MORE THAN JUST A JOB…

it means a new future

It meant that I had the chance to acquire new skills which I thought were beyond my reach. That I won’t struggle to provide for myself and my family. It means that I am now excited about the future and the opportunities it might bring.

Merab trained with Build It International at Shipungu school in 2014. She then went on to study Business Skills. Merab is now employed and has her own income.

“Now I have self confidence… I am working as a contractor and have built my own house. I can do it!”

– Merab

MORE THAN JUST TOOLS…

these are MY tools

I paid for them with my wages as a bricklayer. They are a sign of putting my new skills into practise. Of money earned to provide for my family. Of houses and schools built and communities improved.

Alick qualified as a bricklayer at Build It’s Centre for Excellence just outside Lusaka. Alick worked on the construction of a block of flats, and engaged two of his Build It colleagues on the project!

“I had no source of income before I embarked on the programme but now I earn a stable income and am  financially independent. Build It offered me the opportunity to pursue my dream. … The training programme transforms lives!”

– Alick

MORE THAN JUST A GRADUATION CEREMONY…

it means new found confidence

It is recognition of the new skills I have learnt. Skills I can use to work, to earn money and to provide for my family. It means that I am valued; that I am no longer forgotten. That I am someone.

Miriam was living hand to mouth until she trained with Build It in 2012. Now she co-owns a construction company and no longer worries about paying her children’s school fees.

“I now have a bank account and am able to save to build my own house!”

– Miriam