Build a School is a UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 registered charity

Charitable organization

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 (Registration: 1118476) who help raise funds to build schools.

Their first school was launched in September and is now being used. Since then the charity has got a lot of media coverage from the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

, ITV

ITV

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 and the KM newspaper.

Mbelekete Primary School

Mbelekete was the first school funded by Build a School grants.
The cost of the school was estimated at £40,000 to build, and has five classrooms which replaces the old "school" in the village church. The modern school was built by a local builder called Jack who has been involved in similar projects in the past. Although exact details of the school haven't been confirmed it's suspected the school fulfilled its plans.

Endorsement

The charity received many celebrity endorsements. Theo Walcott

Theo Walcott

Theo James Walcott is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays for Arsenal and the England national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton F.C. Academy. He is a striker who is usually deployed on the right wing as a wide forward to exploit his speed...

, an Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

 and England

England national football team

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 football (soccer) player became involved, signing memorabilia - most of which was to be sold off to raise funds, whilst other bits would be given to the villagers. The charity was also spotlighted by Private Eye editor and Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...

panellist Ian Hislop

Ian Hislop

Ian David Hislop is a British journalist, satirist, comedian, writer, broadcaster and editor of the satirical magazine Private Eye...

.

External links

• Official website
• Build a School at the Charity Commission
  Charity Commission
  The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales....