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Re-housing destitute families
You are a philanthropist, an NGO, a development institution, a company... Fund a social building program for destitute families (severe poverty, climatic disasters, emergencies, slums...) After a disaster or simply because they are destitute or living in slums, some families need to be re-housed with sustainable solutions. AVN can help re- house these families in partnership with a local NGO that can identify the families and supervise the implementation of the project. At the same time, members of the community will be trained in the NV technique, empowering them to develop an autonomous local market
Example: Selavip has financed the re-housing of several families after a flood in Burkina Faso
An opportunity for the apprentices to learn faster
Building several houses at the same time in the same place is a real opportunity for the apprentices to learn rapidly how to become skilled NV masons. It creates a temporary training center where the apprentices can learn the different techniques on the job, taught by the experienced NV masons.
Characteristics - 25 houses built (25m2 each) $600 /house - 25 families of 5 people re-housed - several masons trained - 5 months in total for the construction Cost: 25,000 USD* Includes supervision and coordination cost (20 %) and family participation to make bricks. * This is an average cost. It varies depending the country of construction, the finishes and the population’s implication.
> AVN will link you with selected NV entrepreneurs to construct such buildings > AVN will quality control those buildings as part of your investment
Using the re-housing program as kickstart buildings to disseminate the NV technique in the surrounding villages
The first NV buildings the power to convince people One of the cultural barriers to the acceptance of the NV concept is that most people have never seen a vaulted roof before, and can’t imagine that a roof without timber or iron support can stand by itself. But once the people have seen a NV for themselves and have felt its advantages, they are very likely to adopt this technique for their future houses.
Participation by the local community Community members often take an active part in the construction of NV houses, helping to carry the water, dig the earth, mix the earth and water, build the bricks and carry them to the building site. This unskilled labor represents 70Â % of the work in the construction of a Nubian Vault.
A fast way to start a local market Financing a re-housing program is one of the most efficient ways to rapidly build up the market, because it generates demand from the clients that have seen the first buildings and want to build more.