Building Fences to Build Connections
Kasisa Village is a rural village in the East African country of Tanzania. This project is designed to improve the quality of life of its residents. Clara Ford, founder of Kijiji Innovative Sustainable Solutions (KISS), has directed her efforts toward building a community center with goals of reducing cyclical poverty and empowering the local people with technical skills. The locals of Kasisa Village are stakeholders in the planned center, which will function as a testing ground for social impact implementation in their community. This partnership for community development is a core value for Ford, the KISS Board of Directors, and the Hunt Institute.
Kasisa Village is a rural village in the East African country of Tanzania. This project is designed to improve the quality of life of its residents. Clara Ford, founder of Kijiji Innovative Sustainable Solutions (KISS), has directed her efforts toward building a community center with goals of reducing cyclical poverty and empowering the local people with technical skills. The locals of Kasisa Village are stakeholders in the planned center, which will function as a testing ground for social impact implementation in their community. This partnership for community development is a core value for Ford, the KISS Board of Directors, and the Hunt Institute.
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Building Fences to Build Connections
Option 2:
Figure 6: Source Google Maps
Legend
Living Wall Fence
Standard Chain Link Fence
Gates (not drawn to scale)
Although based on our research, Option 1 would be the most cost effective, while
still giving weight to sustainability, the image above presents another viable option. In this
scenario, the living wall fence would be on the green portions of the perimeter as shown
above, while the grey portions contain the chain link fence.
This would be beneficial by allowing more visibility at the front of the center.
However, most of the cows try to enter from the front and the back of the center, thus the
chain link fence will not be as efficient as the living wall fence. Additionally, this would be
Izzah Zaheer, Hunt Institute Undergraduate Research Analyst Page 15
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