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Kenyan youth trained on the Hydraform Building System

by UN Habitat website

The training that kicked off on the 24th August 2009 saw the first batch of 10 youths being trained on the Hydraform Machine and Hydraform Building System. The training came about as collaboration between UN-HABITAT’s Youth Empowerment Programme and the Nyumbani Village Training Centre in Kitui District, some 200 kilometres east of Nairobi.

The enrolled youth all originate from Kibera and Githogoro informal settlements in Nairobi and Kiandutu in Thika, a town near the capital city.

A core component of the Hydraform Building System is training and the youth will be trained on:

1. Recognizing and selecting soils that are most suitable for block-making;
2. Correctly maintaining the Hydraform Machines;
3. How to minimize downtime/breakages;
4. The most efficient way to set up a blockyard;
5. The requirements for high daily block production;
6. Correct and efficient operation of machines; and
7. The building techniques Hydraform uses to build strong, quality structures.

The training will take about 18 days and benefit a total of 30 youth. The youth are set to graduate on the 12th of September 2009.

Hydraform Blockmaking Machines hydraulically compress soil that contains a small amount of clay and silt mixed with cement into soil cement blocks.  When cured, these can be dry-stacked with no mortar much like inter-locking puzzle pieces.  As a result, Hydraform Machines are ideal for sites where transport, cement and sand costs are high.  They’re also an eco-friendly, cost saving alternative to conventional vibration machines. 

Since the whole process requires intensive labour and manpower, it has potential to be an employment generating venture for the targeted youth.

For more information on Hydraform’s Machines, Building Systems and Hydraform Training contact sales@hydraform.com or visit our web site: www.hydraform.com

          
Training on the Hydraform Machine                              Training on soil types and mixtures

Published on 17 September 2009