Mearly To Chat

We are having a snow day here in Indiana. Just luv a spring snow fall!

I'm working on a playground design project for the Kibera slum in Nairobi. The space constraints are getting on my last dang nerve.

I'm working on a playground design project for the Kibera slum in Nairobi. The space constraints are getting on my last dang nerve.

That sounds AWESOME! And a little irritating LOL ^^ :happy:

I like to think it's pretty awesome. One of my favorite professors is the director of a non-profit organization called Play360, and their mission is to build sustainable playgrounds from local materials for children in the developing world because play is essentially the greatest part of childhood development and most schools don't have them. Their playgrounds also have educational value, provide income for the towns and villages they're built in, and they've recently designed merry-go-rounds that charge small generators and lanterns the kids can take home. It's really all about giving the children an incentive for going to school, as most kids drop out before 3rd grade because their families need them to work. These are some of the playgrounds they've built in the last year or so (in Laos, Zanzibar, and Thailand)