Team Dayā is pleased to announced its 2026 school building dates. For our supporters that want to bear witness to Building Change, and see for themselves the impact of primary school education in fighting poverty and illiteracy, consider joining us.
Curious? Have questions? Contact our Head of Recruiting Jaryd Knutsen. You can also contact any Team Dayā member and ask about her or his experience (scroll through our site). Each participant on a Team Dayā school build covers 100% of her own cost, and commits to raising money towards our school construction fund.
If you work in advertising or technology, there is almost certainly someone you know among our team members and supporters! Read the first person accounts of school building and listen to some of our Team Dayā members, just below. We also welcome others who are not able to travel but still want to joining a team and help us raise funds.
Team Dayā 2026 School Project Dates:
Guatemala 2026
- Sunday, March 22, 2026 – Saturday, March 28, 2026
- Arrival by 2pm on first day, departure after 10am on last day
- Arrive & depart: Guatemala City, Guatemala (GUA-La Aurora Intl.)
Malawi 2026
- Sunday, June 28, 2026 – Saturday, July 4, 2026
- Arrival by 2pm on first day, departure after 10am on last day
- Arrive & depart: Lilongwe, Malawi (LLW-Kamuzu Intl.)
Senegal 2026
- Sunday, November 29, 2026 – Saturday, December 5, 2026
- Arrival by 2pm on first day, departure after 10am on last day
- Arrive & depart: Dakar, Senegal (DSS-Blaise Diagne Intl.)
Listen to just a few of our Team Dayā members on our school building sites around the world:
Nicolle Pangis of NetFlix, former Ampersand, WPP in Malawi:
Jordan Mitchell, former IAB Tech Lab, Rubicon Project in Guatemala:
Mike Benedek of Datonics in Senegal:
Suman Chagarlamudi of Pinterest in Nepal:
Jeff Green of The Trade Desk in Senegal:
Lauren Rose, former OpenWeb, Connatix in Nepal:
Michel de Rijk of Kredit Hero and 19Volt, former S4 Capital, GroupM in Nepal: