Develop entrepreneurs who create jobs food producing homes
Develop entrepreneurs who create jobs and food producing homes
Train-the-unemployed - moladi |
Develop entrepreneurs who create jobs and food producing homes
Let's get fundamental needs and essential priorities defined – First FOOD second SHELTER (producing food and shelter creates jobs). Third - Convert work, production and product into money. Much further down the line from these fundamental BOP needs are apps for mobile phones including Mobile Money – We focus on creating product at the BOP, combined with economic development, creating jobs and transferring skill.
Decent housing is one of the key factors in the fight against poverty and social exclusion. It is not just about putting a roof over someone’s head. Academic research proves that access to a clean and stable home implicates an improvement in security, health and education.
How to build a community in a month
The moladi construction system is as much about filling the basic need of housing as it is about creating sustainable entrepreneurs.
Moladi, a South African based company established in 1986, makes housing accessible to low-income people through innovative and eco-friendly technology
The Moladi system consists of a reusable and recyclable plastic formwork mould, which is filled with stone-less concrete and a special non-toxic water based admixture used in concrete. This admixture ensures that, once the mortar is set, the formwork can be removed – and reused up to 50 times. According to the founder Hennie Botes, the brickless walls can withstand all types of weather. The formwork is lightweight allowing easy transportation. Due to the simplicity in design and the repetitive application scheme, construction costs can be reduced significantly. The Moladi model is not only cost-effective but fast, to: Botes comments that the wall structure of a house can be completed within one day. A further plus point, especially in remote areas, is that the construction does not require heavy machinery or electricity.
With the motto “Train the unemployed to build for the homeless” Moladi combines construction with economic development. The company offers training locally for the unemployed thereby creating jobs and empowering the community as a whole. Due to the simplicity of the approach, construction techniques and skills can be transferred in a short time. In this way, the communities benefit from affordable shelter and skilled entrepreneurs (in the area of low-cost housing) at the same time. Moladi’s success in over 20 countries shows that affordable housing is an important key in finding solutions to promoting security and alleviating poverty.
moladi in Namibia |
Concrete Roof Tile Production System - Roof tiles produced on Site
Concrete roof tile - Produced on Site |
How to reduce cost of housing construction
Rockefeller Foundation - Discovering better ways to solve social problems – Creating Shared Value "To Build or Not to Build?" - That Is the Question
Forbes India on moladi Technological Innovation - Creating Shared Value
Financial Mail – Affordable Housing – Better ways to build
National Mirror – Nigeria - Adopting alternative building materials, technologies to reduce 16 million housing deficit
DesignMind - New Multistorey Floor Slab Formwork System
Business Fights Poverty - Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid
AfricanBrains - SA: Moladi housing model builds communities
Financing of Homes - End-user Finance
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