Welcome to Build a School in Africa

A volunteer-run, non-profit organization, we have built three schools in deserving communities in Mali, West Africa. Explore our website to learn more about the schools and how you can help us build more!

Your Contribution Will Make a Difference

To make a tax-deductible contribution send a check to:

Build a School in Africa
c/o Judy Lorimer
83 Groton Street
Pepperell, MA 01463-1524.

Here are just a few of the items your donation can provide:

$30,000A new middle school for 200 students
$100A classroom door or a cabinet for classroom materials
$55All the nuts and bolts for all the buildings
$50Shutters for one window
$35A door for the latrines
$35A student desk & bench that seats 3-4 children
$32A teacher's desk
$21A chair for the teacher
$30A 30 kg. pail of interior paint
$22Anti-rust paint for all the metal doors and windows
$121 sack of cement. 498 sacks of cement are needed to make the 5,135 cinderblocks used for the school buildings
$102 kg of black slate paint for a classroom chalkboard