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Amani Village

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project details
project description: 
Amani Africa is establishing a community in the town of Nyamata, Rwanda, creating an environment that will allow us to fulfill our underlying mission: to promote sustainable peace in a post-conflict society by training and educating vulnerable youth. Amani Africa has recognized that a holistic approach to reconciliation is vital. Amani Village will combine human rights, education, and economic empowerment to provide opportunities to vulnerable youth. All three of these components are absolutely essential if we wish to create sustainable peace in a region devastated by decades of violence and civil war. Amani Village will consist of: vocational training school, library and resource center for human rights and peace-building, a computer laboratory, “green” guesthouse and restaurant, playgrounds and sport fields for all of our sports teams, home for street children, health clinic, primary school, secondary school
project start: 
2008, May 7
status: 
design development
project size: 
566,280 SF
Client Name: 
Amani Africa
team members: 
Budget/Cost: 
$400,000
Amani Africa is establishing a community in the town of Nyamata, Rwanda, creating an environment that will allow us to fulfill our underlying mission.

Bethania Kid Centers

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project details
project description: 
Working with REACH and Bethania Kids, there are two sites we are exploring to accommodate the housing of orphanages in southern India. The 1st site which we will be exploring is about an acre, accommodating about 45 orphanages. We are viewing this site as a smaller scaled prototype site to apply onto the 2nd site, a larger site looking to accommodate 200+ orphanges with consideration to having a "handicapped friendly" building and a day care center. Both are exciting sites and since we picked this up recently in December, we are looking for members to participate in this project. The scope of work is to design both sites to accommodate the orphanes needs, establish a form of "branding", and fundraising opportunies.
project start: 
2007, December 17
status: 
design development
Client Name: 
Bethania Kids
Budget/Cost: 
$75,000
Design of orphanges center

Vietnam Playground

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project details
project description: 
Design services for a nursery school playground located in Hung Trach Commune. The project was developed to work with a small budget and develop solutions to create a safer play environment by referring US stringent safety code measures.
project start: 
2006, March 1
status: 
completed
project size: 
2,000 SF
Client Name: 
Counterpart International
Completed design and construction of a playground in Vietnam. Collaborative effort with Counterpart International.

Donate n Shop

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project details
project description: 
Working with NCCF (National Center for Children and Families - http://www.nccf-cares.org/), we are designing a Donate and Shop space that allows for donations to be channeled, organized and then placed for display for the individuals to shop as they please. The design is planned to go to a schematic level. During construction, we will be looking to see if members would be interested in helping out also.
project start: 
2007, March 1
status: 
design development
Client Name: 
National Center for Children and Families
team members: 
Design of a 'Donate N Shop' space for a family care center located in Bethesda, MD.

Umueze Village Schoolhouse

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project details
project description: 
Partnering with UNIFI (www.unifiinc.org), we look to design for the village of Umueze, Nigeria a safe and functional primary schoolhouse. The new building is to replace an existing schoolhouse that has become old and dilapidated, requiring a disproportionate amount of resources and maintenance. The schoolhouse is seen as the center of growth within the village. It is not only a place for children to learn, but a gathering place for the students to populate and create connections that strengthen the community as a whole.
project start: 
2007, June 8
status: 
design development
project size: 
10,000 SF
Client Name: 
God First
Design of a primary school house

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