The Students Rebuild: One Million Bones Challenge calls on students worldwide to create handmade bones as a petition against mass atrocities. For every handmade bone created, a $1 donation will go directly toward CARE's youth programming in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia.

To deepen student’s understanding about humanitarian crises, Students Rebuild provides educators with two types of virtual exchange programs: interactive videoconferences (IVCs) and webcasts.

IVCs provide students with the unique opportunity to connect with their peers and guest speakers in real time.  In these 2-part programs, students will learn more about the DRC & Somalia and how they can take a stand against humanitarian crises through the One Million Bones Challenge.

Format: Two 60-minute videoconference sessions

Part 1 (60 minutes)– Guest Speaker Discussion: In this session, students will learn from experts in the field and challenge partners about humanitarian crises in the DRC & Somalia and how participation in the One Million Bones Challenge will positively impact these countries.

Part 2 (60 minutes)– Peer-to-Peer Discussion: Students will reconnect with their peers from the first session to reflect and learn how to plan their own bone-making event.  Students will share ideas and hear best practices from students who have already held school-wide bone-making events.

How do I participate?

1. Register for one of many programs.  See the schedule below!

2. Do you have videoconferencing equipment*?  If not, we can provide your school with downloadable software.  Please indicate if you need this software in the registration.

*We use a special platform called h.323.  Videoconferencing equipment such as Polycom, Cisco, or Lifesize are some examples that run on this platform.  Please note: Skype and Google Hangout will not work! Still not sure?  Check with your school IT personnel to confirm.

3. Prepare your students for the videoconference dialogue by downloading our curriculum!

Choose which dates suit you best! Please note that you are signing up for two sessions (with the exception of the May 1 special one-part session). 

Dates	Guest Speaker	Time
April 23	CARE Somalia staff Giulia McPherson	10:00am - 11:00am ET
April 25	Peer-to-peer	10:00am - 11:00am ET

Date	Guest Speaker	Time
May 1	Special Session: Congolese students at ETN Pauline Zerla	10:00am - 11:00am ET
May 3	Congolese students at ETN Pauline Zerla	10:00am - 11:00am ET

Dates	Guest Speaker	Time
May 14	Neema Namadamu Giulia McPherson	10:00am - 11:00am ET
May 16	Peer-to-peer	10:00am - 11:00am ET

Meet our Guest Speakers

CARE Somalia Staff

CARE Somalia staff will be joining us live from Somalia! CARE has been providing emergency relief and lifesaving assistance to the Somali people since 1981. Due to insecurity in South Central Somalia, CARE 
is currently operational in only the northern regions of Puntland and Somaliland. CARE Somalia’s direction is: adopt a program approach to demonstrate impact and promote organizational learning, reduce the impact of emergencies on vulnerable communities, particularly women and children and improve governance and access to services and resources. CARE Somalia’s ongoing activities are divided into three main sectors: Emergency Response, Livelihood and Economic Development Initiatives and Education.

ETN Students

ETN is a vocational training center located in Goma, Eastern DRC. Vulnerable youth from the region joins ETN – a CARE supported program – for a one-year practical course that will allow them to improve their lives, find employment and support their families. At ETN, Students Rebuild supports the education of 75 youth via our partner on the ground – CARE.






Neema Namadamu

Neema Namadamu will be joining us live from Congo! Born in a remote tribal region of Eastern DRC, Neema is the founder of The Maman Shujaa, a women’s movement for Peace in Congo and for Rights for women, indigenous peoples, communities and nature. Though stricken with polio at the age of two, Neema has graduated from both Rwanda and Congo’s national universities and received two accounting degrees as only the second woman from her tribe - the first woman with disabilities - to graduate from college.








Giulia McPherson

Based in San Francisco, Giulia’s work centers primarily on building and mobilizing constituencies on behalf of U.S. policies that support the fight against global poverty. Prior to assuming her current role, Giulia was the Legislative Communications Coordinator for CARE USA based in Washington, D.C. She has extensive experience in research, analysis and communications related to legislative issues pertinent to CARE’s work overseas. For four years, Giulia coordinated CARE’s annual National Conference and led efforts to educate and mobilize the CARE Action Network.