http://www.friendsofsa.org Build Toilets and Save Lives Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:39:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Below is a link to another film I put together for Shelter Associates. While the first film shows the Sangli community's consent for SA's designs, this film highlights the community's dissatisfaction with the government's housing (specifically, the Vambay project). The first clip is not subtitled, but keep watching - the ... http://www.friendsofsa.org/2009/10/04/more-on-youtube/ A couple months ago, I put together a short film highlighting the opinions of the Sangli slum dwellers regarding SA's housing designs. This film has been shown at the immediate local level (between the slums to bridge communities and share their experiences) and at a broader level, to local government ... http://www.friendsofsa.org/2009/10/01/shelter-associates-on-youtube/ Here is a group photo of the Shelter office. In the back row (from left) are Shashi, Pramila, Sandhya, Zahida, Shoba, Pradeep, Leena, and Deepak. Seated are Lata Shrikhande, (Associate Director of SA) and Pratima Joshi (Executive Director of SA). I am seated on the floor, next to Jenny, Caroline, ... http://www.friendsofsa.org/2009/09/30/sa-pune-office/ The grant that I received to work with Shelter Associates this summer has just completed. While I plan to stay on with SA through the remainder of the year, I have written a report documenting the work I've done for the past three months. To read more, visit the Davis ... http://www.friendsofsa.org/2009/09/21/davis-grant/ Shelter Associates undertook the Dattawadi Housing Project following the May 1996 destruction of the Rajendranagar community's homes in Pune. The project took one year, and represented Shelter's vision in directly involving the poor in any matter concerning them. Rajendranagar women were trained in laadi, beam, and block making; they were ... http://www.friendsofsa.org/2009/09/18/housing-in-pune/