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