Join us on Wednesday 27 April 2022 for Build It’s inaugural charity clay pigeon shoot. Taking place at the prestigious Bisley Shooting Ground in Surrey, we are looking for teams of four people to take part in a 100-bird competition. It promises to be a fun day out in a stunning setting, whilst helping to… Continue reading Charity clay pigeon shoot at Bisley
‘I am a reader’ is an exciting new collaboration with our friends at the charity The Book Bus. This 12-month project has been developed as part of the BGL Legacy Programme, and aims to significantly improve the literacy levels of pupils in Grades 4 and 5 across six primary schools in Zambia. The project will… Continue reading I am a reader
Installation of electrics and plumbing is well underway in the new Maternity and Infant Health Unit at Libuyu Health Centre. Mains electric and an effective water supply will vastly improve the facilities available at the clinic, and significantly improve health and safety for Mums and their children. 30-year old Sarah and her husband Luka have… Continue reading Lighting up Libuyu
We are excited to welcome our first group of 2022 trainees to the Centre for Excellence. 23 Brick and Blocklaying trainees including Naomi, Elizabeth and Mary (pictured above) reported for their induction and orientation on Monday 31 January. The group is made up of 7 women and 16 men. All are enthusiastic and eager to… Continue reading 2022 training underway
Our 2021 Training into Work programme is drawing to a close. We are delighted to have completed ten entry-level training courses this year. The pandemic has impacted our 2021 plans. We had to suspend training at the Centre for Excellence in January. We also had to close for two months over the summer during Zambia’s… Continue reading 2021 training draws to a close
We were delighted to take part in the One Day Freedom event on 3 December in Lusaka, hosted by our partner Undikumbukire Project Zambia. This annual event on the juvenile justice system in Zambia embodies the hopes of young people in prison that “one day they will be free”. The theme this year was ‘transformation’;… Continue reading One Day Freedom event
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made a donation to Build It through the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge21. The campaign saw donations doubled between 30 November 2021 and 7 December 2021. You helped to raise £33,291 (including Gift Aid) – an incredible amount which will go towards our community build project at Zambezi Sawmills Community… Continue reading Christmas Challenge completed!
29 November 2021. Thanks to your generous support more schools in Zambia are benefiting from new hand wash facilities. Twelve hand wash stations have been built so far, as part of the second phase of our Safe Hands initiative in the fight against COVID-19. Twenty stations will be built in ten schools in the Lusaka… Continue reading Safe Hands steaming ahead
The roof has gone up on the new Maternity and Infant Health Unit at Libuyu Health Centre. This is an exciting milestone in the project. The new unit will house an antenatal ward and a postnatal ward, as well as a new delivery room. The existing building will also be modernised and reconfigured, to help… Continue reading Raising the roof at Libuyu Health Centre
We are excited to be taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021. It means that donations made to Build It between 30 November 2021 and 7 December 2021 through the Big Give website will be doubled, at no extra cost to you! The money will go towards supporting Zambezi Sawmills Community School on… Continue reading Your donation doubled!
