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- Community-designed Filipino orphanage rises in the wake of typhoon disaster Wed, 24 Jan 18, 8:50pmIn November 2013, super-typhoon Haiyan battered the central Philippines and destroyed over four million households—including the NGO Streetlight’s orphanage, office, and study center...
- Inspiring youth village for orphans generates solar power for nearly 10% of Rwanda Thu, 16 Nov 17, 12:35amMore than one million people in a population of over 11 million in Rwanda are orphans. After hearing about this crisis, couple Anne Heyman and Seth Merrin started the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village (ASYV) to offer a safe community...
- This modular orphanage in Thailand was built using local and recycled materials Wed, 8 Nov 17, 1:56amThis cluster of tiny shelters for Burmese children in Thailand was built using reclaimed wood and locally sourced materials. Following the success of his Casa Techo emergency dwellings in Colombia, Chilean architect Sebastián...
- Footloose German guy builds an inspiring brick dome home for an orphanage in Kenya Mon, 20 Jul 15, 4:35amWhen Torsten Kremer met Mama Dolfine, she had lost a 14 and 27-year-old son in one year, sank into a pit of despair, and then climbed out and built heaven--in the form of a new orphanage...
- Footloose German kid builds an inspiring brick dome home for an orphanage in Kenya Sat, 18 Jul 15, 4:34amWhen Torsten Kremer met Mama Dolfine, she had lost a 14 and 27-year-old son in one year, sank into a pit of despair, and then climbed out and built heaven--in the form of a new orphanage...
- Orkidstudio builds passive solar African orphanage using earthbag construction Mon, 8 Dec 14, 9:30pmThe Nakuru earthbag orphanage stands out from the surrounding architectural typology, which is dominated by stone and concrete homes. The use of local earth as the primary construction material not only gives the orphanage...