We explore the local bamboo resources and visit a bamboo farm near Chira, about two hours’ drive from the project site. We meet the head of the “International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation” (INBAR) in Ghana and sign an agreement on further cooperation.
After a long search for a suitable plot of land for the bamboo training centre, we were able to acquire two plots at the end of November. The new project site is located in the small rural village of Wuraso and is ideally suited for the construction project. Our third board member, Christoph Brummelte, is … Read more
The first inspection of the project site in Fiaso unfortunately brings the realisation that the land is much smaller than assumed. There has been confusion here in the past between the units of measurement feet and metres. In addition, the land is difficult to access and has a steep slope, which is unfavourable for the … Read more
Rabea Schürmann and Johanna Liekmeyer travel to Ghana at their own expense for their foreign assignment of several months. In their home there, they conduct their first experiments with bamboo. In the process, they quickly encounter the dreaded “powder post beetle”, which likes to turn untreated bamboo into dust.
Rabea Schürmann takes part in “The Bamboo U Online Immersion”, a comprehensive course on bamboo. As part of the course, she begins working with Federico Antonelli, a young, ambitious architect (MArch) from Italy who has made sustainability the guiding principle of his professional career. In the module “Bamboo Model Making”, ideas and designs are created … Read more
Our Project coordinator Wilfred Dery participated in the Inter-Africa Ghana Bamboo Study Tour (26th – 30th April, 2021).