Stage 2 Envision

Close collaboration with community members to design the project to best suit their values and needs while beginning fundamental elements of the project build

‘WASH’ Education

Light-weight Bamboo Shade Structure

Initial Planting: Soil Refurbishment (Nitrogen fixing trees)

Educational Workshopping & Collaborating

Construct Urine-Diverting Dry Toilet (UDDT) (Fertilizer Production) Urine: 1000L Underground airtight storage with hand pump (>6 month storage)

Faeces: Dry composted over <1 year and used as soil conditioner

TOILET CONSTRUCTION

Who: Women, Concrete Tradespeople What: Fired Clay Bricks Why: The toilet is being constructed early in the project to ensure there will be enough waste material processed into usable fertiliser in time to help begin the farming garden. It will also be a beneficial initial WASH focussed educational project that will take time to distribute the knowledge to the community at large.

SCHOOL WORKSHOP

Who: Women, School Teachers, Students What: Design Consult, Educational Workshops Why: Creating a reciprocal arrangmenet with the school to increase safety for families is important. Input from kids also, as per the design is fundamental - they will be interacting with the space. Educating the students on what happens at the women’s house is important for future

INITIAL TREES

Who: Women What: Nitrogen fixing trees Why: Selection of specific tree species to help restore the site’s soil will be paramount in kickstarting soil rejuvination. Species will ensure an immediate return on investment, providing green infrastructure and ecological health that offers harvestable products.

DESIGN WORKSHOP

Who: Women What: Local women Why: Involving the women thoroughly in the design process is paramount for a successful space to manifest. Culturally appropriate spaces that serve the purposes of their needs will come from their own responses to the design workshop.

TRAINING on closed loop farming

Who: Women, Permaculture What: Educational Workshops, GEN (Major Network) Why: The genesis of the entire project is based on educating local women on the intricacies and incremental processes involved in agricultural-sanitation closed loop farming. Starting at the bottom with hands on tree planting and sanitation workshops is crucial.

BAMBOO SHADE CONSTRUCTION

Who: Women What: Constructing Lightweight temporary shelter Why: Having protection from the elements whilst the construction of the Women’s house is underway is necessary. It will familiarise and educate women with basic building components and serve and important purpose during initial phases.