ARCHITECTURE WITHOUT BORDERS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCES AND OTHER PROJECTS IN SENEGAL
WHO WE ARE
WHAT‘S ASF-‐E? Architecture without Borders is an Spanish NGO founded in 1992, whose mission is “ promoting human development in a equal and sustainable way through the improvement of living infrastructures and the defense of the right of people to a worthy house, specially among the least-‐favored groups, both in national and international level“. ASF works in self-‐financed projects of cooperation for development. Which is the experience of ASF-‐E in Senegal? Architecture without Borders is being working in Senegal since 2001, implementing projects of development with a high component in construction. Who‘s part of WT-‐Senegal? The Working Team Senegal of ASF-‐E is constituted by a group of architects and engineers, among other fields, working in the headquarters (in Madrid) with the expatriate personnel in Senegal.
OUR ADDED VALUE We analyze all human, social, cultural and traditional factors which surround the people with who we expect working. These factors have great relevance in the design of the intervention and in the election of materials as well as techniques for construction. Within this frame, ASF-‐E provides a quite important added value: • Approval and integration of the projects by local authorities and target population. • Optimal management of the funds in construction projects. • Adaptation of the design and the materials to the specific context, promoting quality, durability and reduction of environmental impact of the construction works. In case of direct civil works: • Ownership and generation of employment among local population thorugh self-‐construction. • Inclusion of work-‐shops related witch construction and building manteinance. • Reduction of costs and pollution as long as working with local suppliers. • Generation of incomes for the local population • Inclusion of gender perspective.
OUR ADDED VALUE
Here some images of building sites and application of local construction techniques such as: use of BTC (compressed earth blocs), earth rendering, shells floors, false ceiling made of “kirintin”, “carreaux cassés” (masonry with broken tiles), etc
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN SENEGAL ASF-‐E makes also technical assistance to other NGO’s, locals as well as internationals, and with public institutions related to Cooperation for Development. Fields of interest: • Water supply and sanitation systems. • Basic infrastructures: health, education, social centres,... • Urban planning and housing • Productive activities: fishing manufacture, markets, shops,.. • Training, awareness and participation of society • Strengthening of institutions Working taks: • Preliminary draft • Construction design for new buildings, enlargements and restoration • Construction bidding tenders • Site management • Project evaluation Technical assistances made for:
BIDDING TENDERS IN SENEGAL
ASF-‐E makes also bidding tenders for other local as well as international NGO‘s and public institutions related to Cooperation for Development locals Working fields: ● Writing of the document with the bases for the bidding, according to Spanish, French and Senegal law for construction tenders, taking from each one the most important points and the economic conditions of the client. ● Study of the received documents, once construction companies had already been taken into tender; and revision, in situ, of the truthfulness of the proposals. ● Issuing of a report with the comparison of the proposals of each company. This document could be used as a basis for the election of the chosen company of the tender.
Bidding tenders made for :
ASF-‐E‘s CURRICULUM IN SENEGAL Projects index JOAL FADIOUTH • Fuenlabrada Social Centre • (2001-‐2007) • 7 Water Houses (2007-‐2011) • House of children (2011-‐2012) • • Health centre (2013-‐2014) • Entretierras Workshop (2013-‐2016) MAR LOTHIE • • Manufacturing centre (2010-‐ 2011). Technical assistance for Fundación Mujeres
SAINT LOUIS Agreement 06-‐CO1-‐ 045 con AECID for Guet N‘Dar neighbourhood (2006-‐2012) Preliminary draft for planning the river chanel in Guet N‘Dar (2011) Centre for fishing DAKAR manufacture (2009-‐2012). Technical assistance for • Restoration of 4 schools (2012-‐ Habitáfrica. 2013) Technical assistance to Intervida
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. JOAL-‐FADIOUTH
FUENLABRADA SOCIAL CENTRE -‐ Joal Fadiouth (2001-‐2007) For supporting women community development. It contains a nursery school, workshops, assembly hall, toilettes, shower and offices, apart from open-‐air areas. Identification, Preliminary draft, Project draft, Construction design, Site management and construction of the building.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. JOAL-‐FADIOUTH
7 WATER HOUSES in informal settlements in Joal-‐Fadiouth (2007-‐2011) Improvement of the hygienic and sanitary conditions of the settlements. Each house includes water taps for distribution, toilettes and public showers, meeting room/classroom, planting drying beds and a garden for planting. Identification, Preliminary draft, Project draft, Construction design, Site management and construction of the building. Campaign for awareness and promotion of hygiene.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. JOAL-‐FADIOUTH
7 WATER HOUSES in informal settlements in Joal-‐Fadiouth (2007-‐2011) From left to right: Hamdallah‘s house, Cite Lycée‘s house, Caritas‘ house, Assane Ba‘s house, Daroum Salam II‘s house, Darou Salam I‘s house and Khelcom‘s house. Campaign for promoting hygiene and hand washing with soap.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. JOAL-‐FADIOUTH
CHILDREN‘S HOUSE in informal settlements in Joal Fadiouth (2012) Nursery school with 3 classrooms, toilettes, administration area, con 3 aulas, aseos, administración and courtyard, both with and without roof and without. Identification, Preliminary draft, Project draft, Construction design, Site management and construction of the building.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. JOAL-‐FADIOUTH
HEALTH CENTRE in an informal settlement in Joal-‐Fadiouth (2013-‐ 2014) It involves a building for the maternity ward, another for the dispensary and two houses for the midwife and the nurse with their families. Preliminary draft, Project draft, Construction design, Site management and construction of the building.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. MAR LOTHIE MANUFACTURING CENTRE in Mar Lothie TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FUNDACIÓN MUJERES (2010-‐2011) AND BIDDING. For producing, storing and distributing goods. Project for economic independance of entrepreneur women. It includes space for producing canned food, for textil works, poultry farming area, storehouse, administration area, halls and toilettes. Preliminary draft, Project draft, Construction design, Site management and construction of the building (after bidding tender).
