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Green KaravanGharVillage Darya Khan Shaikh, Union Council Kot Mir Mohammad,

Taluka Kingri, District Khairpur, Sindh

Interim Report- 1st March, 2011

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Village Darya Khan Shaikh, Union Council Kot Mir Muhammad, Taluka Kingri,

District Khairpur, Sindh.

GPS Location: N:27* 39 00.7E:68* 36 00.1

Elevation: 55mComponents: Construction 55 Housing Unitsraining Workshop: 21 to 27 February 2011

Site Description

Heritage Foundation representatives visited theregion and were guided by the District Govern-ment and Khairpur Civil Society, in identiyingvillages that required most assistance. Findingsbased on inormation collected, visits to dierentsites, interviews and discussions with local com-munities and civil society organizations suggest-

ed that the community at the Darya Khan Shaikhvillage was the most economically challenged.

Te village is in what is locally known as kac-cha (along the river bed) area. Te communitymembers are primarily tenants to small holdingo land which they work or a landlord. A largerpercentage o produce is handed over, resultingin a very low income or each amily. Based onsurvey carried out it was ound that amily sizes

are large with 7-8 children. Aected households exceed 50 homes and the District Government has providedthe Heritage Foundation with a list o intended beneciaries.

Majority o the community was living in tents that had been provided as immediate relie, and because mosthad taken loans rom various organizations and individuals or the crop that was destroyed in the oods, theyare in heavy debts; hence reconstruction has not been an option. Currently more than one amily occupies atent.

A lack o schools and medical acilities in the re-gion result in poor hygiene and lack o educa-

tion and awareness among the society. Primaryschool recently setup in mosque and Art Center(set up by Plan Pakistan) in a tent provides basiceducation to a small minority o the children inthe village.

Livestock and cattle are not enclosed, resulting ina urther deteriorated state o hygiene.

A survey o local materials available in the regionwas also undertaken to see i the Green Karavan-Ghar could be built in material used previouslyor i alternatives could be used. Bamboo andstone were locally available. Mud ound on site

was sent or geological testing. Date Palm anda local branching tree called Pinjr could also beused in place o matting but cost o both mate-rials was higher than those used in the GreenKaravanGhar. Local bamboo matting was in-terwoven giving it more strength than mattingused in Swat. Tis material can be used not onlyor walls but or the roong system as well, sinceSindh has a mild climate no provision needs tobe made or snow load as in the case o SwatGKGs, requiring a lighter supporting structure.

Alteration to Standard Green KaravanGhar wasmade to incorporate a wind catcher to take ad-vantage o the prevailing breeze. Site specica-tions also require that plinth be raised to 2 eet,and since rm soil is not reached till 5 eet, costallocation or excavations and stone masonrymust be increased.

Project Objectives

As the project has been devised to work as a training model, a week-long workshop was organized betweenthe 21st and 22nd o February 2011. Te workshop was to involve the local community, train local artisans in

the skill o bamboo construction and student volunteers rom dierent institutions. Te local community wasapproached by the local Civil Society Organization, while the artisans were recruited based on their experienceo working on site and level o interest shown in the program. A registration orm was circulated or studentvolunteers and a large number o responses were received. Te aim o the workshop was not only to involve theparticpants but to interact with the community so that change could be brought about in their current livingstandard. raining in the building technology was to go hand in hand with community awarness in hygiene,education and women empowerment.

Te participants o the workshop came rom ve distinct groups. Tese groups were divided equally to ormteams to work together at dierent tasks. Tey are as ollows:

Village Darya Khan Shaikh

Art Center set up by Plan Pakistan

Materials ound during survey le to right: Bamboo, Pinjr, Soil, Stone

Workshop Banners


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Local Artisan Trainees

An initial 12 local member team was chosen to participate in t he workshop. Tese local semi-skilled artisanswere to be trained in the many stages o the construction o the Green KaravanGhar. Members were told tounderstand each stage and then were later told to ocus on tasks that they were particularly better at. Te train-ees received a stipend equivalent to the standard daily wage. By the end o the week long workshop more localcommunity members wished to be skilled in this unique yet simple construction technique.

Heritage Foundation Skilled Artisans Team

A 12-member group o workers including masons and carpenters travelled rom Swat to help train the localcommunity members. Tis team included the community members who were trained in the Green Karavan-Ghar building methodology while housing units were being constructed in Swat. It was the rst time or allmembers o this team to be in a dierent part o the country. Tey were pleased to interact with ellow country-men and teach them the new and sustainable methods o construction.

