SchoolBOX

A notebook and pencil can make all the difference in the world.

“绝望的改变”,这就是那olBOX founder, Tom Affleck describes his life in 2006. Overwhelmed with personal challenges Tom remembers feeling as though he had little to offer anyone or anything. Yet, as life seemed to collapse around him Tom found hope and strength in his faith and his desire to serve those in need. ‘I returned to Central America in 2006 with one desire: to try and help someone. I tried a lot of things, but it was the notebook and the pencil that changed everything.’

A notebook and pencil. While in a tiny village in Northern Nicaragua, Tom Affleck, SchoolBOX founder gave two young girls a notebook and a pencil. One of their fathers, seeing this simple gift smiled broadly and said ‘Now that you have a notebook and a pencil you can go to school this year.’ This simple statement profoundly impacted Tom and eventually led to the creation of SchoolBOX.

The power of community. Many individuals gave generously of their time and resources to make SchoolBOX a reality. Ronald Chavarria, a small entrepreneur in Nicaragua, gave the only room in his house with a proper floor to be SchoolBOX’s office, and offered his personal truck as our vehicle to deliver school supplies and build our first schools. But it was the support of a small community called Almonte that became the incubator in which SchoolBOX would strengthen and eventually prosper.

Making Education Possible. A handful of years later, SchoolBOX is ‘Making Education Possible’ by helping thousands and thousands of kids go to school. What began with one man’s quest to find healing and meaning has grown into a movement involving individuals, families and organizations across North America, Europe, and Central America. Dubbed the ‘little organization that could’, SchoolBOX is a wonderful testimony to what can be achieved through love, perseverance and community.