners (April 24) are almost gone ⏰

And with sales closing this Sunday at 11:59pm, this is your last chance to grab a seat. If you ask us, there’s no better place to be on April 24.

Secure your spot before tickets (and time!) run out at the 🔗below.

buildingtomorrow.org/basn

P.S. The silent auction is live and ready for bidding https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-0018000000eu8fgAAA/events/vevt:f495a7c3-5115-4f1c-88a5-87c79bf059ad/auctions/silent-auction

The silent auction is officially live, and it’s good 👀

From one-of-a-kind East African arts and crafts to can’t-miss local packages, it’s time to warm up those bidding thumbs… 3, 2, 1… go!

Browse, bid, and maybe snag something amazing (plus don’t sleep on the BT Store… kitenge-fabric bookmarks, beaded bracelets, onesies, and more).

Click here to bid now: https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-0018000000eu8fgAAA/events/vevt:f495a7c3-5115-4f1c-88a5-87c79bf059ad/auctions/silent-auction

Can’t make it to Build-a-School Night? You can still bid from afar, just don’t forget the auction closes around 9:00 pm on Friday, April 24 ⏰

And a little heads up: live auction items are in-person only, so grab your tickets if you want in on the big moments 🎟️

24 days to go! 🎉

Build-a-School Night is all about reaching more children with foundational literacy and numeracy.

Children like 9-year-old Jenifer, who’s gaining the skills she needs to thrive in school and beyond through Building Tomorrow’s Roots to Rise program.

Join us on April 24 for an unforgettable evening:

✨ East African arts & crafts
🍽️ Three-course dinner
🍷 Complimentary wine & beer
🎥 Powerful stories from the field
🎁 Live + silent auctions

Every ticket helps unlock opportunities for more children like Jenifer.

Seats are filling up, so grab your ticket or table today at the link in below!

buildingtomorrow.org/basn