Build It International work in Zambia because half of the adult population is unemployed. Around 64% of people live in poverty and there is a massive skills shortage in the construction sector and a desperate need for more classrooms, health facilities and acceptable housing.

Build It International adopts three key principles to the core of every project:

• Training and enterprise: training local men and women on-the-job in building and business skills
• Involving communities in the planning and delivery of projects
• Promoting the use of sustainable building technologies such as soil blocks