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Demonstration by HF Artisan and Naheem Shah Te Skil led Artisan eam demonstrating bolting techniques

D emo ns tr at io n o m et ho d t o c he ck l ay ou t S wat Art is an e am dis pl ay m et ho d o s to ne m as onry

HF Ar ti sa n d emonst rate s bo lti ng tec hni ques Sw at A rti sa n ea m an chor in g b amb oo p ost s

Local Artisan rainees Local Artisan rainee learns how to dress stone or masonry

Local Artisan rainees learn bamboo cutting and bolting techniques Local Artisan rainees help HF artisan team to anchor bamboo posts

Local Artisan rainees learn stone masonryLocal Artisan rainees learn bamboo cutting with handsaws


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Student Volunteers conduct community survey Student Volunteers learn bamboo cutting with a mechanical saw

Participants learn bamboo bolting Students learn how to mix mortars

Participants preabricating doors or GKG units During the daily perormance

Students recieve hands-on training o stone masonry Participants work together to complete GKG Demo Unit structure

Student Volunteers

Architectural students arrived rom Karachi University, Mehran University o Engineering and echnologyand Beaconhouse National University. Students rom the hosting Shah Abdul Lati University were rom thedepartments o Conservation and Archeology. Tese participants conducted surveys and involved the localcommunity in various activities including a daily perormance (with a specic message); mural painting andpottery making or children, a hand-washing and other hygiene related activities. Tey also participated in theconstruction o the GKG, under the instructions o the skilled artisans team rom Swat. Tis hands-on trainingin building methodologies and community development gave the students an experience that was ri ch in bothtechnical and social interaction.

Stud ent Volu ntee rs cons tr uc t G KG numb er in g p ost s Par ti cip ants tes t the ba mb oo j oi st s

Students conduct community survey Volunteers recieve walk through demonstrat ion o construct ion stages

Student helps complete oundations Participants engage local community in survey

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Local CommunityTe GKG beneciaries were asked to excavate their won oundation and generally participated in helping buildtheir own houses. Local community members were asked to participate in various activities arranged by thestudents. Tey were also made aware o many issues that had to be addressed relating to hygiene and education.

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Com mu nity m em be rs e xc avat e ou ndat io ns Com mu nity m em be rs m ix p last er or w al l nish ing

Children rom local community participate in Daily Perormance Local community enjoy a daily perormance

Ch il dren par ti ci pa te in han d- wa shi ng ac ti vi ty A ta lk on hyg ien e wi th the commun ity chi ld re n

Civil Society Organizations

wo local organizations, the Khairpur Civil Society and Indus Resource Centre were also involved during theworkshop as trainees. Tese members were taught the methods o construction, how to use the sustainablematerials and the way to organize this modular sel-help program, as well as in community activities involvingstudents and others.

At the conclusion o the workshop, the DemonstrationUnit was completed. All participants had worked onvarious stages o the construction o the Green Karavan-Ghar. Local artisans, students and CSO ofcials helpedpreabricate doors, joists and beams or 25 GKG units.Tey also participated in laying the oundations and ty-ing the structure together. Al l participants were taughthow to mix mortars, ll and nish the walls, roo andoor o the unit. Layouts o the rst 20 houses have beendemarked and excavations have been made or the rst17. Stone masonry to the raised plinth level has begunon our o the units and it is expected that all 25 unitswill be completed in the next three weeks.

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Chi ldre n ro m l oc al c om mu nity par ticipate in Mu ral Painting Mu rals pre pare d b y t he c hi ldre n

Pottery created by children o local community Each child paints pottery piece

Completed Demo Unit


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Work Accomplished

Te site was mobilized on 20 February by which time the skilled artisans teams rom Swat had arrived. Tedelivery o all the material including bamboo supplies, bolts, lime, polythene sheets etc. had been arrangedwhich had become available by the time construction work was undertaken.

Te workshop participants arrived on 21st February. Te inaugural brieng regarding the programme wasgiven by Ms. Yasmeen Lari, CEO, Heritage Foundation on 22nd at the site, where a shamiana (awning) hadbeen erected where banners and photographs o GKGs built in Swat. Te brieng was ollowed by details othe participants and their organization by HF Project Coordinator, Ar. Mariyam Nizam. Te details o howthe GKG structure is put together including demonstration through a training kit was provided by HF Pro-ject Manager, Naheem Shah.

