EAA held village workshops which combined
classroom instruction and practical demonstration
to teach communities in the Solomon Islands
proper earthquake resistant building techniques.
EAA also distributed toolkits and a manual with
six standard construction details.
Where:
Ranongga, Simbo, Choiseul, and the
Shortland Islands
Who:
Workshops were held in 70 villages, and materials
were distributed for 6,000 homes. 353 villagers
attended the workshops in Choiseul alone.
How:
With help from World Vision, Caritas, and the
French Red Cross
What:
EAA was asked by the SI Ministry of Education,
Human Resources, and Development (MEHRD)
to work with local engineers and school principals
to design classroom prototypes in conjunction with
timber cutting lists so the materials for the
classroom could be prepared locally. Of these
prototypes, EAA constructed Ngari Community High
School, a single story double classroom with a
staff/storage room. The prototype designs were
then further refined so future buildlings could be
even cheaper, then the designs were distributed to
the communities. Several other schools have been
built by the communities since.
Where:
Ghizo island
Who:
11 different Ngari communities will use the school
How:
With help from MEHRD-EU Stabex, Relief and
Reconstruction Project, NZ Aid, Unicef, Northrop
Engineers, and Agencie Development Francaise
Awards:
Ngari High School recieved a citation in the World
Architecture Community Awards
What:
EAA continued to develop prototypes, this time for
school facilities such as dormitories. Four
prototypes were constructed: a boys dormitory, a
girls dormitory and mess hall, a staff house, and
an ablution block type 3. The intention is for these
designs to be repeated just like the school
prototypes were.
Where:
Ghizo Island
Who:
11 different Ngari communities will use the school
How:
With help from MEHRD-EU Stabex, Relief and
Reconstruction Project, NZ Aid, Unicef, Northrop
Engineers, and Agencie Development Francaise
EAA designed and built 5 staff houses, with the
hopes of training youth to build and encouraging
the community to return from their squatter camps.
The houses are prototypes to guide
future construction.
Where:
The Gilbertese Community
Who:
The Gilbertese were one of the worst hit
communities, and they are also a minority group
in the Solomon Islands with significant social
problems.
How:
With help from MEHRD
What:
With the help of 15 architecture students from the
University of Queensland and 2 from the University
of Lae, EA trained and assisted a community in
building ventilated pit latrines. The students were
divided into 7 zones, and each zone completed 2
latrines in 2 weeks. Afterwards, the students
designs were refined, and the project became community led. The communities have continued to build latrines themselves every year, without student help.
Where:
The Island of Ranongga
Who:
Over 50 latrines have been completed in various
communties in the area
How:
With funding from EA and Partner Housing Australia
More:
Click here to download the student's project
report and Click here to listen to an interview
with one of the students.
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