The new library space at Chuitika Basic School was created from a crumbling remnant of a pre-Independence building sitting in the main courtyard. Using that bare shell as a framework, we built up a concrete floor to get the building up and out of the rains, added a verandah extension, new windows and a corrugated metal roof to create a place for learning, reading, and gathering.
As with all our building projects, we injected some simple techniques, like large windows and vents to naturally light and air the space. The high ceiling traps the hot air and allows it to escape through a slot in the roof's ridge. And, large overhangs protect the building from the sun and provide a place for students and teachers to escape it too.
More importantly, this new building is acting as a reading space, classroom, and community-gathering room for meetings with parents, teachers, and local government officials. What was an eye-sore has become an integral part of Chiutika School and Chikazi Village.
It is with profound sadness that Guy and I share the passing of SCALEAfrica’s longtime project manager and hero, Geoff Renou. While we worked together for nearly a decade on school projects in the...
We're excited to share Erinn's interview with Ubuntu Education Fund’s Jordan Levy on his podcast “Failure from the Field.” We spoke about what works, and more importantly, what doesn’t work in...
SCALEAfrica Announces WiSH Initiative: Increasing Access to Education For Girls in Zambia Through WASH (Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene)
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Contact: Erinn McGurn, AIA, Executive...
We're excited to announce that SCALEAfrica has been admitted back into the Clinton Global Initiative for 2016! Thanks to all our supporters, partners and everyone who works with us to build...