The village of Mukuyu is in a remote, rural location around 70km north of Lusaka. The current school was built by the local community who were determined to help their children get an education. Several years on the building is now crumbling and unsafe, and cramped for the 231 pupils now enrolled at the school.… Continue reading Mukuyu Community School
The education of over 320 vulnerable children and orphans from the community of Machaya was in serious jeopardy when the school was asked to vacate the building they had been renting. A poor farming community situated ten miles north of Lusaka, Machaya is made up of around 900 households. Many people grow maize and soya… Continue reading New hope at Machaya Community School
Danni Menzies, presenter on Channel 4’s ‘A Place in the Sun’ and ‘Car and Country’ is in training for the 500km fundraising Lusaka to Livingstone cycle challenge for Build It International, 6-14 September 2019. The challenge will end at the magnificent Victoria Falls. “I have been involved with Build It for several years now so… Continue reading TV Presenter Danni Menzies joins Build It Zambian Cycle Challenge
Today marks the final day of my placement year at Build It International. It has been a fantastic journey for me, and I leave with a variety of new skills and experiences. I am so grateful to the Build It team for making my introduction into the not-for-profit sector so informative and enjoyable. I have… Continue reading My placement year at Build It
It’s hard to believe that it is already a month since our Annual Supporter Reception at London School of Economics. It was fantastic to see such a great turnout – thank you to everyone who came to help celebrate another productive year. We were delighted to welcome Mrs Doreen Nzila, Head Teacher of Linda Community… Continue reading Annual Supporter Reception
Life Skills help us to deal with the demands and challenges of everyday life. We introduced Life Skills training to all our courses in 2016. We wanted to provide more holistic support to our young trainees and complement the practical construction skills they were learning. Our research shows that trainees who can understand and use… Continue reading Skills for Life
We are excited to continue expanding our training programme with the introduction of a new course in Plastering and Rendering. Twenty young people, 16 men and 4 women, were recruited in spring and have been learning valuable new skills at our Centre for Excellence. “The construction sector in Zambia needs thousands of skilled workers each… Continue reading New skills in plastering
We are passionate about our values of Empowerment, Excellence, Collaboration and Courage. They underpin our efforts to deliver our goal of impacting on the lives of 150,000 people between 2017 and 2021. Our 2018 – 2019 Annual Review illustrates just how our values help us to make a difference. Our recently published 2019 Impact Study… Continue reading Our Impact
“A compelling take with genuine drama. Convincingly illustrates how biking restored a sense of national pride and a feeling of purpose.” – Time Out New York On Friday 12 July 2019, Andrew Jowett is hosting a film night at The Hive, Shrewsbury from 7 – 10 pm, raising money for Build It’s cycle challenge in… Continue reading Africa Film Night 12 July 2019 – Rising from Ashes
We recently celebrated the graduation of some of 2018 trainees at our Centre for Excellence. It was a great opportunity to celebrate their hard-work and commitment, as well as catching up to see what they have been up to since completing their training. Our 2019 Impact Study showed that graduates from the first two bricklaying… Continue reading Graduation celebrations
