U R Building Knowledge

Our mission

 

U R Building Knowledge is a small non-profit organization registered in Canada that supports the building of schools in Myanmar (Burma). Our mission is to fund the construction and operation of new schools by local villagers for the children of Myanmar and other developing countries.

 

Our projects

1. Schools, 5 in total at this point.

2. Desks, green boards (easier on the eyes than white boards) and classroom dividers for 17 schools.

3. School books and uniforms for 17 schools  “Over the years you have also supplied countless amounts of notebooks , pencils, pens, erasers, rulers and school uniforms.”  John

4. Scholarships:  when Gilly and Sandra  were in Myanmar in 2010, visiting the first school that URBK built, Gilly received the news that her older brother, Ifor Thomas, had died suddenly in an accident. The first scholarship was in Ifor’s name and the program has continued to this day.

             Scholarships are twofold:  high school and university students.

               High school – it can cost more for the family to send a child to high school because they are larger schools often in central               l                       locations.  The student has to board out to go to school.  School also runs for 10 months of the year.

               University students go to uni for 4 month blocks.  They can work between to help defray their costs, which also include room and                             board.

 

Building Knowledge is run entirely by volunteers who give their time, effort, travel, and accommodation costs as their contribution. We guarantee that all the money raised is used for the construction and operation of new schools in Myanmar.