Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 21:20
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News from AVN
- Mid-season report
- Thomas Granier in Dubai
- Meet AVN in Washington and NYC
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Mid-season report
 March is the middle of the building season. It is also the time to report the news of the latest constructions and the progress of the program.
Since september 2012 (begining of the season):
- 4 new regions have been openened and thus 4 new teams created
- 5 new dissemination agents have been trained and 10 new local managers have been hired.
- 2 congresses have been held for masons and AVN agents
- 151 new Nubian vaults have been built, benefiting 928 people.
- 219 people have been trained through the new training program called "academy" that gives theoretical and practical training to masons, dissemination agents, key persons and managers.
The autonomy of the market reaches 34%, this figure indicates the percentage of the NV houses built without the help of AVN. (direct contact between the masons and the clients)
These results are very encouraging and along the forecasts but still have to be moderated as the construction activity is very seasonal and mostly concentrated between January and June. We are particularly proud of the creation of the 4 new teams that will spread the nubian vault technique in Burkina Faso and Mali, and Senegal. "Read more ..."
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Thomas Granier in Dubai
 After a first trip in Dubai to receive the Dubai awards to improve the living conditions, we have had great contacts with several foundations that could be willing to support AVN's program.
Thomas Granier, AVN's founder, will be back in Dubai from the 13th to the 16th of April in order to deepen the contacts and present AVN to new foundations.
If you have some contacts in Dubai or in Qatar that would be interesting to meet, don't hesitate to contact us!
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Meet AVN in Washington and NYC
 AVN's popularity begins to spread internationally. Indeed, AVN has been invited twice in Washington DC in the next weeks :
- Antoine will be in Washington DC betw. Apr. 24th and may 2nd to attend the InterAction Forum, the largest network of US NGOs. The goal is to create partnerships and share ideas, to foster social innovation and change, especially for Housing Issues in Africa.
- Baptiste will be in DC from the 16th to the 22nd of May to present AVN to the Jobs Knowledge Platform, as AVN has been nominated as first runner up in the category "experience from the field".
We are eager to meet as many people as possible in DC, so if you know people that would be interested in AVN's program. don't hesitate to let us know!
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Thank you for your support !
 Work in progress on a literacy center in Senegal
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What is La Voûte Nubienne ?
 The Nubian Vault (NV) is an African technique for the construction of timberless, adobe, vaulted roofs. In sub-Saharan Africa, it is the only viable alternative to the use of expensive imported construction materials (corrugated iron roofing sheets, sawn timber, concrete...).
A ssociation La Voute Nubienne (AVN) promotes a self-sustaining market in NV construction, by facilitating the recruitment, on-site training, and support of village masons. AVN's local teams pump-prime the growth of indigenous markets in Nubian Vault construction, providing employment opportunities, decent housing, and the growth of local economies >> Read more ...
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Submitted by baptiste on Tue, 04/09/2013 - 17:37
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News from AVN
- Mid-season report
- Thomas Granier in Dubai
- 2 events in Washington
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Mid-season report
March is the middle of the building season. It is also the time to report the news of the latest constructions and the progress of the program: Since september 2012 (begining of the season):
- 4 new regions have been openened and thus 4 new teams created
- 5 new dissemination agents have been trained and 10 new local managers have been hired.
- 2 congresses have been held for masons and AVN agents
- 151 new Nubian vaults have been built, benefiting 928 people.
- 219 people have been trained through the new training program called "academy" that gives theoretical and practical training to masons, dissemination agents, key persons and managers.
The autonomy of the market reaches 34%, this figure indicates the percentage of the NV houses built without the help of AVN. (direct contact between the masons and the clients)
These results are very encouraging and along the forecasts but still have to be moderated as the construction activity is very seasonal and mostly concentrated between January and June. We are particularly proud of the creation of the 4 new teams that will spread the nubian vault technique in Burkina Faso and Mali, and Senegal.
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AVN in Dubai from the 11th and the 16th April
Thomas Granier, AVN's founder, will be back in Dubai these next days in order to deepen the contacts and present AVN to new foundations.
If you have some contacts in Dubai or in Qatar that would be interesting to meet, don't hesitate to contact us! contact@lavoutenubienne.org |
Meet AVN in Washington and NYC
AVN's popularity begins to spread internationally. Indeed, AVN has been invited twice in Washington DC in the next weeks :
- Antoine will be in Washington DC betw. Apr. 24th and may 2nd to attend the InterAction Forum, the largest network of US NGOs. The goal is to create partnerships and share ideas, to foster social innovation and change, especially for Housing Issues in Africa.
- Baptiste will be in DC from the 16th to the 22nd of May to present AVN to the J obs Knowledge Platform, as AVN has been nominated as first runner up in the category "experience from the field".
We are eager to meet as many people as possible in DC, so if you know people that would be interested in AVN's program. don't hesitate to let us know!
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Thank you for your support !
Work in progress on a literacy center in Senegal
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/27/2013 - 19:39
Our best wishes for 2013
The Voûte Nubienne teams in Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, and France send you their best wishes for 2013.
We are delighted to announce also the completion of work on the different language versions of our new website (the English version has been available for several months), as well as this new format for our Newsletter.
The scaling up of our program in the Sahel over the last few months, and the opening of new action zones in the three countries where we work, has taken priority over the preparation of Newsletters. But we now hope to get back to our normal rhythm of a Newsletter every three months or so...
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The new multi-language internet site is now operational. You will find there all the latest news, photos, videos, and reports.
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Read about the results of the 2011/12 Season
How many new NV building sites? How many rural families now live in or use NV buildings? How many new regions affected? How many NV masons trained? What are the environmental impacts?
Find the answers in the latest report from our evaluator in the field, Bruno Jarno, who lives in Burkina Faso, and has just married (our best wishes to Bruno and Ebou for their future happiness !) >> Read more ... |
AVN wins UN-Habitat / Dubaï International Award
AVN has won a Dubai International Award for Best Practice to Improve the Living Environment. The Award, co-sponsored by UN-Habitat, specifically recognises our program in Burkina Faso for 'best practice transfer'. >> Read more ... |
New AVN Program in Sénégal takes off
Our program in Senegal has a new impetus with the recruitment of a coordinator, Fanny Dupuis, a sociologist and urbanist, who has been monitoring AVN's work in the country in 2012. Our new program, in collaboration with the local NGO Le Partenariat, centres on the region of Podor, and was launched last autumn with a seminar and training workshops >> Read more ... |
Support from the FFEM for the next four years
Since September 2012, the FFEM ( French Global Environment Facility) has agreed to support AVN's program to the extent of 30% of our overall budget for the next four years >> Read more ... |
What is La Voûte Nubienne ?
The Nubian Vault (NV) is an African technique for the construction of timberless, adobe, vaulted roofs. In sub-Saharan Africa, it is the only viable alternative to the use of expensive imported construction materials (corrugated iron roofing sheets, sawn timber, concrete...).
A ssociation La Voute Nubienne (AVN) promotes a self-sustaining market in NV construction, by facilitating the recruitment, on-site training, and support of village masons. AVN's local teams pump-prime the growth of indigenous markets in Nubian Vault construction, providing employment opportunities, decent housing, and the growth of local economies >> Read more ...
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