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Nakuru Project, Kenya

Built with a diverse group from a small Kikuyu community in the rapidly
developing agricultural outskirts of Nakuru, Kenya, humanitarian design
organisation, Orkidstudio, have recently completed a new home which will
house local disadvantaged and abandoned children.

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hallenging the typology of the typical African orphanage where children
sleep en mass in large dormitories, the new home limits each room
to just four children providing ample space and natural light, and is
characterised by a range of different social spaces from open communal
areas to quiet nooks and crannies offering space to study, read or simply
relax.

Orkidstudio, whose focus is to benefit children and communities
worldwide, operate with the belief that the process of design and
construction can be a powerful tool for affecting social change and
empowering people through the sharing of skills and knowledge on site.

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