The Roche Health Center is a zero-energy health center being constructed by local villagers using no power tools in rural Tanzania. This project is being developed by the Village Life Outreach Project (www.villagelifeoutreach.org) and the Shirati Health, Education and Development Foundation in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati School of Architecture and Interior Design. To find out more or to donate, go to www.villagelifeoutreach.org
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
brick training by Makiga
Makiga, Inc (from Nairobi, Kenya) produce hand-powered brick presses for the Interlocking Stabilized Soil Blocks (ISSB). Village Life purchased a straight and curved press for use at the health center and for future use in the region. Below are pictures from the training taken by Emily Roush.
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