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Made to measure for the terrain
| The land, where the children’s village building will be, was bought in 2005 by Malaika Kids. The land is in Mkuranga, an hours journey south of the capital Dar-es-Salaam, and near the place where the new university of the capital city is to be built. It is an 18 hectare piece of land with major differences in elevation: from the middle the land goes up 14 metres high on the one side and on the other side 8 metres. That may appear difficult, but actually offers many advantages. | ||
| Study the measured contours in large format (PDF) | ||
| On the village map, you can see that the plan consists of three strips of land: two strips each with four living clusters and in between a strip of land with sport and playing fields. Each stretch is ca. 250 metres long and 60 metres wide and will be levelled during the preparation of the land for building. Due to the slope of the land, each strip of land is two metres lower than the previous strip, whereby a slope of 45º brings you from one strip to the next. This means that on one side of the playing fields, there will be a natural stand for the children when a game is being played. Also by placing the water sources and storage tanks at the top of the village, the shower blocks will automatically have sufficient water pressure. The drainage of rain water will also be made easier by the differences in height. | ||
| Study the location of the masterplan on the land (PDF) | ||
| This allows us to make optimum use of the natural characteristics of the land. | ||
- Dossier Mkuranga
- Malaika children’s village Mkuranga
- The building of the village
- Made to measure for the terrain
- Clean water
- Treating waste water responsibly
- Great progress in Mkuranga
- Building of the first cluster under way!
- Malaika Kids awarded the Uhuru Torch
- Building programme steps up as rainy season draws to an end
- Regional Commissioner lays Foundation Plaque at Village
- Building has begun!
- The first water tower is ready!
- The first well has been drilled
- The Infrastructure of the Children’s village is ready!
- Building can begin!
- It’s official; 99-year rights to the land in Mkuranga
- A start has been made on foundations for the village
- Preparing the site in Mkuranga
- Compensation of farmers Mkuranga
- The future Malaika children’s village mapped
- A visit to the Chairman of Mkuranga
- Support from the district commissioner in Mkuranga
- The first building blocks!
- The President’s wife is supporting us!
- The Children of Malaika Kids
- Malaika Kids is supported by:
Van Doorne supports us with the drawing up of donation certificates and other authenticated matters against a strongly reduced tariff.
Overview of all sponsors »- Ambassador of Malaika Kids UK
- Jonathan Dimbleby, BBC television and radio reporter, author, president of VSO and Ambassador of Malaika Kids.
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- Clifford Chance funds a school building and more....
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