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Uphold Environmental Conservation and Improve the Well-being of Communities

We are known for supporting different communities to build strong and eco-friendly structures to guarantee safety for people. The houses are built using tested materials like eco bricks, iron bars, cement, sand, and aggregates. The walls are 23cm thicker and reinforced with iron bars and concrete. The house can take a duration of 400+ years on average. We look forward to supporting communities’ worldwide to build cost-effective residential houses.

Zimbabwe - Tongogara Refugee Settlement Project

In partnership with the Transformation Innovation Hub, Pendeza Shelters has developed an innovative and cost-effective housing model designed to empower youth in the Tongogara
Refugee Settlement. This project aims to equip young people with entrepreneurial skills and create sustainable job opportunities, fostering economic independence within their community.
Zimbabwe generates approximately 1.65 million tonnes of waste annually, with plastic accounting for 18% of this total. In response, Pendeza Shelters was invited to train and inspire the community in the Tongogara Refugee Settlement, introducing them to an alternative use for plastic waste by constructing eco-friendly housing from plastic bottles.

We are grateful for the positive community response, as men, women, and even children participated in the training sessions. Parents attending with their children provided a valuable opportunity to shape the mindset of the next generation early on, fostering environmental
awareness. During the training, over 30,000 plastic bottles were collected, and more than 110 individuals were taught how to transform these bottles into eco-bricks. In alignment with Pendeza Shelters’ policy, only adults were registered for employment, while children observed and learned alongside their parents.

 

The resulting building is one of the largest structures built using our eco-brick technology since we began expanding this model to other countries. To maximize the limited training time, we prioritized working with 10 skilled local builders who quickly grasped the construction techniques, enabling them to transfer their knowledge to others in the community.
This initiative represents a step toward a more  sustainable future, demonstrating the power of
eco-friendly construction and community engagement to address both environmental and economic challenges.

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