Previously there was: The school was first opened in 2001 with 230 pupils learning under a tree. The school built 2 new classrooms in 2004. However, there is an urgent need for new classrooms at Bissell which now has over 500 pupils but not enough classrooms to teach them. The school has divided the children… Continue reading Bissell Community School, 2017
Previously… Katole is a poor, isolated rural community, 38km from Lusaka. It is made up of 800 households who often struggle to make ends meet from subsistence farming. The nearest school to Katole was a 6km walk away. Although, the older children were able to make the long journey on foot, the distance was too… Continue reading Katole Community School, 2017
Linda Community School Linda Community School has been ranked among the best performing schools in Lusaka province for many years, despite being one of the poorest compounds in Lusaka. This has been achieved despite limited facilities. “I was asked what the school need and I said, ‘a science lab,’” explains Head Teacher Doreen Nzila. “We… Continue reading Linda Community School, 2016
Chitukuko is a rural community located about 20km west of Lusaka. It was established in 2015 when 500 families were forced to re-locate by the new owners of the farmland they were squatting on for many years. Chilanga council allocated the families small plots in a barren area known as Malcolm. Establishing a new community… Continue reading Chitukuko Community School, 2016
We worked with the local community at Bissell to build a new kitchen with rocket stoves in 2016. In 2017 we are continuing our work at Bissell, training 20 new builders and constructing a new 3 classroom block for this oversubscribed community school on the outskirts of Lusaka.
Previously there was: In 2002 members of the community founded Katuba Community School. Before this local children had to travel over 8km a day to go to school. The community built a classroom from mud bricks and a thatched roof. With your support: In 2015 we helped to transform the school facilities. We built a… Continue reading Katuba Community School, 2015
Previously there was: The previous school was established in 1992 as a response to pupils having to walk 7km to get to the nearest government school. The school had an existing 1×3 classroom block and one temporary UNICEF tent. The school is located in Kapiri District, Central Province, Zambia. What we did with your support:… Continue reading Mwala Community School, Phase 1&2
Previously there was: Hope is located in Kanyama, Lusaka, Zambia The school was originally built through a joint initiative between the Japanese and Zambian Governments. Hope International Zambia has been working with the school since 2009 and now teaches over 500 pupils. In 2015 Build It provided construction skills training to 20 men and women… Continue reading Hope Community School, 2015
Previously there was: In 2012, Build It International built a rammed earth classroom block in Shipungu, Kapiri. With your support: In 2014 we built a teachers’ house and a latrine at Shipungu, training 11 men and women from the community with basic building skills. 11 trainees were trained basic building skills and bricklaying whilst building the… Continue reading Shipungu Teachers’ House and Latrine, 2014
Previously there was: The Lupuka Community School was founded by local subsistence farming families in 1991. It consisted of two temporary classrooms constructed in 2010 from sticks and mud bricks – with heavy rains having damaged the walls and roof. The school previously had 85 girls and 65 boys enrolled and taught up to grade… Continue reading Lupuka Community School, 2014
