Today I drive with Regine to attend Kevins workshop on building with bamboo that he is offering for NGOs and anyone else interested. Kevin is a specialist in building with natural…
Day 2: Haiti by motorbike
Ben has his first set of meetings here, starting with the green architect, Regine. She has “won” a fairly large contract, which she and Ben initiated almost 6 months ago, after his first trip. It is funded by a German…
Day 1: Drive to Haiti from Dominican Republic ~ border crossing.
We leave Dominican Republic at 6.30 am for the drive across the border, into Haiti. Armed with lots of bottled water and our box of baby bamboo plants, we set off. We have so far managed to bring the plants…
Haiti: Requiem in Concrete ~ symphony of colors
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Haiti ~ moving from observer to actor
Move over Brad Pitt, it’s my turn for the lime light. OK, maybe a bit of an overstatement, but it is somewhat of an odd situation, when you are not the glitzy type, to be trailed by a journalist day…
CO2 Bambu in the news – #1
Bambú, una opción al déficit habitacional * Proyectos que contribuyen con la economía, el medioambiente y la generación de empleos Tania Goussen Acevedo Casa de bambú construida e instalada en Nicaragua. REPRODUCCION TANIA GOUSSEN / END Una nueva y moderna…
Abuzz with a first Haiti-bound container in a few days
I I II wanted to wait until our first container was ready to ship before I made my next trip to Haiti. Yet I need to see…
