The Africa Challenge entry
The Slums Information Development & Resource Centre (SIDAREC) Technology Hub is a sustainable, technology focused community resource centre in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, an informal settlement east of Nairobi, Kenya. The SIDAREC organization believes positive development occurs by realizing the concept, "Community problems need community solutions." SIDAREC strives to empower the youth in Mukuru to generate community solutions and positive change by utilizing education and technology to harness the untapped potential the youth inherently have. SIDAREC's ultimate goal is to enable the community's youth to raise their standards of living and improve their community. source: http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/node/1248
2007 AMD Open Architecture Challenge winner
Architecture for Humanity and AMD announced the winners of its 2007 AMD Open Architecture Challenge. Each year the competition addresses architects and designers around the world, seeking “to harness the creativity and energy of the design community to address a different systemic issue facing those living in underserved communities.” Year 2007’s topic of “Digital Inclusion” generated some incredible projects, with Seattle based Global Studio taking taking top honors for its SIDAREC Technology Hub. read more: http://inhabitat.com/2007-amd-open-architecture-challenge/
Construction Progress
Installing conrete slab pavers for veranda. see more images at this blog: http://theglobalstudio.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=26
SIDAREC is now up and running!
Building Innovations Group, East Africa, Limited, (BIG) with funding from Innovations Housing, Incorporated, started Phase II work in June of 2011 on the Slums Information Development and Resource Centres (SIDAREC) center in the Mukuru Kwa Njenga slum in Nairobi, Kenya. BIG is a social enterprise specializing in constructing facilities for nongovernmental organizations using a self-help model. Two months later after overcoming often seemingly insurmountable challenges, BIG finished construction of the Centre that is now up and running, flooded with students eager to engage in its activities. BIG's work was funded in part by a recent grant from USA for Africa.
Wow!! The project actually got implemented? I had participated in the competition way back I think in 2008 and had forgotten all about it, unfortunately I didn’t win *sob sob* but good to see it has been implemented though.
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