The People in Need was established in 1992 by a group of war reporters and foreign correspondents who were no longer satisfied with bringing back information to the Czech Republic; instead, they began sending out aid. It gradually became established as a professional humanitarian organisation focused on providing aid to crisis areas and supporting adherence to human rights around the world. Over the past 20 years, it has grown into one of the biggest non-profit organisations in Central Europe and has also become active in the field of education as well as helping those living in social exclusion. Today People in Need focuses on four key areas: humanitarian aid and development cooperation, support for human rights, social integration programmes and education programmes.

The PIN runs the development and humanitarian projects all over the world. The mission in Ethiopia celebrated its 10 year anniversary in 2013. The engagement in Ethiopia is said to be their most successful one because dozens of school buildings were managed to be built. Unfortunately there is lack of time and resources for innovations and creative designs… and that´s why we have decided to cooperate, CMU tends to bring knowhow…

progress

2012_10______initial meeting about ways of cooperation
2012_11______task determination: The Innovation of the School Buildings, alt. New Design
2013_05______meeting about “mission details” and research study “PIN_research study”
2013_09______arrival to Ethiopia, 3-month long research in situ, strategy specification
2013_10-11______workshop “Think globally, act locally!” in Mekelle University
2013_12______research in situ, booklet “SCHOOLdesignINNOVATIONS” drafting
2014_02______issue of the booklet “SCHOOLdesignINNOVATIONS”
2014_05______arrival to Ethiopia, experimentation with PIN engineer
2014_08______compilation of the school model for rural environment PINnovations_compilation

in images

capturing the moment

the first lady

women form SHG and the forst lady

woininata

coffee ceremony

woininata

woininata

woininata

woininata

woininata

woininata

šimon and petra

Woninata – the school director in front of his site

Woninata – joints

Woninata – foreman

Woninata – ehm?

Woninata

Woninata – hardcore

Woninata – hollow bricks

Woninata – superviser Bereket with the foreman

Woninata – stockage

Woninata – last order – to connect hollow bricks with middle columns

eucalyptus trusses

site book

eucalyptus trusses – joining

eucalyptus trusses – joining

eucalyptus trusses – joining

eucalyptus trusses

eucalyptus trusses – joining

supports for beam frame

supports for beam frame

filling of missing column

filling of missing column

supports for beam frame

20cm?

“bazilique” windows

filling bricks – middle column is missing

walls will be done this evening!

preparation for beam frame!

bursa school – old block decoration

bursa school – latrines in bamboo

bursa school – latrines in bamboo

bamboo

bursa school – entrance

bursa school – latrines in bricks (WASH)

bursa school – latrines in bricks (WASH)

bursa school – old block library

bursa school – old block floor (5years – bamboo!!!)

bursa school – new block construction – trusses

bursa school – manual printer

bursa school – altan for children´s knowledge competitions

bursa school

bursa school – interior

bursa school – rear

bursa school – WASH

bursa school – WASH courtyard

bursa school – decoration by community

bursa school

bursa school – old block

bursa school – new block construction

muddy road – looks better than it actually was

አመሰግናለሁ (ameseginalehugn = thank you)

muddy massage on the way to Bursa

alaba experimental school

alaba experimental school – new block

alaba experimental school – new block

alaba experimental school – new block

alaba experimental school – new block

alaba experimental school – new block – preparation for floor

alaba experimental school

alaba experimental school

alaba experimental school

alaba experimental school – maximum 30 pupils in class and not in rows!

alaba experimental school

on the way to antata – traditional structures

on the way to antata – traditional structures

Mesincho school – floor

Mesincho school – old school – material

Mesincho school – old school – material

Mesincho school – interior

Mesincho school – interior

Mesincho school – old school – carpentry

Mesincho school – old school – interior

Mesincho school – glass windows – north

Mesincho school

Mesincho school – nearby church

Mesincho school – glass windows – south

Mesincho school

Mesincho school – drainage system

Mesincho school

woininata site – progress in 2 days

Mesincho school – old school

Mesincho school – WASH sanitary

woininata site – progress in 2 days

woininata site – progress in 2 days

woininata site – progress in 2 days

woininata site – progress in 2 days

woininata site

500m away from huts – new avenue with high class hotel

500m away from huts – new avenue with high class hotel

corn field with huts in wood and earth…. and corrugated iron

traditional fence

Yigralem – Mr. Bereket

Yigralem – old school

Yigralem – old school – carpentry

Yigralem – old school – wall – openings

Yigralem – old school – wall – clay/earth/grass mixture on the wooden load bearing structure

Yigralem – old school

Yigralem – old school

Yigralem – foundation done

Yigralem – barrow

Yigralem – foundation done

Yigralem – foundation done, formwork ready

Yigralem – foundation done

Yigralem – foundation done

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