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[Cob] cob in Haiti

Dulane silkworm at spiderhollow.com
Mon Nov 15 12:26:58 CST 2010


I don't know about elevation and ground water issues, but I think that earth
bag could be done effectively over there. I've been watching the videos on
TV for materials, and I believe they just need more cement crushers to build
a whole community of earth bag dwellings. I love cob, but it isn't the
answer for areas without good drainage. 

Maybe they just need poly bags and mauls to crunch up that broken concrete
and cinder block. I'd love to go over and help with a house project, but
since I'm pushing 60 with a few health issues, I don't think I'd be that
much of an asset. (Where would I sleep at night and could I stay healthy?)
I'd be willing to donate something to that kind of a project however, like
some rolls of ply bag.


-----Original Message-----
From: coblist-bounces at deatech.com [mailto:coblist-bounces at deatech.com] On
Behalf Of Nilsa~
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 8:25 AM
To: Henry Raduazo
Cc: Cob List
Subject: Re: [Cob] cob in Haiti

Hi list..
I've been watching and reading this group for over a year but have never
responded to anything until now.

I'll be joining a group going back to Haiti in January for a site
assessments in both Ley Cayes and Santo's for AG and Natural building
assessments.

Specifically I would like to ask the group if they know of any groups or
NGO's etc who have earth bag / cob projects up and running in Haiti. My
heart is geared towards earth bags because its quicker and our folks can go
out and teach another..I have hands on but no one else in the group has so I
thought while there I can SHOW them... a picture is worth a thousand words
but if you can see it, touch it and see the potential for yourselves, then
that's empowerment, and empowerment creates motion.

Thanks for your time.

Peace and blessings,
nilsa

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Henry Raduazo <raduazo at cox.net> wrote:

>        I was wondering: Are there any cobbers on this list in Haiti? I
have
> been talking to a non-cob person who has been there. I am trying to get a
> picture of what is going on. It sounds to me like they need to train a
team
> of Creole speaking people that know cob building, Lorna stove
construction,
> Humanure, Rainwater Harvesting, permaculture skills and retaining wall
> building skills. There is plenty of Urbanite to work with and there
appears
> to be plenty of clay and grass or hay.
>        It is hard to imagine a peasant culture that can't build their own
> homes or grow their own food, but that is what seems to exist in Haiti.
>
> Ed
>
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