2014 TRIP OPPORTUNITIESInspiring the next generation of socially responsible architects and designers

MISSION

Rebuild Global is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to deliver socially respon-sible and sustainable architecture and de-sign solutions where they are unavailable and needed most.

We challenge architects and designers to work with communities, solving problems in inno-vative ways using our creative expertise and volunteer network to execute smart solutions. We gauge our success by the growth of the or-ganization and the influence we have on en-couraging designers to engage more actively as leaders and to elevate the power and influ-ence of design on our society.

We have provided our design services to indi-vidual clients and international organizations assisting in the development of affordable housing projects, community centers, school gardens, design competitions and classroom facilities.

Rebuild Global is built on two simple principles: to provide design and construction resources where they are scarce and needed most, and to cultivate a movement of compassion and service within the design community.

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GLOBAL ASSISTANCE

As a part of Rebuild Global’s continuing efforts to address humanitarian concerns, we have partnered with a number of organizations around the world, launching an international program that allows you, as a participant, to travel overseas and spend two weeks or more with any one of our partners in India, Africa or Guatemala.

With millions of people lacking access to basic services such as housing, food, water, health,sanitation and education, Rebuild Global rec-ognizes the important role architects and de-signers play in driving social innovation.

By connecting designers with local communi-ties through hands-on research and action in foreign locales, participants are given the op-portunity to utilize their skills to bring families out of poverty, provide better opportunities for boys and girls to access schools and educa-tion or deliver solutions that improve access to water, food, health and sanitation.

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REGISTRATION

All participants will be required to fill out an ap-plication provided by Rebuild Global and the host partner organization. Registration is on a first come first serve basis. Application dead-lines will vary and a deposit will be required to secure a spot in the program.

PROGRAM FEES

Program fees will vary based on country loca-tion, duration and will include all meals, ac-commodations, emergency assistance and transportation within the host country. Partici-pants will be required to have a valid passport, health insurance and additional costs may in-clude visas, immunizations, international air-fare and extracurricular activities.

PROGRAM PARTNERS

We have established partnerships with organi-zations working in Africa, India and Guatemala. Participants can choose to build bottle school projects, develop plans and designs for a com-munity library or assist in the development of a permaculture site located in Mumbai, India. Our program partners are committed to mak-ing your visit as comfortable as possible and we hope you will join us for the next project trip opportunity.

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SPEND 7 WEEKSTRAVELING, BUILDING

IN AFRICA

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& DESIGNING

THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICAProgram Partner: Operation Crossroads AfricaTrip Duration: June 15-August 10, 2014*Program Fee: $3,800 + DepositIncludes international airfare, orientation costs, accommodations, meals, in-country transportation, emergency assistance, visa and travel insurance.

Operation Crossroads Africa (OCA) was estab-lished in 1958 by Dr. James H. Robinson, who foresaw a “clear, honest, hard-hitting program” in which young North Americans would work at the grassroots level with young Africans. He envisioned young people “building bridges of friendship to Africa.” The organization’s motto is “make a difference for others, see the differ-ence in yourself.”

Rebuild Global has partnered with OCA to work on projects that require the assistance of architects and designers to support the design, drawings and plans for a proposed library and physical recreation center on the existing site.

Participants will spend three orientation days before departure in New York City, six work weeks on the development project in The Gambia, including one travel week.

*Program fees are subject to change.

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SAN MARTIN JILOTEPEQUE, GUATEMALAProgram Partner: Hug It ForwardTrip Duration: 7 days, offered all year round*Program Fee: $1,195 + DepositIncludes accommodations, meals, in-country transportation. Excludes international airfare and travel insurance.

Hug It Forward is a grass-roots organization that facilitates education and awareness by empowering communities in Latin America to build “bottle schools” using “eco-bricks,” plastic bottles stuffed with inorganic trash. Schools are built on 100% volunteer effort, from elders and children stuffing bottles, to men and teen-agers mixing cement and learning new skills.

Rebuild Global has partnered with Hug It For-ward to send teams of designers to work on the advancement and future design of bottle school projects across Guatemala and the world. Participants will speak with local archi-tects, masons, engineers, teachers and com-munity members about the construction pro-cess while experiencing Guatemalan culture, history and hospitality.

Over 32 schools have been completed and in-dividuals will contribute to making these facili-ties more conducive to a positive learning en-vironment and improving the design.

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MUMBAI, INDIAProgram Partner: Amrit JyotiTrip Duration: 2 - 3 Weeks*Program Fee: $1,750-$1,950 + DepositIncludes accommodations, meals, in-country transportation, emergency assistance. Excludes international airfare, visa and travel insurance.

Amrit Jyoti believes in creating self-reliant com-munities through education, knowledge and awareness. The goal is to educate both urban and rural/tribal people with different methods of sustainable living through building demon-stration sites and providing educational facili-ties around the concepts of permaculture and sustainable living.

Rebuild Global has partnered with Amrit Jyoti to assist in the development of an entirely self-sustaining pilot project to demonstrate per-maculture concepts and self-sufficient living systems such as water, food, energy, and waste in both urban and agricultural environments.

Participants will spend time working at a boys ashram in a national park while supporting the growth and well-being of the children. Indi-viduals will also have the opportunity to travel and visit rural communities and heritage sites located within the vicinity of Mumbai.

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BECOME A ROLE MODEL AND

TEACH OTHERS TO DESIGNRebuild Global 2014

BECOME A ROLE MODEL AND

TEACH OTHERS TO DESIGNRebuild Global 2014

For more information/to sign up for a program, visit:

www.rebuildglobal.orghello@rebuildglobal.org619.796.4796