http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/3207 Comments for "Mwanza Rural Housing Programme" en http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/3207 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"><table class="actable" width="470px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr><td class="actable-left" width="175px" valign="top"> <div class="flexinode-textfield-23"> <strong>Managing Organization: </strong> Mwanza Rural Housing Programme<br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-textfield-38"> <strong>Activity URL: </strong> <dd><a href="http://www.ashdenawards.org/technical_summary06_tanzania" TARGET="_blank">http://www.ashdenawards.org/technical_summary06_tanzania</a></dd><br /><br /> </div> <td width="295px" valign="top" align="left"> <div class="flexinode-textarea-22"> <strong>Activity Description: </strong> <div align="left">Mwanza Rural Housing Programme (MRHP) has trained villagers in northern Tanzania to set up enterprises making high-quality bricks from local clay fired with agricultural residues. These enterprises have made sufficient bricks to construct over 100,000 homes with greatly improved comfort and durability in 70 villages.<br /><br />MRHP has also developed more efficient cooking stoves which are made and sold by local entrepreneurs.<br class="clear" /></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/3207">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/3207#comment Business Development Activity Energy Activity Environmental Activity Housing Activity Active Consumer Non-profit Activity Philanthropy Funded Producer Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:28:05 -0400 Ethan Arpi 3207 at http://www.nextbillion.net