Homes for Girls

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dc.contributorAalto-yliopistofi
dc.contributorAalto Universityen
dc.contributor.authorHollmen, Saija
dc.contributor.authorReuter, Jenni
dc.contributor.authorSandman, Helena
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Architectureen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-07T21:32:00Z
dc.date.available2025-01-07T21:32:00Z
dc.date.issued2024-12
dc.description.abstractThe non-governmental organisation Ukumbi (Architecture sans Frontieres / Finland), founded by architects Saija Hollmén, Jenni Reuter, and Helena Sandman, collaborates with local non-governmental organisations to improve living conditions. Together with the NGO Lyra in Africa, they improve educational opportunities for girls in rural Tanzania through safe, eco-friendly hostels for secondary school girls who face challenges related to long travel distances and unsafe living conditions. Since 2018 they have built several hostels across the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, using sustainable building methods such as interlocking stabilised soil blocks (ISSB). This article explores the work of Ukumbi, the impact of its hostel projects on girls' education, and the sustainable design strategies they have employed to enhance gender equality and education in rural Tanzania.en
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dc.identifier.citationHollmen, S, Reuter, J & Sandman, H 2024, 'Homes for Girls', Design for All, vol. 19, no. 12, 2, pp. 19-32.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/132755
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:aalto-202501071054
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherDesign for All Institute of India
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDesign for Allen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 19, issue 12, pp. 19-32en
dc.rightsopenAccessen
dc.subject.keywordUkumbi
dc.subject.keywordsustainable architecture
dc.subject.keywordgirls' education
dc.subject.keywordLyra in Africa
dc.subject.keywordinterlocking stabilised soil blocks (ISSB)
dc.subject.keywordhostels
dc.subject.keywordTanzania
dc.subject.keywordgender equality
dc.subject.keywordlow-carbon design
dc.subject.keywordeco-friendly construction
dc.titleHomes for Girlsen
dc.typeA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessäfi
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