Burkina Faso
Climate Change (GG Green)Association la Voute Nubienne (AVN - Build Sustainable Housing for Families in Africa
Address
Association la Voute Nubienne (AVN
9 Rue des Arts
Ganges,
N/A
34190
France
00 33 (0)467 812 105
http://www.lavoutenubienne.org
Mission
In sub-Saharan Africa, and other regions with similar environments, to promote the construction of vaulted earth brick houses which are environmentally friendly, affordable, and comfortable, using a now well-proven technique: la Voute Nubienne (VN). The VN technique, a simplified, standardised, adaptation of traditional methods from the Nubian region of Egypt, is relatively unknown in the Sahel and West Africa. The project is an exemplar of South > South technology transfer.
Programs
AVN’s ‘Earth roofs in the Sahel’ program has grown exponentially since 2000, with 60 builders trained and 340 vaults built by 2007: homes, guest houses, a school, a mosque, a church, a dispensary.
Association la Voute Nubienne (AVN's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
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Personnel Overview
Thomas Granier - President, Association la Voute Nubienne (AVN)
Thomas Granier was a builder in France, specializing in restoration of old buildings. In 1998, at the invitation of Konaté Bomavé, in Burkina Faso, he tried adapting the age-old Nubian vault technique to building houses in the Sahel. The success of these trials led him in 2000 to set up the Association la Voute Nubienne (AVN) to promote this technique in Burkina Faso and neighbouring countries
Séri Youlou - Program Director, Burkina Faso
Séri Youlou, originally a farmer, from Boromo, Burkina Faso, was the first person to train as a VN builder, in 1998. He is responsible for coordinating the ‘Earth roofs in the Sahel’ program in Burkina Faso: organizing the training of apprentices, liaising with VN clients, setting up a VN builders’ cooperative, supervising VN building sites. He is helped by two secretaries, in Boromo and Ouagadoug
Antoine Horellou - Development Director, AVN
Antoine Horellou is a specialist in social entrepreneurship; he has led several international missions to Africa for NGO's, and decided in 2006 to design a development strategy for the AVN. Currently, he is seeking to improve the social impact of the VN technique, to develop an innovative delivery strategy, and to improve the productivity and number of VN builders.
Personnel Statistics
Thomas Granier, President, AVN
Founded in 2000
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 12
Financial Statistics
Budget (2006): 110,000
Budget (2005): 30,000
Maximum Budget: 110,000
Overhead: 10%
Other funding sources: some clients (e.g. NGO's) give 20% of the total cost of their buidling project to support our Program; we also receive some public and private support (e.g. Veolia Foundation, individual donations).
Religious Affiliation: None
