Mud to Mortar
PROJECT LOCATION
Status
When
Health Concern
Project Hypothesis
Project Strategy
Project Outcomes
Number of Structures Improved
- 295
Beneficiaries
- 1,259 people received new floors
- 11,621 people reached through training
- 139 masons trained in Mud to Mortar construction methodology
- 1,941,103 reached through a media campaign
Research Outcomes
- 23% decrease in the overall incidence of diarrheal disease
- On average, women are spending 20 hours less each week maintaining their floors
- 72% decrease in diarrheal episodes
- 83% decrease in breathing problems
- 53% decrease in coughing
- 92% decrease in short and rapid breathing
- 52% decrease in diarrheal episodes
- 79% of beneficiaries reported a decrease in intestinal worm infestations
- 68% increase in respondents who wash their hands regularly at critical times such as before eating, before feeding their child, and after using the toilet.
- Ongoing
Project Partners
- Local Implementing Partner – Association of Development for Economic and Social Help (ADESH)
- Phase I Design Partner – Grimshaw Architects
- Phase I & II Research Partner – JP Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
- Phase III Technical Design Advisor – Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI)
SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT PROVIDED IN PART BY
- UBS Optimus Foundation (UBSOF)
- ARCHIVE Global Board of Directors
- Individual donors through CaringCrowd by Johnson & Johnson
- CaringCrowd by Johnson & Johnson
- HighFives Campaign
- Individual Supporters
A Phase II beneficiary home before construction (2018).
A Phase II beneficiary family and their home post construction (2019).
ARCHIVE, ADESH, and Grimshaw staff meeting with local project masons to develop new construction method for Phase II (2018).
Phase II community courtyard training led by ADESH staff, educating community members on healthy hygiene practices (2019).
A Phase II beneficiary family and their home post construction (2019).
A Phase I beneficiary home during construction (2018).
A mason works on a Phase I beneficiary home (2018).
A Phase I beneficiary family and their home post construction (2018).
Pilot Phase community training led by ADESH staff, educating community members on healthy hygiene practices (2014).
A Pilot Phase beneficiary home (2017).
A Pilot Phase beneficiary home and family (2017).
A Pilot Phase beneficiary home (2017).
A Phase I beneficiary family and their home post construction (2018).
ARCHIVE, ADESH, Grimshaw, and HBRI pose for a photo outside ADESH’s headquarters (2018).