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the existing school
Makangwe school is a community school just south of Lusaka. Over 270 pupils are taught in a single classroom block, and although the school is supported by ZOCS (Zambian Open Community Schools) it receives very little government help, and no government funded teachers. However it is a thriving school with a dynamic community leadership. In Sept 2009 Build IT International agreed to build a 2 classroom block and a new teachers house
Location: Makangwe, South of Lusaka
Description: Two new classrooms for community school and new teacher’s house
Building: To be completed by the end of 2010, ready for the new school year in Jan 2011
Training: Up to 15 workers will be trained on the project
Funder: Trusts and Foundations and Build IT International Supporters
Training underway at Chainda and Makangwe - 14 May 2010
Good progress is being made at Chainda and Makangwe where trainees have been selected and training is underway.
Preparing the site at Makangwe - 30 April 2010
The Makangwe community has been hard at work preparing the site for construction to start. Heavy rains until mid-April hampered this work but the weather is now good…
First Community meeting takes place at Makangwe - 26 January 2010
The first community meeting was held on 2nd December 2009.
Build IT's 7th Zambian school selected - Makangwe School - 20 January 2010
Makangwe is a community about 26kms south of Lusaka. Although it is a rural