Slum-free cities? How the women of Ahmedabad led a housing revolution

Edit The Guardian 14 Apr 2016
The Indian city where Gandhi established his first ashram can be gruelling if you live in a slum. 50C temperatures, poor ventilation, no running water. A group of women had had enough and agreed to work with developers. Cities is supported by. Rockefeller Foundation. From her spacious, one-bedroom apartment in a brand new housing block, Geetaben Thakore can take stock of her new life ... It was his dream,” says Thakore ... Twitter ... Inside Makoko ... ....

Inside the 8 April edition

Edit The Guardian 05 Apr 2016
The Panama Papers, exposed; explaining Elon Musk; sure signs of seasonal shift. @abbydeveney. email. Another week, another leak? Not quite ... The ICIJ then shared them with a large network of international partners, including the Guardian and the BBC ... From Nigeria, we bring you a fascinating piece on the floating community of Makoko, where residents live with the threat of eviction, but which could offer up a new blueprint for urban life ... ....

Ivanhoe Mines Issues 2015 Year-End Results And Review Of Operations (Ivanhoe Mines Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Mar 2016
(Source. Ivanhoe Mines Ltd). March 24th, 2016. IVANHOE MINES ISSUES 2015 YEAR-END RESULTS. AND REVIEW OF OPERATIONS. Mine construction and upgrading activities at Ivanhoe's three key. developmentprojects in Sub-Saharan Africa highlight. Ivanhoe's achievements in 2015. TORONTO, CANADAIvanhoe Mines (TSX ... 1 ... South Africa ... Figure 1 ... Figure 2 ... 2 ... 3 ... One hole was completed on the regional Makoko target and two holes were drilled in the Kakula area ... Dr....

Ivanhoe Mines Issues 2015 Year-End Results and Review of Operations

Edit Stockhouse 24 Mar 2016
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 24, 2016) - Ivanhoe Mines (TSX.IVN) today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2015. All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise stated. Ivanhoe Mines is a Canadian mining company focused on advancing its three mine-development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa ... 1 ...   ... 2 ... One hole was completed on the regional Makoko target and two holes were drilled in the Kakula area ... ....

New Museum Announces IDEAS CITY Detroit Program April 25–30, 2016 (New Museum)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Mar 2016
(Source. New Museum) 75d08ec2-86bb-4e8e-b092-4ba6dd622875.pdf. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. March 22, 2016. PRESS CONTACT.. Gabriel Einsohn, Senior Communications Director. press@newmuseum.org 212.219.1222 x209. info@ideas-city.org ... among others ... Locations ... Fall 2017 ... His recent work Makoko Floating School is a prototype for building in African regions that have little or no permanent infrastructure and is located in the lagoon of Lagos, Nigeria....

Floating school on a lagoon brings hope to Nigeria's slum-on-stilts

Edit Topix 16 Mar 2016
Makoko Floating School, built with local wood and floating on hundreds of recycled plastic barrels, can adapt to changing water levels and withstand storms and floods. The Makoko Floating School is anchored in the Lagos Lagoon in Makoko, a sprawling slum of Nigeria's megacity Lagos ... ....

Solar Energy - This Floating School Will Develop Clean Energy in Nigeria

Edit All Africa 10 Mar 2016
[Vanguard] The school that can accommodate a hundred students will not only continue to illuminate knowledge to the children but also help save the banks of Makoko with solar energy ... ....

Floating School in Lagos Lagoon Brings Hope to Nigerian Slum-on-stilts

Edit Voa News 08 Mar 2016
Makoko, a vast slum of houses on stilts in a Lagos lagoon, now boasts a new school - pyramid-shaped, floating and capable of withstanding the waterways' extreme weather, it is a beacon of hope for the nearly 100,000 Nigerians who live there ... Students read a book at the Makoko floating school on the Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria, Feb ... Aid-funded Makoko ......

Eco-friendly floating school

Edit Topix 08 Mar 2016
The Makoko Floating School in Lagos is an innovative pyramid-shaped structure that can house up to 100 students and teachers, and is able to withstand tidal changes and extreme weather patterns. Sharon Reich reports ... ....

Floating school brings hope to Nigerian slum-on-stilts

Edit Gulf News 05 Mar 2016
The Makoko Floating School offers free education to children in Makoko, a vast slum of houses on stilts in a Lagos lagoon ... ....

Nigeria floating school brings hope to Makoko waterside slum dwellers

Edit CNTV 02 Mar 2016
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