social impact launchpad for youths

Building Blocks

Sandbox for next generation of leaders to think & experiment, dream bigger

Building Blocks equips youths with immersive frameworks of thinking – asking questions, design thinking, and entrepreneurial mindsets.

Youths can tinker, build, experiment in a global community of peers and mentors.

social venture pitch | design thinking portfolio | self-designed learning |

since 2017

Building Blocks was founded by two Columbia University alums in 2017

5+ countries

We operate globally, with workshops and summits held in United States, Kenya, Turkey, Jordan, and China.

350+ alumni

With 350+ alumni around the world, the Building Blocks community is growing.

Global mentors & instructors

Our amazing mentors and instructors have come from 12+ countries, and range from students from top universities, investors, founders, and industry experts from Airbnb, Uber, McKinsey, Twitter, Fulbright scholars, and more.

Join our ecosystem

Are you interested in building hands-on projects about issues you care about? Learning new ways to view the world? Shaping a global community of problem solvers?

Are you interested in mentoring or sponsoring our workshops, and joining a global community of young leaders and mentors?

Join us

“I hope you know how much you have helped me grow as a person… Little did I know that I signed up for something that was bigger than me. I feel empowered to do things that I would never have thought of doing in the past. I have always wanted to be able to make a difference in someone’s life and a few weeks ago that seemed nothing but an aspiration but now I feel a few steps closer and my aspiration is materialising, all thanks to you of course!” – Kenya cohort