{"id":6416,"date":"2016-09-21T10:07:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T08:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/you-stiftung.de\/baraka-planning-moves-ahead\/"},"modified":"2021-07-21T13:26:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T11:26:54","slug":"baraka-planning-moves-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/you-stiftung.de\/en\/baraka-planning-moves-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"BARAKA PLANNING MOVES AHEAD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students at the PBSA D\u00fcsseldorf majoring in architecture have supported the development of a district for refugees. In cooperation with the \u201eBund Deutscher Architekten (BDA)\u201c, they undertook a complete urban planning and design in and for the Senegalese Baraka (a refugee slum in the middle of Dakar) on behalf of the YOU Stiftung. In addition, they created blueprints for the construction of fit-for-purpose residential buildings. Construction is expected to commence at the beginning of 2016.<\/p>\n

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Find more information about the Baraka project here. <\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cPeople from 14 different African nations live in this slum,\u201d says Ute-Henriette Ohoven who initiated this project, \u201c and it is our ambition to help them to lead a self-sufficient life. We are trying to create conditions that will allow the residents to look after themselves once the project has been completed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The location of the slum in the center of the city makes it possible to draw on infrastructure that already exists such as crafts businesses, a growing number of start-ups and restaurants. The responsible parties look at Baraka as a pilot project from which other countries can benefit. The actual construction will be performed by Samih Sawiris (ORASCOM Development Holding), one of the largest urban planners from Egypt who will also shoulder advance financing needs.<\/p>\n

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