After months of careful planning, we are thrilled that work on the new Maternity and Infant Health unit at Chisamba Rural Health Centre starts next month. The health centre plays a key role in providing essential healthcare services to a rapidly growing community of over 33,000 people in the Chisamba District, Central Province, Zambia. It… Continue reading New maternity unit on the horizon at Chisamba Health Centre
We are thrilled to see final touches applied to the build at Mwachisompola Primary School. The new facilities will help pave the way for a brighter future for over 565 pupils from this rural community, 66km north of Lusaka. With your support we have built four new classrooms. This will help reduce overcrowding, and create… Continue reading Finishing touches at Mwachisompola School
Thank you to everyone who attended this event. If you missed it, a recording is now available on our YouTube page. A special online event raising the voices of women in construction. An opportunity to join a growing network of support, share knowledge and insights, and work together to continue breaking down barriers. Tuesday… Continue reading #InspireInclusion – Women in Construction 19 March 2024
By Young Professionals Board member Philippos Pouroullis: Embarking on an extraordinary journey through the heart of Zambia, last June presented an adventure of a lifetime an adventure that was not only a test of endurance and camaraderie but also a profound contribution to a cause much greater than ourselves. The group of cyclists that were… Continue reading An extraordinary journey through Zambia
By Young Professionals Board member Lewis Jowett: Wow, what an experience and what a country Zambia is! In June 2023 fellow YPB member Philippos and myself, alongside some intrepid adventure cyclists, completed an epic Zambian cycle challenge. We rode from Lusaka to Victoria Falls down in Livingstone in support of Build It International, raising funds to… Continue reading Zambia – what a country!
The roof is up on the new classrooms at Mwachisompola Primary School – an exciting milestone for the project. Construction of these additional classrooms will provide much-needed space for the children attending this growing school. Classroom environment has a significant impact on student learning. Too many children in Zambia are squeezed into overcrowded classrooms, classrooms… Continue reading Raising the roof at Mwachisompola School
On 17 January 2024 we hosted our first major conference: Breaking barriers, building dreams: Women’s contributions to Zambia’s build industry. In 2021 the construction sector in Zambia employed 166,331 people; of which 96.6% were male and only 3.4% were female [Central Statistical Office (2021) Zambia Labour Force Survey 2021]. The conference brought partners together to… Continue reading Breaking barriers, building dreams: Women in Construction
Last month, Build It’s Young Professionals Board celebrated Christmas with their second annual bowling event, held at Rowans Tenpin Bowl, London. All proceeds were in aid of the Mwachisompola Primary School project, based in a rural settlement north of Zambia’s capital Lusaka. The evening saw six teams and over 30 like-minded young professionals engaged in… Continue reading Young Professionals go bowling for a brighter future 🎳
Kudos to the trainees who took centre stage at our recent community engagement sessions helping to raise awareness that working in the construction sector is definitely #notjustforboys! The trainees performed short sketches to members of the community at Machaya and at Mwachinondo. The sessions aimed to help challenge stereotypes, and support the enrolment of more… Continue reading Breaking barriers through community engagement
We are delighted to share the latest news from Mwachisompola Primary School. 25 young trainees have been helping us build additional classrooms and latrines for the children at this busy school situated approximately 66km north of Lusaka. The trainees were recruited from the local area, and joined our Training into Work programme in August 2023.… Continue reading Walls up at Mwachisompola School