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. SAINT LOUIS
AGREEMENT 06-‐CO1-‐ 045 with AECID Guet-‐Ndar neighbourhood, Saint Louis (2006-‐2012) Water supplying, basic sanitary systems, housing, solid waste treatment and use of subproducts after manufacturing fish for cattle feeding. Preeliminary stude, land survey of the neighbourhood and construction design of: sanitary nets, rainning chanels, paving and improvement of housing conditions.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. SAINT LOUIS
PREELIMINARY DRAFT FOR PLANNIGN THE RIVER CHANNEL in Guet N‘Dar, Saint Louis (2011) Through creating open air spaces with recreational areas, areas for elderly people, gardening, sport equipment and quay.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. SAINT LOUIS
CENTRE FOR FISHING MANUFACTURE in Guet-‐Ndar, Saint Louis (2009-‐2012) Project collaborating with Habitáfrica. BIDDGIN TENDER. Preliminary draft, Project draft, Construction design, Biding tender, Site management and construction of the building.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. DAKAR
RESTORATION OF 4 SCHOOLS in Pikine and Guediawaye, Dakar TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR INTERVIDA (2012-‐2013) In order to solve different problems related to health standars and basic housing in the schools, inside a developping program by Intervida. Preliminary draft, Project draft, Construction design, Site management and construction of the building. Pre-‐intervention condition (upper photos) and after-‐intervention condition (lower photos)
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. DAKAR
RESTORATION OF 4 SCHOOLS in Pikine and Guediawaye, Dakar TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR INTERVIDA (2012-‐2013) Dalifort‘s school, Castor Forçe Armée‘s school, Thiaroye‘s school and Omar da Diouf‘s school.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. ENTRETIERRAS WORKSHOP
Entretierras Workshop 2013 in Joal-‐Fadiouth Practical experience in cooperation through a workshop in construction.
Construction of a stand in BTC (compressed earth brick) for a women association. This stand is bound to the sale of their products.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. ENTRETIERRAS WORKSHOP
Entretierras workshop 2014 in Joal-‐Fadiouth Practical experience in cooperation through a workshop in construction. Construction, restoration of BTC (compressed earth brick) walls and plastering with earth mortar in a health centre. Also improvement of open-‐air areas.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. ENTRETIERRAS WORKSHOP
Entretierras workshop 2015 in Joal-‐Fadiouth Practical experience in cooperation through a workshop in construction. The activites developped include restoration of the maternity ward of the hospital, construction of walls in BTC (compressed earth brick) and preliminary study of a future project of a market in Ngueniene.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. ENTRETIERRAS WORKSHOP
Entretierras workshop 2016 in Joal-‐Fadiouth Practical experience in cooperation through a workshop in construction. We continued with the restoration of the maternity ward of the hospital, and work was done at the Center for Middle Education (CEM3) using the BTC Technique (compressed earth brick). Other activities developped included production of prefabricated porthole windows, concrete arches and cement block benches. We also continued with the preliminary study of a future project in Nguéniène.
ASF-‐E‘s IN SENEGAL. CURRENT PROJECTS
TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE RESTORATION OF A HEALTH CENTRE in Leona, Saint Louis (2015) (Subject to project and funding) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR MÉDICOS MUNDI.
After analyzing the current situation it is drawn up a project which is based on training the sanitary workers, promotion of healthy and hygienic habits among local population and restoring the existing infrastructures.
ASF-‐E‘s ICURRICULUM ASF-‐E‘s N SENEGAL. CURRENT IN SENEGAL PROJECTS CURRENT PROJECTS RESTORATION OF MATERNITY WARD OF THE HOSPITAL in Joal-‐Fadiouth
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Due to the problems of damp spots and bad construction quality, the maternity ward of the hospital was not in use anymore.
