Stage 4 Cultivate

Expansion of the functions of the womens house, capabilities of the women and personalisation of the project through advanced construction, sustainable agricultural practices and opportunities for artistic expression.

Rain Harvest

Creative/Cultural input into construction Increasing plant diversity & soil health Increased skill-set

Bio-fuel Dome H20

Earth-Brick (Construction)

Manure: Fuel

Urine-Diverting Dry Toilet (UDDT) Fertilisation Well

Wall CONSTRUCTION

Who: Women, Design team What: Construction workshop Why: The wall construction will be done in a progressive manner, beginning with simple straight walls and working up to more complex elements such as the arched door way. The wall design and placement has been designed in the previous stages and optimised for the community and the location.

Children’s Workshops

Who: Women, School teachers, Children What: Design, Creative Workshop Why: The children’s workshop will occur at this stage if there were elements designed in the initial workshop with the school that would be added directly to the building. This could be a mural, mosaic on the walls or other projects that diretly apply to the building. The children will be able to positively add to the project and help create the identity of the project.

Bio Fuel Construction

Who: Women, trades person, design team What: Construction workshop Why: The bio fuel digester dome will be the most complex construction done in the project. After building the arched door way the skills can be transferred to the construction of the dome. With the help of local trades to connect the plumbing pipes for the gas.

Artists Design

Who: Artists, design team What: Design workshop Why: The local artists within the community will be engaged to ensure the voice of the local women is expressed in the building and broader project. The design team will help advise where possibilities for novel approaches can be done. This workshop will be driven by the local artists not the design team.