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Images o the Demo House interior

Masonry underway at GKG unit 3 Excavation o Green Womens Centre

Excavation o GKG Units around the village Household beneciaries excavate oundations or their GKG Units

Layouts marked or 2 GKG Unit Local community excavates GKG Unit 22

An chor ing bamb oo p ost s i n G KG Un it 2 Ston e or ma sonr y t o be done i n GKG ound ati on s

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Te ollowing targets had been achieved by 27 February 2011:raining o 28 students; 8 representatives o Civil Society Organization; 12 local artisans and 24 communitymembers.

Te certicate award ceremony was attended by the highest ofcial heading the civil administration in Khair-pur District, i.e. District Coordinating Ofcer along with Executive District Ofcer or community develop-ment. Te workshop was also attended by University o Glasgow proessors, Dr. Peter Meadows, SQA, andDr. Azra Meadows OBE.

Te unction was addressed by CEO Heritage Foundation Yasmeen Lari and DCO, Mr. Abbas Baloch. Ademounitwascompletedinitsentirety. 28layoutsofhouseswerecarriedout. Foundationsof5GKGhadbeencompleted Bamboopostsof2GKGunitserected

Layout and excavation o the Green Womens centre had been carried out. Te Green Womens Centre is be-ing built on stilts as a place or reuge in case the ood levels rise, beyond the normal water levels.


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Mrs. Lari speaks about GKG to local television representative Closing Ceremony

DCO talks about his visit to vil lage Darya Khan Shaikh Mrs. Lari gives vote o thanks to al l participants

Dr. Peter Meadows SAQvisits site Particpants recieve certicates

Part ic pant s r ec ie ve ce rt i cate s P ar ticpants disc us s t he ir view s abo ut wo rking w it h G KG mate rial s

Annexure I: Volunteer Registration Form

Introduction to Green KaravanGharTe Green KaravanGhar (GKG) initiative wastaken up in the Districto Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, in September 2010, as Phase 2 othe post-ood community outrea ch programme. GKGs are low car-bon ootprint, low-cost nucleus houses, consisting o one room (toaccommodate 5 persons), a veranda, kitchenette, W.C. and bath,and are constructed using primarily sustainable materials i.e. bam-boo, mud, lime and stone. With 219 units completed and another

47 nearing completion, the eight day construction timeline has beenmade possible with the help o community members and teams oartisans and volunteer students. As Phase 3, Rehabilitation, twoGreen Karavan Womens Centres have also been construc ted wherewomen are being trained to use handl oom and ashion embroideredproducts. Tis livelihoods training can be seen as a step toward em-powering women o the region.

Khairpur WorkshopTe Heritage Foundation intends to extend the initiative to Khairpur,Sindh with the help o Architectu re or Humanity. It will act as a Dem-onstration Project in the region, employing indigenous materials andinvolving communities during construction.

A workshop has been planned that will help participants understandthis newconstruction methodology.rainedartisans will be travelling

Green KaravanGhar Workshop

For CSOs, Students and Artisans

Khairpur DIstrict

21st to 27th February, 2011

rom Swat to construct the rst GKG module or Sindh as a DemoUnit. Local participants will help in the construction, while studentvolunteers will learn the skill o demarcating layouts and orientationso each unit. Tey will be able to supervise initial construction o therst 24 units during this one week workshop, giving them the muchneeded experience o working on site. Each student participant willrecieve Rs. 2500 as travelling expenses to arrive at the Khairpur Uni-versity Campus by the aernoon o 21st February, 2011.

Tis workshop will also include NGOs rom the region, who wish touse the GKG modelortheirown post-oodconstruction programme.Heritage Foundation will be sharing experience gained rom con-

Note: Participants will be camping in 4-person tents, and meals will be provided by the programme.Stu-

dents must be in their 3rd or 4th year of professional education. If you wish to be a participant please ll in

the attached form and send it to [email protected] later that the 15th of February. An itin-

erary will be posted to all individuals and organizations who are selected to participate in the programme.

struction over 250 GKG units in Swat. Material Issue and Construc-tion Completion orms along with measures taken or checking thestandard o construction will help in und erstanding how the quality oeach unit was monitored.

Local carpenters who participate in the programme will be taught themethods o tying the bamboo structure together and bamboo rooplanking, while local masons will be trained to mix and use the sus-tainable mortars using lime and mud. Skilled workers will receive astipend equal to the standard wage.

