''Building Hope'' is a film by Turk and Christy Pipkin. It was produced by The Nobelity Project and premiered on March 12 at the 2011

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festival in Austin, Texas. It is the sequel to the film '' One Peace at a Time''.

Summary

After rebuilding a rural Kenyan primary school,

Turk Pipkin Turk Pipkin (born July 2, 1953) is an author, actor, comedian and director. He is also the co-founder of The Nobelity Project, a non-profit organisation which seeks to find solutions to global problems, and which advocates for basic rights for chi ...

and The Nobelity Project agree to help build the area’s first high school - including the award-winning RainWater Court, classroom building, science and computer labs, and a library. Through drought, flood, and fundraising challenges, ''Building Hope'' chronicles the construction of Mahiga Hope High, and the connection between a thousand people in the U.S. and an African community working to create a better future for their children.

Mahiga Hope High School

In 2009 The Nobelity Project began construction on Mahiga Hope High School in rural

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. It is the first high school in the area of Mahiga near

Nyeri Nyeri is a town situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya. It is the county headquarters of Nyeri County. The town was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province. Following the dissolution of the former pr ...

. The school held its grand opening on October 1, 2010. The Nobelity Project is also building a science building for the school along with organic gardens to be completed in the fall of 2010. Construction of the school has earned the Nobelity Project a nomination for

Architecture for Humanity Architecture for Humanity was a US-based charitable organization that sought architectural solutions to humanitarian crises and brought professional design services to clients (often communities in need). Founded in 1999, it laid off its staff and ...

's book, ''Design Like You Give a Damn 2'', the sequel to ''Design Like You Give a Damn'', which is a collection of writings about projects taking place around the world designed to benefit humanity.

Screenings and awards

*''Building Hope'' premiered on March 12 at the 2011

film festival. 2011 South by Southwest film festival info The film won the festivals' ''Lone Star'' Audience Award. *Winner of the 2011 ''Best Documentary'' Award at the

Maui Film Festival The Maui Film Festival is a film festival held annually on the island of Maui, Hawaii. It was founded in 2000 by Barry Rivers. Past attendees include Bryan Cranston, Freida Pinto, Connie Britton, and Pierce Brosnan The Maui Film Festival is nic ...

. *Dove Family Seal of Approval *Public Premiere on April 6, 2011 at The Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX. *Premiered in New York at the Tribeca Cinemas on July 25, 2011. *San Diego Film Festival *Aspen Film Festival *Nairobi Film Festival *Napa Film Festival

References

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*{{imdb title, 1845213 2011 films Films set in Kenya Documentary films about education