Health Through Improved Flooring

Image by ARCHIVE Global

The initiative tackles the problem of disease caused by dirt floors in homes where children under 5 are most vulnerable by replacing dirt floors with new cement floors and providing educational workshops on disease prevention in the home.

Location Bangladesh

Organisation ARCHIVE Global (Architecture for health)

Partner organisations ADESH BRAC University

Date 2015

Scale of catchment Household

Built environment component Housing

Beneficiary

Children ages 0-5

Links/Sources

http://archiveglobal.org/high-fives/?utm_medium=website&utm

https://www.archdaily.com/544383/archive-global-sets-out-to-build-healthier-homes-in-bangladesh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Op7mGxphx8&feature=youtu.be