Since the succe ss o the GKG programme was the participation o thelocal community and household members, Heritage Foundation alsointends to create the same s ense o sel help motivation among thepeople o Khairpur. Community members will learn how to apply thenishing layers and generally assist the artis ans working to completetheir Green KaravanGhar.

Heritage Foundation and Architecture or Humanity hope that thisunique programme module can be made as successu l in Khairpur,Sindh as in Swat. Te rst training session/workshop will be instru-mental in engaging the local population and training young proes-

sionals on site and while doing so help those who are in most need atthis difcult juncture o their lives.

AGKGunitunderconstruction

Completed

GKGUnit28inBiha,Swat

Houseownersconvertthe

GKGunitintoahome

in collaboration with Mr. Faisal Khokhar, EDO, Khairpur,

Mr. Fahad Shah, Khairpur Civil Society and Shah Abdul Latif University


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Green KaravanGhar (GKG) Volunteer Program

GKG Volunteer Registration Form

Name:

Date of Birth (d/m/y):

CNIC No.: Gender:

Address:

City, Province:

Home Telephone: Mobile:In case of emergency, contact:

Email:

Qualification:

University/ College:

Why would I be the best suited candidate for t he Programme? (150 200 words)

I acknowledge that the programme may include physical and/or strenuous activity, and, understanding this, I state that to the best of myknowledge, I have no medical, physical, mental or emotional health condition which would hinder or prevent my active participation in theprogramme. I will to the best of my ability comply with the safety precautions as laid down by the Heritage Foundation from time to time,therefore will not hold them responsible for any untoward incident. I undertake to carry out all the assignments with complete commitment anddevotion and will not indulge in any activity that may damage the integrity of the program. I understand that at the completion of theprogramme, I will receive a joint certificate from the Heritage Foundation and Architecture for Humanity.

Signed:

Date:

Annexure II: Workshop Schedule


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Annexure III: List of Participants

Heritage Foundation Skilled Artisans Team:

Shad Mohammad Farooq Ibrahim Fazal Rabi Khaista Muhammad Naeem Sulaiman Ejaz Mian

Local Artisan Trainees

Ghulam Mustaa

Abdul Khalil Qurban Dil Nawaz Liaqat Nadir Shahzad Gulzar Javed Aslam Haz-ullah Manzoor

Student Volunteers

Faiza Lalwani, Karach University Amin Nathani, Karachi University Faraz Siddiqui, Karachi University Rahim Roudani, Karachi University Kanwal Naz, Karachi University Sheeza Jivani, Karachi University Hayyan Zuberi, Karachi University Owais Hassan, Karachi University ahwaer Mohibullah, Karachi University Varda Nasir, Karachi University Rajab Ali, Mehran University o Engineering echnology Daniel Bhatti, Mehran University o Engineering echnology Ahmer Hussain, Mehran University o Engineering echnology Iqra K.K., Mehran University o Engineering echnology Anees Ahmad, Mehran University o Engineerging echnology Abdul Mannan, Beaconhouse National University Kashi Ali, Beaconhouse National University Subtain Zulkat, Beaconhouse Nation University Muhammad Ismail Chakrani, Shah Abdul Lati University, Khairpur Ghulam Hassan Burdi, Shah Abdul Lati University, Khairpur

Saima Siddiqui, Shah Abdul Lati University, Khairpur Hamid Saeed Baloch, Shah Abdul Lati University, Khairpur Maria Memon, Shah Abdul Lati University, Khairpur Mohammad Ameen Chandio, Shah Abdul Lati University, Khairpur Abdul Jabbar Phulpoto, Shah Abdul Lati University, Khairpur Naveeda Naz Larik, Shah Abdul Lati University, Khairpur

CSO, and Other Individuals

Sobia Kapadia, Faculty, Karachi University asleem Abro, Faculty, Shah Abdul Lati University, Khairpur Fahad Shah, Khairpur Civil Society Haji Shams, Khairpur Civil Society Sha Mohammad, Khairput Civil Society Javed Ai Babar, Indus Resource Centre Khamiso Khan, Indus Resource Centre Ali Ahmad Brohi, Indus Resource Centre Syed Munir Ahmed Shah, Indus Resource Centre


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Annexure IV: Literacy and Craft Survey Annexure V: Certificate of Participation


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