Build Change builds local partnerships to promote safe designs for new schools and to train local builders and engineers to retrofit existing unsafe schools. they work with: A community-based approach, where community members are engaged in the process of school reconstruction, is at the core of building culturally-accepted, safe schools. Reviewing existing school designs and making recommendations to improve their resistance to earthquakes and typhoons, making the plans easier to interpret, and validating the cost and quantity of materials needed for construction. Training engineers and project managers to provide better supervision of construction. Educating teachers, parents, and communities on the importance of safe construction, and providing trainings so they can support in the supervision of construction and identify problems when the engineer or project manager is off-site.