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Renovated classroom at Shantumbu
Shantumbu is a seondary school on the SW edge of Lusaka, which is supported by the Shishemo Foundation to offer practical training as well as education.
Build IT has renovated 3 classrooms including turning one into a building materials workshop, and is currently building a teahers house. There are 11 trainees on the project which is expected to be completed in early 2010.
Waffles are good for you - 8 October 2009
Build IT International is piloting a new technology at the Shantumbu and Kawama projects.
This involves laying concrete floors using hollow waffles.
Construction Equipment handed over to Shantumbu Community - 29 June 2009
Update June 2009 Block and tile making equipment was formally transferred to Shishemo Foundations project at Shantumbu, close to Lusaka in Zambia. Trainees have been recruited and two trainers, Credence and Lastone will shortly arrive from Fiwila where they were trained by BII in 2007. During July and August the 10 trainees will undergo a [...]
Rain does NOT stop play at Shantumbu - 13 January 2009
Update January 2009 Despite heavy rains work at Shantumbu has progressed well and renovation of three classrooms was completed in early January 2009. The next step is to install soil block and micro-concrete tile making equipment and train two trainers. The first group of 11 trainees should start by April 2009. As part of their [...]