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"The more desperate the need for change in people's lives the greater the potential of architecture to help bring about such change" BHD
OUR GOALS ARE
To stimulate human development through the provision of inspiring, uplifting and sustainable buildings. To read more please click here.
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BHD RESEARCH NOTES NEW!
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BHD is now actively researching sustainable, low cost and traditional building technologies. In order to archive valuable information and links we have set-up a blog called BHD Research Notes. The idea is to allow public access to our findings. Please click here to view BHD Research Notes.
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BHD ACTIVITY SUMMARY 2010
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Please click here to read our BHD activity summary 2010.
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PHOTOS OF THE NURSERY BUILDING IN PERU
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To take a look at some photos taken during the construction works and of the completed building please visit our Nursery project Blog.
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DESIGN CAN CHANGE LIVES
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Sketch model by Joelke Offringa and Marion Regitko
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"The sketches already give a sense of what the building will be. People will come from all over the country attracted by the architecture and will find a project alive. To be able to live, recreate, dream, create in such a place will be a joy forever"
Sister Angela Mary C.S.C., President of the Centro de Orientação e Educação à Juventude in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2002
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THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT
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" ... It is about creating an environment in which people can develop their full potential and lead productive, creative lives in accord with their needs and interests. People are the real wealth of nations. Development is thus about expanding the choices people have to lead lives that they value. ... Fundamental to enlarging these choices is building human capabilities - the range of things that people can do or be in life. The most basic capabilities for human development are to lead long and healthy lives, to be knowledgeable, to have access to the resources needed for a decent standard of living and to be able to participate in the life of the community. Without these, many choices are simply not available, and many opportunities in life remain inaccessible. ... The goal is human freedom. And in pursuing capabilities and realizing rights, this freedom is vital. People must be free to exercise their choices and to participate in decision-making that affects their lives. Human development and human rights are mutually reinforcing, helping to secure the well-being and dignity of all people, building self-respect and the respect of others."
Article from the Web of the United Nations Development Program about Human Development
To read the full article on the UNDP web site please click here.
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OUR VOLUNTEERS
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- Charles Okunya Oode, Reverend and teacher
- Mónica Ángel Muñoz, dentist and tranlator for BHD
- Robert Haslett, company director
- Daniela Stefan, architect
BHD says Thank You for Your Great Support!
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BUILDINGS FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Finca La Chacona,
Ctra. de Córdoba s/n,
T 952 70 66 24 / M 618 13 22 07
F 951 239 923
Postal Address:
Postbox nº 35
29200 AntequeraMalaga, Spain
info@bhdinternational.org
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Good news! Our partner organization Foundation Harena has been able to raise funds to continue the construction of our Nursery School Project in Paita, Peru. Phase II will be a dividable 80 m2 multifunctional classroom. The design was made by MO STUDIO as a volunteer gift for BHD. The highlighted part of the photo also includes phase III of the project, including two more classrooms, a green area with playground and a home for the responsible nuns who are running the nursery. Funds for phase III are still to be raised. Please click here if you would like to help. Thank you.
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BHD VISIT TO UGANDA, SHALOM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PROJECT
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DECEMBER 01, 2011
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| We have just returned from a very successful trip to Teso, Uganda to see for ourselves the construction of Phase One of the Shalom International School project. The trip was sponsored by our client organisation TESS. Construction is progressing well in the capable hands of Eng. Joseph Odeke and his building team and the volunteer engineers from EFOD. Phase One is approximately 340m2 in size. During the trip we received offers from local specialists to provide bio-gas and solar power installations that are now under consideration. BHD volunteer, Rev. Charles Okunya, has been photographing the project during construction and sending regular progress reports back to our office in Spain. As the project moves into the next phase we have decided to engage a local architect to oversee the works and check that everything is carried out according to plan. This is one of the many reasons for our current fundraising drive, the "1000 Members Campaign". Phase Two will be a masonry workshop as part of the project's vocational education department. The building will be approximately 300m2. For more photos of the project under construction please visit our School Project blog: |
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BHD, in its role as project supervisor for the Shalom International School, is pleased to report very good progress on the construction of the first phase. We are very grateful for the wonderful work being carried out by our collaborators, EFOD Engineers, both on site and back in the UK. BHD is equally grateful to the professional work of our local builder, Joseph Odeke, and his work force. Of course we would also like to thank the charity TESS and their devoted team for their input and guidance. TESS is both initiator and promoter of this beautiful project. Thank you to everyone!
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Revealing the Shalom project sign announcing that We are now building
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Local officials, clergy, politicians, neighbours and people of the whole region of Tesso, TESS representatives, representatives of the EFOD engineers from the UK and the BHD president Marion Regitko were all taking part at the very special and emotional event of the Ground breaking of the Shalom International School Project for Lifelong Learning.
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100 CHILDEREN HAVE MOVED INTO THE NURSERY BUILDING IN PAITA, PERU
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APRIL 28, 2011
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BHD SITE VISIT OF OUR NURSERY PROJECT IN PAITA, PERU
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OCTOBER , 2010
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TESO SCHOOL PROJECT IN UGANDA - BHD SITE VISIT
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JULY 28, 2010
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"I have been invited by the Charity TESS to go to Uganda and visit the site of the Shalom International School Project. This is located next to a small village called Kapiri in Teso province of Uganda.
My mission was to get to know the terrain surrounding the site and to meet local team members of TESS. However the most important goal was to find local professionals to carry out the construction works. To do this I met with several local architects, engineers, building technology specialists, etc.
I visited example building projects in the region using sustainable building technology such as Interlocking Stabilized Soil Block (ISSB) construction, compost toilets, solar energy, rainwater harvesting etc.
My visit also included a presentation of the design to about 1000 members of the local community of Kapiri".
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Gordon Haslett, photographer and vice- president of BHD, joined me on my trip to Uganda to take photographs connected to the project and the projects surroundings. To view some of his photographs, please visit http://gordonhaslett.blogspot.com.
Apart from gaining very useful information and insights for the project, our visit to Teso turned out to be a fantastic experience and I would like to thank everyone who made us feel so welcome and especially to Margaret, Jeremiah and Sam (TESS team) for their hospitality and expert guidance. Marion Regitko, director of BHD
To go to the project site please click here.
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TESO SCHOOL PROJECT IN UGANDA
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MAY 12, 2010
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We have signed a collaboration agreement with the Charity T.E.S.S. to support their project for a lifelong learning school located in the district of Teso in Uganda.
To go to the project site please click here.
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HELP US TO BUILD A NURSERY IN PERU
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The project is located in a settlement called 'Juan Valer Sandoval'. The settlement overlooks the coastal town of Paita in Northern Peru situated close to the equator. The area is a dry, sandy plane with year-round high temperatures and very little rainfall.
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Design for a nursery in Peru by BHD Volunteers MO STUDIO and Daniela Stefan.
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Currently the settlement is home to about 720 families living in self made shelters. Due to the collapse of the local fishing industry unemployment is very high and nearly half the population live in extreme poverty. Facilities such as drinking water, sanitation and electricity are severely restricted. if no action is taken these poor conditions can only get worse as the population of the settlement continues to grow. ... more
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MAKE A DONATION
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By making a donation today you are supporting the construction of inspiring and sustainable buildings that will improve lives. Click here to find out how to make a donation.
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BECOMING A MEMBER
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Buildings for Human Development relies upon the support of its members, other organisations, companies and the general public. It is through the support of our donors and volunteers that we can achieve our goals and make a meaningful impact for communities in need.
Membership means that you are a financial supporter of BHD and the work that we are doing in communities around the world. Click here to find out how to become a member.
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