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Building Blitz 2026 – Volunteer Portal | Mellon Educate
Cape Town · 7–14 November 2026

Your Blitz starts before you board the plane

Every Building Blitz volunteer gets a personal fundraising page. The Volunteer Portal is where you set it up, share it, and watch the support come in.

Mellon Educate volunteers on a Building Blitz site in South Africa
400+volunteers heading to Cape Town
65,000+learners supported
27,000+volunteers since the start
24+years of action in South Africa

Everything you need, in one place

Log in with your approved volunteer account and your page is ready to go.

Build your page

Add your story, a photo and your fundraising target. Tell people why you’re going.

Share it anywhere

Your own link and QR code for email, WhatsApp, social, posters and the office noticeboard.

Track your total

See every donation land and watch your progress bar move towards your goal.

Get the week’s brief

Download the info pack on the Blitz week to send to supporters who want the detail.

Live in three steps

  1. 01

    Log in

    Open the Volunteer Portal and sign in with the account you registered for the Blitz.

  2. 02

    Make it yours

    Upload a photo, write a few lines about why you’re going, and set your target.

  3. 03

    Share and thank

    Send your link to clients, colleagues, friends and family — and thank every donor as it comes in.

What your page builds

Every euro raised buys building materials for a township school and funds its literacy hub for the year — run by Mellon Educate with the South African government.

  • Classrooms
  • School kitchens
  • Toilets
  • Playgrounds
  • A literacy hub
Key dates
21 September
Fundraising pages open
7 November
Online donations close
7–14 November
Building Blitz week in Cape Town

Hard hats on. Pages live.

Already registered? Set up your page today. Not on the team yet? There’s still time to join us in Cape Town.

Go to the Volunteer Portal Become a volunteer The portal is for approved Blitz volunteers.

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