Bouwen met Bouma's Project 2024: Construction of 4 new classrooms at Kaoma Trades Institute in Zambia In the Zambian city of Kaoma, the capacity of secondary education is being significantly expanded, thanks to the construction of new classrooms. Parents provide building materials and apprentice carpenters make the furniture. Check the latest developments here. And more about Vastenactie...
As BmB does every year a new main project and maintenance of former installed estate has to be taken care of as well, the local Kaoma board has been extended with one extra member. Hamulondo, allready working several years for BmB, has been selected as the extra force. We congratulate Hamulondo a wish him lot of...
Herman Bouma has been involved with BmB from the very beginning. As BmB has been around for almost twenty years, Herman got also a bit older. He is still on his racing bike, but still, a transfer is better to come too early than too late. That is why the board has posted a vacancy...
BouwenmetBoumas: 16 januari 2024, construction coördinator Herman from Woerden In 2013, BmB is building a 1x3 classroom block in Longe when I receive a visit from, 2 strangers, asking me to come over and see their school. I know from experience that this request must be translated into: "We also would like such a school". This was...
From the chairman…. 2023 is almost coming to an end. A great moment to look back on the past year and especially to look ahead to the year ahead. In this newsletter we inform you about the ins and outs of our foundation. I wish you a lot of reading pleasure. 2023-2024 Newsletter Bouwen met Boumas...
On May 26, to our great sadness, Jan Koenders passed away. Jan has meant a lot to Bouwen met Bouma's: he has been to Zambia twice as a builder and was also active in the Netherlands for the foundation (for example by making peanut butter jar holders for sale). We thank Jan for his commitment to...
On 20 December 2021, Willem Bouma, co-founder of Bouwen met Bouma's and advisory board member, passed away to our great sadness. Since Willem founded Bouwen met Bouma's in 2006 with his brothers and sisters, he has always devoted himself with enthusiasm to the foundation. No less than five times (2006-2010) he traveled to Zambia for six...
Besides the digital newsletters during the year, Bouwen met Bouma's sends a paper newsletter to BmB donors and friends at the end of the year. If you didn't receive this and are you curious about the annual overview of 2021 and the plans for 2022? Read the newsletter digitally here. You can also sign up...
In 2022, 3 classrooms will be built in Mahilo as an extension of the existing school. The school currently consists of 13 classrooms, but urgently needs extra classroom space. In total, about 1500 students attend this school. Ultimately, the aim is to limit the number of students per room to a maximum of 45. The...
