It’s no joke. The power of bricks has come to the forefront of just another one of Project OKURASE’s sustainable initiatives. In August of 2008, the village of Okurase began benefiting from the Alero Olympio Trust’s loaned brick-making machine. The machine was made in India and makes environmentally friendly, compressed earth bricks that do not require firing. They are made from laterite, the red soil of Africa.
Women brickmakers wearing their Charm and Hammer hard hats.
Through job training and the empowerment subsequently instilled in each of the brickmakers, Project OKURASE has its first 20,000 bricks, earmarked for the Job Training Building at the Centre. But more than just bricks, Project OKURASE has found a way to feed a brickmaker and his or her family, a way to create a sustainable solution to the need for occupational development amongst the people of Okurase, and a way to connect us all to that beautiful endeavor.
You can join in the excitement and support our proud brickmakers by purchasing an environmentally friendly brick for $20 US or 10 Great Britain Pounds. Just visit our Web site, www.projectokurase.org, and click on the donate button to make your tax-deductible contribution.
