Ann Page – UK Coordinator
Hello everybody. I’m the newest member of the Build A School team and will be coordinating the UK office  – putting all of my previous PA and administration skills to the test!  After spending time this year in Malawi with the wonderful people and beautiful children, I know that every day I spend fundraising and working with Build A School is for an incredibly worthwhile cause.

Build A School is a UK charity focused on supporting the developing world in two key ways:

To fund the building of classrooms in developing countries;
To provide education in sustainable living.

We support governments to help developing countries reach their ambitious targets for the Millennium Development Goals. If EVERY child is to have a primary school place by 2015 it requires the continued support of friends and partners around the world.
Build A School recognises school build projects are only part of the solution. Access to knowledge about the environment, sustainable building, food …

Richard Chatambalala – Malawi Treasurer
Hello to you all. I am the accountant for Build A School Malawi and have loved being a part of the team. I worked for the European Union for many years so have a wealth of experience of dealing with project financing here in Africa. My role has developed to support Grieve and make sure we deliver for our supporters around the world.

Paul Richards – Architect
Hi everyone. I qualified as an architect in 1979 and worked for local practices in Bath and Bristol until starting my own practice in 1984. My real passion is self build and set up Architecture Verte with my son in 2004 to focus on sustainable development. Additional skills I bring to Build A School are my technical expertise in renewable energy design and a bundle of enthusiasm for Africa – I was born there!! Working with Build A School has helped me fulfil a lifelong ambition to …

Grieve Massa – Malawi Manager
Greetings from Malawi. How are you all?
I’m the manager here in Malawi and I use my skills to help transfer money to our builders and check the smooth running of Build A School on the ground. I use my experience and contacts to improve the success of our charity here in Africa. I check your cash is spent effectively and help support Build A School in the UK with advice. It’s my job to keep you guys updated.

Luke Dolby – Chairman
Thank you for taking the time to learn about the work of Build A School.
My background in the media and teaching was supplemented by further study in sustainable development education. My role in recent times has diversified from working on school build programmes to researching the best ways to promote sustainability through education in the developing world.
I believe the Millennium Development Goals are a great, although not perfect, unifier for different groups to work together to lift people out of poverty. Yet as a former teacher I …

1) BUILD A SCHOOL will not enter into a joint venture with another party if that business or organisation’s operations are in conflict with our own objectives:
TO FUND THE BUILDING OF CLASSROOMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
AND
TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IN SUSTAINABLE LIVING
2) BUILD A SCHOOL continues to form partnerships with external organisations that help us achieve our objectives. However, we must ensure partnerships do not bring the charity’s brand and reputation into disrepute or hinder our independence. To protect the charity’s reputation, integrity and independence BUILD A SCHOOL will avoid the following:

Any …

Build A School has evolved from a simple school building organisation to focusing on education in sustainable living. Both causes are linked and valuable, but are a part of the global agenda moving the planet towards a peaceful and sustainable future.
Short term: Build A School is developing a sustainable base through fair trade shops that support the charity by allowing it to operate with less money going on running costs and more cash going to our projects.
Mid-term: Build A School will continue to support developing countries that are working to …

2007
Build A School was formed in 2007 with a focus on building classroom blocks in Malawi. The team has grown and continued to work with partners to fund school buildings in both Malawi and India.
2008
The trustees helped drive the charity’s vision in sustainable education and Build A School has grown it’s team of technical advisers and volunteer fundraisers. Build A School partnered the Department for International Development to build an urban project in Lilongwe. Build A School also partnered HSBC in a school build project in Vizag, India. In December …

We like to keep things simple and transparent here at Build A School. We thought we’d show you just who is involved in receiving your kind donation, how we transfer it abroad and how our manager there uses it. We want to show you how we turn your donations into real results abroad. If you’re kind enough to donate, the least we can do is show you where it goes. Thank you.