Accessible shelter for the poor
« Woodless construction » houses can be as simple as a small round hut, 2 or 3 metre in diameter and built in a couple of days, replacing a similar sized traditional thatched round hut.
For many villagers, the popular house model is a square or rectangular room, often covered by a single dome.
Every builder who participates in a DW training programme starts by building his or her own house. In some villages, builders have now built many houses for their family.
The advantages are multiple:
- Use local resources – earth and water
- Use local skills
- Build any size you want
- Very long lasting and resistant
- High climatic comfort
- No fire risk
- Simple for village men and women to maintain
- Choose your own style of interior decoration
