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October 2026 · Ghana

Our water project in Ghana is underway

The clean water project for Dadome is moving forward and now awaits construction by the Ghana Water Company. Once it's complete, we hope to provide 10,000 litres of water to the school and community to start.

Pictured: a Polytank storage tank, made in Ghana.

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Season 3, week 6: Building. Coding. Dreaming bigger. The mid-season check-in

October 2026 · Utah

Robotics Season 3 hits week six

Every Tuesday at the UNP Hartland Partnership Center, refugee and immigrant youth are building robots and writing code. Thank you, Bountiful STEM Educational Foundation, for the tools to build!

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New program

October 2026 · Utah

New: a free Financial Literacy Kids Bootcamp

Kids ages 6–14 learn to earn, save, spend wisely and pitch their own KidBiz idea. Four Tuesdays, Oct 20 – Nov 10, 4–5 PM, at the Hartland Partnership Center. Taught by our Board Chair, Lesley-Anne Lawrence, Principal Broker of 1st Class Real Estate – Renaissance. Thank you, Lesley-Anne and 1st Class Real Estate – Renaissance! Only 30 spots.

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September 2026 · Utah

We won a STEM Community Impact award!

The Utah STEM Action Center awarded us a $2,500 STEM Community Impact Sponsorship for our free after-school Robotics & AI program for refugee and immigrant youth. Thank you, STEM Action Center, for helping more young dreamers build, code and lead!

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September 2026 · Utah

Free Robotics & AI classes are open

Ages 8–14, every Tuesday, 3–4 PM, at the UNP Hartland Partnership Center in Salt Lake City, with Bountiful STEM Educational Foundation.

September 2026

The Dreamers Wish Show is live

Episode 1 of our new weekly show, DWF Weekly Updates.

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September 2026 · Ghana

Ghana 2027 sign-ups are open

July 21 – 31, 2027, Accra to the Volta Region. $2,500 per person ($500 registration + $2,000 trip fee). 20 spots; book by June 1, 2027.

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September 2026 · Salt Lake City

Changemakers clean up Sunnyside Park

Our changemakers joined the Clean Up America Tour.

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Summer 2026 · Kenya

A Kenya trip to remember

Changemakers refurbished three classrooms at Mijomboni Primary and led student workshops.

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Grant award

June 2026 · Utah

A $10,000 Capacity Grant from Utah Multicultural Affairs

We were selected for a $10,000 Capacity Grant from the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs, made possible by IKEA. It strengthens our work with refugee and immigrant families here in Utah. Thank you, Multicultural Affairs and IKEA, for believing in our dreamers!

Our work in Utah

May 2026 · Utah

A year of robotics at Hartland

15 refugee youth learned block coding with VEXcode VR. After a loss of center staff funding, we plan to relaunch toward our 2027 STEAM Fair, with 20 laptops from Bountiful STEM.

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Early 2026 · Utah

Robotics Bootcamp graduates

Students built coding and teamwork skills, thanks to Bountiful STEM and the Hartland Partnership Center.

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Refugee youth building robots in our Utah robotics workshop

January 2026

A powerful start to 2026

Five new board members, a clean water project in Dadome, and a 6-week robotics workshop for Utah refugee youth.

Water & Sanitation

December 2025 · Ghana

Our biggest Ghana trip yet

In 12 days: rainwater harvesting, painted classrooms, ADA ramps, a working ICT lab, hygiene kits and a Thanksgiving meal for 375 children and 11 teachers.

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