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.

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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

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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