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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
We recently celebrated the graduation of our 2018 Fast Track course 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 […]
In 2016 we began work on our new training centre, our ‘Centre for Excellence’ for the construction sector in Zambia. Situated on a two-hectare site next to the Great North Road on the northern edge of Lusaka, the centre is at the heart of our ambitious plans to significantly increase the number of young people […]
The Multifunction Hall at our Centre for Excellence is now complete and ready for business! It is one of the final buildings in Phase 1 of construction at the site. The hall will provide flexible learning space for training and workshops, as well as conferences and events. The hall has a unique design. The elevated […]
Sara Moslemi Zadeh from BuroHappold Engineering has been out in Zambia volunteering as Build It Assistant Project Manager at the Centre for Excellence. We caught up with Sara as she comes to the end of her time in Zambia. I remember exactly a year ago when I called Andrew Jowett, Build It CEO for the […]