Editorial:

INBAR

Año:

2007

Número de páginas:

8

Palabras claves:

technology, housing, bamboo, guide

In Tamenglong district, Manipur, India, an ARS programme, established by INBAR in 2002, has successfully developed a technology that enables rural communities to produce high-quality, low-cost housing using local bamboo resources. The project uses simple production techniques, which rely on the gradual transfer of weight from top to ground, enabling rural communities to participate directly in production. This not only helps generate rural livelihoods, but also alleviates local housing shortages. At the local level, the Tamenglong Bamboo and Cane Development Centre (TAMBAC), a community-based NGO established with
support from INBAR, run the construction project. Other national institutions, which have provided support for the development
of housing constructing include CIBART, INBAR’s national partner in India, IPIRTI, and the District Rural Development Agency
(DRDA).