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Case Study: Tanzania
The biggest problem for countries facing this
challenge is just what to do with these street kids
as existing facilities simply can’t cope with the
tremendous numbers. Fortunately for the children,
willing donors have stepped up to the plate and are
funding the construction of new complexes to take
up some of the slack.
Leading the charge is the Malaika Kids Network, the
first children’s village which was built in Tanzania using
the Hydraform Building System under the supervision of
architect Kees Dwarhuis. Designed to accommodate 320
children, the Malaika Children’s Village is intended to offer
the children as normal a life as possible within a unique
living concept based on family houses.
The cluster homes and school were all constructed
from soil cement blocks made by a Hydraform
interlocking blockmaking machine using soil in the area.
The children’s village hopes to help the children grow
into young independent adults with a future to look
forward to.
One for the
children
One of the more tragic consequences of the AIDS pandemic is the
huge increase in the number of street children in cities all over Africa.
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