1.Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate have partnered with BuildOn to construct seven schools in underprivileged communities. We invite you to help us select the location of our next school build by checking the box next to your preferred location(s) below. 

BURKINA FASSO. Burkina Faso is currently ranked by the UN as the 7th economically poorest country in the world. It has one of the lowest levels of literacy in the world, with 73% of its population illiterate. No country has ever achieved continuous and rapid economic growth without first having at least 40% of its adults able to read and write. 

MALAWI. Consistently ranked among the world’s 20 least developed countries on the UN’s Human Development Index, the Southeast African country of Malawi has long been challenged by economic stagnation and a lack of access to education. Over 50% of the country’s population lives below the poverty line of US $1.25 a day, and epidemics of AIDS and malaria have further slowed progress. 

SENEGAL. In its most recent UN Human Development Index report, Senegal ranked 155th out of 187 countries. Senegal has a low literacy rate of about 39% and low enrollment rates in primary and secondary schools. About 54% of people live below the poverty line and almost half of the population is unemployed. 

NEPAL. Although Nepal’s ranking on the UN’s Human Development Index has steadily improved over the last ten years, nearly half of the population remains below the poverty line of US $1.25 a day. Ethnic conflicts and the lack of a skilled workforce have posed obstacles to developmental attempts. 

HAITI. The UN’s Human Development Index ranks Haiti as the poorest country in the western hemisphere. 77% of the population lives below the poverty line of US $1.25 a day. According to a UNICEF study almost half of all primary school-age children in Haiti do not attend school, and Haitian public schools have the capacity to serve only one quarter of the school-age population.

NICARAGUA. Despite enjoying growth in regards to health and economy over the last twenty years, according to the UN’s Human Development Index, Nicaragua is now the second lowest ranked country in the Western Hemisphere behind Haiti. 79.9% of the population earn less than $2 per day, and a disproportionately large number of those living in poverty are women.