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...
On Friday the 5th of November, Bouwen met Bouma's was present at the Winter Fair in Workum. The stall was well-filled and the lottery was popular! A lot of tickets were bought and because of the 1 on 3 chance of a win, many could return home with a nice price. It was a very successful...
Due to the corona virus and the current measures, it is decided to cancel the foundation meeting of Sunday the 10th of October....
Herman Bouma discusses the activities of Bouwen met Bouma's in the Omrop Fryslân radio show Buro de Vries. The interview and news article can be found here....
The online church services that Omrop Fryslân broadcasted from 'De Oase' in Drachten the recent Sundays have raised around € 7,000 in donations for Bouwen met Bouma's! We are pleased that PGDrachten chose BmB as a charity for the collections and would like to thank all donors for their fantastic contributions....
Sunday the 7th of March Omrop Fryslân will broadcast a church service taking place in 'De Oase' in Drachten. Donations of the PGDrachten will be attributed to Bouwen met Bouma's during the entire month, for which we are very thankful as a foundation. The service can be watched here....
