Team Dayā completed the groundbreaking for its ninth school the week of February 10, 2025 in Nicaragua.  

Please consider a donation to Team Dayā or to one of our team members who are fundraising for our Nicaragua project. All funds go towards school construction. Team Dayā funded its first school in the country in 2023 in the community of Arenales #2 in the municipality of Murra in the Department of Nueva Segovia.

The new Team Dayā school is being constructed in the community of Bambu #2, approximately six hours northeast of the capital of Managua by vehicle. Bambu #2, located in the municipality of Bocay and department of Jinotega, is an agricultural community generating income from crops including beans and corn (see the community location). 

Listen to Team Dayā member Brianna Rozzi explain why Building Change is important:

The community has been operating a school named El Triunfo (in English this translates to “The Triumph”) since 1998. Originally made from leaves and bamboo, the school was upgraded in 2005 to a small wooden building with a sheeting metal roof. In 2012, a partial renovation was made including an extra classroom for three total classrooms.

The current structure was built by community members. They worked together to get some wood from the same community, they said they had to carry that wood for almost two kilometers but “it did not feel that hard because working together everything is easy”. 

The community members also report that 50% of the sheet metal roof was provided by the local government and they had to buy the rest from their pocket, but “it did not matter because they wanted a school for their kids no matter what”.

There are 75 students enrolled at El Triunfo (37 girls, 38 boys) in grades kindergarten through 6th grade.

Take a tour of the school groundbreaking in Bambu 2 narrated by Team Dayā Founder Jay Sears with a cameo by Team Dayā member David Danziger working on one of the school footings:

Your Support & The Team

Please consider supporting  Team Dayā and our 2025 Nicaragua team. We cannot build these schools without your support. Example investment opportunities:

• $40,000 Fund an entire school
• $1,000 Paint for a school
• $500 In-country mason during the entire construction of the school
• $250 All the nails, nuts, and bolts to build a roof for the school

Meet our Nicaragua ‘25 team members and please consider supporting them. All contributions go directly to our school building fund. Team members pay all their own travel costs.

Danziger. David Danziger is a veteran in the data + marketing + ad tech space. He’s had long stints in data product + partnerships at Acxiom and The Trade Desk. He currently is in strategic partnerships at LiveRamp following LiveRamp’s acquisition of Habu, a data clean room / data collaboration company. Donate.

Rozzi. Brianna Rozzi is vice president of digital at Leaf Home. She has worked at GroupM: MediaCom and Xaxis. Donate.

Rose. Lauren Rose has 10 years of experience in the advertising technology space and currently is VP, partner success at OpenWeb. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling to learn about different cultures, languages and food. Donate.

Sears. In addition to running Team Dayā and the local community news site MyRye.com in his hometown, Jay has worked at Mastercard, Rubicon Project, Pulsepoint, ContextWeb, EDGAR Online and Wolff New Media. Donate.

(PHOTOS BELOW: The 2023 Team Dayā funded school in Arenales #2, Nicaragua. The top three images show the new, completed school. The bottom image shows the previous school building.)

Three Ways You Can Help

1. Make a Donation Online
2. Example investment opportunities:
   • $250 All the nails, nuts, and bolts to build a roof for the school
   • $500 In-country mason during the entire construction of the school
   • $1,000 Paint for a school
   • $40,000 Fund an entire school
3. Spread the Word
   • Share our mission with your friends, your company and your industry
   • Invite us to speak about our mission to your network
   • Follow us LinkedIn, X / Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
4. Join the Team & Travel on a School Build
   • If you have a combination of fundraising chops, an adventurous spirit and the belief each of us has the capacity to be Building Change, get in touch with us and have a conversation.

Team Dayā 2025 Plans

We are now actively recruiting members for our 2025 groundbreakings. These builds represent our second schools in Nicaragua and Malawi and our third school in Nepal. 

Our Team Dayā 2025 school building dates:

Nicaragua, Central America [groundbreaking completed]
Sunday, February 9, 2025 – Saturday, February 15, 2025

Malawi, East Africa
Sunday, June 22, 2025 – Saturday, June 28, 2025

Nepal, South Asia
Sunday October 26th, 2025 – Sunday, November 2nd, 2025

If you are curious to learn more about joining a build, please reach out to our Head of Recruiting Jaryd Knutsen. Not sure? Watch the documentary Building Change, the Team Dayā Story (8 minute run time), by Kathmandu based filmmaker Shyam Karki of Samson Film Productions.

Thanks again for your continued support,

All of us at Team Dayā