HomeFiwila School Phase 2
Fiwila is a remote community in Central Zambia, located 50km down a dirt road. After our first project at Fiwlia, Phase 1, we began another phase of the building work and created a 2 x laboratory block, ablution block and teacher’s house.
Description: New Secondary School – Phase 2 – 2 x laboratory block, ablution block and teacher’s house with rainwater tank
Key Features: Parry roof tiles made on site. Extra strong corner columns, rain-water harvesting.
When Built: 2008 11 months project
Builder: Alfred Muyabe – 4 more tile makers trained
Cost: £35, 000
Funder: Shropshire Fiwila Partnership
Result: With one short rainy season, water can be a problem for many in rural Zambia. We used this project to trial the use of curved soil blocks in the construction of a 10 cu.m. This was a success technically but proved to be uneconomical. In drier areas where water is more expensive, there may be a market for the tank.
Putting a Roof over our Heads - 8 August 2009
The amazing 46 bed boy’s dormitory is almost completed with the roof rafters currently being put in place. Some 4,000 tiles will then be laid over the next month. With its two round ends the building resembles a ship.
Fiwila dormitory ready to roof - 30 May 2009
Update May 2009 After six months hard work under builder Alfred Muyabe, the dormitory has reached ring beam level. The facility will house 44 boys attending the new secondary school and will open in February 2020. It features a unique design with integrated ablution block and recreation / cooking area. At present the boys sleep [...]
Fiwila Science Lab Signed Off - 30 October 2008
October 2008 – Science Lab Finished and Boys Dormitory Phase 1 underway This project has brought secondary education to the children of Fiwila for the first time. This includes science to GCE level (grade 12) and so two block science lab has been constructed at a cost of around £35,000. Alfed Muyababe once again managed [...]
Boys Dormitory Fiwila - Cool and Creative! - 18 June 2008
JUNE 2008 – BOYS DORMITORY STARTS After a consultation workshop with teachers, pupils and their parents, local architect David Bwalya has come up with an innovative design for a dormitory for 44 boys. This includes integrated wash-rooms and a covered cooking-recreation space that create semi-circular ends to the building as in traditional rural structures. The [...]
Loos in the Loop - New school latrines in Zambia. - 6 June 2008
June 2008 Loos in the Loop – New school latrines in Zambia Our latrine building programme at Fiwila School is nearing completion now as these photographs illustrate. The curved blocks are made on site and used to line the pit in a lattice formation to allow soak away but prevent the walls from caving in. [...]