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Thanks to Entretierras workshop, to the private donations and some events organized by our volunteers, the works of restorations have been carried . The labors included the demolition and reconstruction of the slab , a new metal roofing, some walls, beams and supports. An access ramp and some solar protection has also been constructed.
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The finishes are currently being carried by the Hospital in order to get the refurbishment finished by the end of the year. This installations works include electricity and plumbing.
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ASF-‐E‘s CURRICULUM IN SENEGAL CURRENT PROJECTS
IMPROVEMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN A INFORMAL SETTLEMENT in Joal-‐Fadiouth Last august we begun the construction works for restoring and building new classrooms in CEM3 school, which belongs to one of the informal settlements, Cáritas, of Joal-‐Fadiouth. This project is funded by the City Hall of Fuenlabrada and its first phase was finalized in December 2016.
OTHER PROJECTS IN WESTERN AFRICA?
Working team for Western Africa: ASF-‐E works since 1994 in most of the countries of this region of the continent. ASF-‐E is composed by one team for each country in which we work. All these groups are coordinated by the W.T. Western Africa with the aid of sharing knowledge, skills, experiences and of creating a regional net of development and cooperation with the different coworkers. ASF-‐E works in: Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Ghana Mali Senegal Togo…
ASF-‐E’s CURRICULUM IN WESTERN AFRICA BURKINA FASO 4 SCHOOLS in the community of Karangasso-‐Vigué (Burkina Faso) 2007-‐2009 Preliminary draft, project draft, construction design and site management and construction of the building.
ASF-‐E’s CURRICULUM IN WESTERN AFRICA IVORY COAST
Primary school in Tiémélékro (Ivory Coast) 2004-‐2007 Preliminary draft, project draft, construction design and site management and construction of the building.
ASF-‐E’s CURRICULUM IN WESTERN AFRICA IVORY COAST
CENTRE FOR A COOPERATIVE OF BLIND PEOPLE in Bouaké (Ivory Coast) 2008-‐2009 Preliminary draft, project draft, construction design and site management and construction of the building.
ASF-‐E’s CURRICULUM IN WESTERN AFRICA MALI
COMMUNITARY HEALTH CENTRE in Gogouna (Mali) 2009-‐2010 Preliminary draft, project draft, construction design and site management and construction of the building.
ASF-‐E’s CURRICULUM IN WESTERN AFRICA TOGO CENTRE OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN EXPERIENCES FOR DEVELOPMENT in Dassoute (Togo) 1997 Preliminary draft, project draft, construction design and site management and construction of a multi-‐use centre for training and promotion in topics such as agriculture, cattle raising, health, reforestation, basic skills in economy, …
ASF-‐E’s CURRICULUM IN WESTERN AFRICA TOGO TOGO Safe water supplying in 34 countryside communities of Savanes. Phase I -‐ 2008/10. Phase II -‐ 2011/12. In cooperation with the local partner OREPSA
ASF-‐E’s CURRICULUM IN ESTERN AFRICA MOZAMBIQUE Mozambique Student Residence in Namaacha. 2016 Technical Assistance for Basic and Executive Project, requested by Italian NGO IPSIA. The project starts with the rehabilitation of some existing warehouses. One of the pavilions is used as a container to locate the two levels of the residence. The rest of the programmed uses are developed in two new buildings, which house the kitchen and dining room (and initially a nucleus of toilets).
ASF-‐E’s CURRICULUM IN ESTERN AFRICA MOZAMBIQUE Mozambique Educational Center in Massaca (Maputo) 2016 Technical Assistance for Preliminary Project requested by the Mozambique Sur Foundation. The project proposes the construction of a Vocational Training Center, and the headquarters of Fundação Encontro (the local organization partner). The place that a socio-‐cultural space will occupy in the next phases of the project is planned in the configuration of elements and their relationship with the surrounding environment.
ASF-‐E‘s CURRICULUM IN SENEGAL EVENTS EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS Along all these years we have taken part in lots of events and exhibitions related to cooperation, architecture and funding for some of our projects. These are the most recent ones:
ASF-‐E‘s CURRICULUM IN SENEGAL GRATITUDE TO Funders and benefactors We would like to thank to all funders, benefactors and partners of ASF-‐E for their involvement and commitment which makes possible the developpement of all those projects. And truly thanks for all the volunteers who belong to these working team for their dedication and effort.
CONTACT:
Architecture without Borders (Central headquarters in Barcelona) www.asfes.org (+34) 93 310 74 90 Architecture without Borders (Headquarters in Madrid) madrid.rd@asfes.org (+34) 91 536 25 72 ASF Working team Senegal (in Madrid) gtsenegal@asfes.org (+34) 91 536 25 72 Blog: http://asfsenegal.blogspot.com.es/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArquitecturaSinFronterasGrupoTrabajoS enegal For funding: http://www.migranodearena.org/es/reto/5480/taller-‐entretierras-‐ 2015senegal/