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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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