Paving the way brick by brick.

Building a better world , brick by brick.

‘’ Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” – Maimonides. To many of us this is just a quote, but to *Alfred this is the motto he lives by.

The moment we saw *Alfred we knew that this was the man to go and talk to , he was so proud of what he was doing even though he was only laying bricks at that moment. Speaking to him ,one realizes how grateful he really is to have the job that he has, and that his family also plays a big role in his life since he is currently working for a Contractor who practices close to home ( that is now *Alfred’s home)”

He was born in Zimbabwe where he also obtained his building certificate. His journey in South-Africa started about 7 years ago, since then he has worked on numerous projects. ‘’Building is my food”, one of *Alfred’s answers really gives us an idea of how happy he is in his current position and how much he enjoys his work.

While he was talking with us he revealed that his uncle played a huge role in his life, when came to South-Africa, in helping him find a job.  According to *Alfred his workplace is very safe and he is extremely happy with his pay.

When it comes to the actual building *Alfred is a talented builder seeing as he can do everything from setting out the build site to installing windows. All the experience that he has obtained has really helped him to become a well respected builder by his team.

He is very proud of the fact that, since the certificate that he obtained in Zimbabwe, he has obtained another certificate in South-Africa. He also is very proud of all the projects that he has worked on.

*Alfred’s advice to us was that we are very privileged to be in the position that we are in ( being able to study ) and that we should work and be serious about our studies.

*Not his real name