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Hydraform plays a role in the building of the Malaika Children's Village in Tanzania

It has been a long standing dream of Jamilla, the founder of Malaika Kids Network to establish a safe “home” environment for the street children in Tanzania.  In the past 5 years AIDS has spread rapidly in Tanzania.  The most tragic consequence of the AIDS epidemic is surely the enormous increase in the number of street children who are in need of a caring home environment, regular meals and a proper education.

The Malaika children’s village has been designed to accommodate 320 children.  The aim is to offer the children a normal life with a unique living concept based on family houses. The children’s village hopes to help the children grow up into young independent adults with a future to look forward too.

Building started under the supervision of architect Kees Dwarhuis in 2008. The first cluster of homes and a school room have already been built using a Hydraform Machine. Hydraform blocks, which can be produced on site from the soil in the area, are being used to build the surrounding walls of the village and the walls of the structures within the village.

For more information on Hydraform, the Hydraform Building System or Hydraform Training, contact sales@hydraform.com or visit www.hydraform.com

For more information on the Malaika children’s villages visit:  http://www.malaika-kids.co.uk

Published on 27 July 2009