Build It International’s chief executive, Andrew Jowett, recently visited the project to check on progress. Since July, we have:
- Completed foundations and sub-structure works on the new three classroom block
- Started work on a new teacher’s house
- Signed a contract with ex-trainee Daniel to build a school kitchen
- There remains a lot to do but the project is on target to finish in January 2014.
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24 trainees have been recruited and fully kitted out with safety gear. They are about a third of the way through their formal training which takes 21 weeks to complete. In December the trainees will undertake an official trades test.
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Some great news for last year’s trainees at Kawama, the main contractor, Florajack has hired five of last year’s trainees to work on the current project; Harrimon, Gordon, Saul, Joshua and Nicholas. Joshua has even been selected to be the foreman on site!
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This school will be run by specialist education NGO, PEAS when it opens in January 2014 with 340 pupils.
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