Researching in Ghana (III)

"It's absolutely necessary to have Ghanians' participation and collaboration during all the stages of the project"- Samson Nibi.

For 4 weeks Samson did a lot of research, had a couple of appointments and gave various seminars to more than 500 students. For the Open Source House project this trip was very important. Samson gathered some relevant information about the needs of the prospective home owners. He also found two organizations to commit to the implementing action once the designs are ready.

Everybody gets excited
More than 500 hundred students attended the seminars, this shows how great their interest is in this project. As well as the students the government showed great interest in this project. Because of all the enthusiastic reactions Samson received he is convinced that Open Source House is going the be a great success.

The market is open for os-house!

Samson Nibi:
Getting back I was very tired but satisfied. I traveled thousands of kilometers to meet with people in the housing sector, at local, regional and national level. From the lowest to the highest level of government representation they were enthusiastic about os-house and received us with arms wide open. Even the prospective architects at the universities are looking forward to have some influence in the way the housing market will develop in the future. And I must add, sustainable housing is a hot topic.


Research in Ghana (II)
Research in Ghana (I)