Donate a builDing a Mosque

Fund the building of a mosque, to kickstart the nV market in a Muslim communityBuilding a mosque in a village as a kickstart NV building allows people to see for themselves what a NV looks like. They participate in its construction, local apprentices are recruited and trained, and as a result it helps to create a rapid demand for other buildings, thus generating a new local market,

a kickstart building is part of a programIt cannot be financed alone. Indeed, to be efficient, a kickstart building has to be part of an overall dissemination program in the surroun-ding villages. Financing a kickstart building increases the speed of diffusion and adoption of the NV tech-nique.

Example: a village mosque in Mali

CharaCteristiCs

- about 85m2 floor space, - five vaults,- 40 days for construction,- capacity for 120 people.

Cost: $2,000- $6000* Provided the unskilled labor and finishes are provided for free by the beneficiary or community.

* This is an average cost. It varies depending the country of construction, the finishes and the population’s involvement.

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The first NV building - the power to convince people

One of the cultural barriers to the acceptance of the NV concept is that most people have never seen a vaulted roof before, and can’t imagine that a roof without timber or iron support can stand by itself. But once the people have seen a NV for themselves and have felt its advantages, they are very likely to adopt this technique for their future houses.

Participation by the local community

Community members often take an active part in the construction of the NV mosque, helping to carry the water, dig the earth, mix the earth and water, build the bricks, carry the bricks to the building site, apply the final rende-ring...

A fast way to start a local market

Financing a kickstart building is one of the most efficient ways to rapidly build up the market, because it generates demand from the clients that have seen the kickstart buil-ding and want to build one too.