تدشين خيام الأمل لدارفور بطلاب كلية ماشسيوستس للفنون والتصميم وعضو الكونقرس اوبراين

Quote: Dear Khalid While this initiative by MIT is commendable in raising awareness among students, it is important to be careful about the materials to be used. In my opinion metal is not the right one. The United Nations is advocating the use of local materials and the building of capacity among the internally displaced (IDPs) for adopting and applying “woodless” building technologies as part of an overall sustainable rural and urban reconstruction strategy. Training a critical mass of IDPs in “woodless” building techniques will be crucial to avoid massive forest destructions during the anticipated return of over 400,000 displaced families. There will be 5 key principle guiding the reconstruction : Prevent further reforestation and land degradation through the use of woodless technologies b) be community based and build on people’s human and material resources c) embrace inclusive planning methodologies and tools d) be gender sensitive e) offer income generation opportunities for both women, men and youth It will be great to have MIT involved in this effort