New Anganwadi with AWF

Our recent trip to India this month was more exciting than ever. Since meeting the fantastic leaders of AWF ( Architects Without Frontiers- Australia) Jane Rothschild and Sam Crawford at the Powerhouse D Factory, we have joined forces with building the next Bholu anganwadi in Ahmedabad. Architects Jane Rothschild and Paul Tilse voluntarily headed to India with us to give us their time, skills and expertise in the building of Bholu #2.

We surveyed the new location, a great little corner of the Tekra slums, with a lovely tree perfect for providing shade in the hot Indian summers. After a week surveying and design decisions over Indian chai, the plans are almost done. We hunted out old gates, doors and windows from flea markets and second hand shops. The outside decoration has also been designed, employing women from the area to decorate the elephant designs in traditional mud mirror technique. The contractors will all be local and building is scheduled to start in 3 weeks. Very exciting. For more pics of the adventures click here.