What does $8,500 buy you in Africa? In the United States, you can barely renovate a kitchen for that price. In Kenya, a family can get two acres of land and two small houses -- you get a home.
By any standards, the houses are nothing extravagant. Each house is about 150 square feet with two rooms. Coming from an 8' x 8' room for eight people, these houses represent a significant upgrade.
Current:
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| Outside of the room where the family lives. |
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On the other side of the curtain is a twin-sized bed, which occupies half the room.
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New Home: (These images are from a home the team helped with last summer. Muia's family's houses will be similar in size and design.)
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| Muia's family of eight would have two of these dwellings, probably to separate the boys from the girls/women. |
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| Each room in this two-room house is about 8' x 8', the size of Muia's current home. |
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