Build Change works with local communities to make their homes and schools safer by building local skills and stimulating local demand for better buildings. Build Change believes that every homeowner, regardless of income and education, has the right to a house that will protect his or her family from natural disasters. We also believe that homeowners should lead the process. Homeowner-driven construction is an approach where homeowners are involved in developing the designs of their houses, trained to manage the purchase of good-quality construction materials and to oversee construction, and are linked to financing options to support rebuilding their homes. Working alongside Build Change-trained builders and governments to implement safe building standards, homeowners have ownership over the entire process from supporting the design of their new houses to supervising construction. Build Change also works with disaster-resistant houses and schools and training for safer construction,