Why is this important?
Haji Munshi Moharram Ali dealt with itself during its lifetime with problems relative houses and agricultural country of the farmers in its homeland and tried, by own moneys the statuses and the situation for better. He gave the farmers a piece available land, in order to build houses. He detected early that it is necessary to take care of this issue that the problem is not to be eliminated however alone. Necessary moneys are missing for the building of houses.
According to estimations of the UN each fourth human in bad and health-endangering housing conditions live. MAAKbari foundation is the opinion that everyone has the right to an appropriate home. Therefore the organization MAAKbari in Bangladesh with the assistance of donations builds safe and appropriate accommodations for poor families. Volunteers from all over the world help thereby.
What is the actual situation?
In Bangladesh are built over 90% of the houses with bamboo, glue, sheet metal and grass. In rural areas the condition of the houses is very bad. Each year such houses are in need to repair, they’re them by rains, wind and Cyclone to be destroyed again and again. The farmers in rural areas are very poor and fighting day by day for food. By the high air humidity peoples are in these houses frequently ill, particularly children and older people are concerned.
How this is financed?
MAAKbari does not give the poor families houses. Interested family have to go through MAAKbari process successfully and will be a member of the foundation and pay monthly their contribution. They can pay their contribution over many years as a member. Additionally all future owners cooperate in the building construction of houses and help their neighbors in same situation.
How will the future look?
MAAKbari foundation continues to deal itself with this work and tries to get with a special concept for the houses this problem to be solved. The houses are to be built not horizontal but vertically. The problem can be solved only together as well as MAAKbari concept. The follow-up generation of Haji Munschi Moharram Ali, which studied in Europe and the USA, its feelings for the villagers in the rural areas would be drive on.
How does the work function?
MAAKbari foundation began to build a three floors brick house with smaller costs. MAAKbari foundation supports the families with planning, the materials and the supervision. The remainder work is completed with the volunteer and the foundation plays a large role. With this concept the land reclamation is advanced, in order to prevent in the future the destruction of the agricultural land by inconsiderate building methods. Due to the higher birth rate or the population explosion in the future more land surfaces are needed. The houses must be built resistant against any natural catastrophes, so that rarely a repair is necessary. By the MAAKbari concept additionally the people have the possibility remaining e.g. during the flood in the monsoon time in the upper floors of the house.
Which role-plays climate protection?
By the modern age the possibilities exist of eliminating the problem on a long-term basis. Bangladesh - particularly the population in rural areas - is very much concerned by the climate change. By the inconsiderate planning of the house construction, Bangladesh loses daily land areas, which one could use e.g. as rice field, in order to eliminate poverty. By the use of metal plate as roof the temperatures rise in the summer enormously. As we know that the entire world temperature rises.
How one can help?
Without volunteer it does not go! We need you and your commitment, so that our vision can grow further. Do you have desire to travel far away from your country like Bangladesh to become acquainted with new cultures, new friendships to close, at the same time to help villagers in the rural areas? Go through, and you admit yourselves on an adventure.
A building journey is a unique opportunity for church communities, schools or student groups to co-operate with peoples from other cultures and become acquainted with their life habits. Countless volunteer only by a building journey discovered, which abilities relating to crafts in them to be and as it is satisfying to help other people.
Organize a team of volunteers, which undertakes and into one from over 10 target areas drives a building journey for at least one week, in order to support needy families with their building of houses.The teams are to be trained by a well-informed building expert. So everyone can help: Mix, isolate cement, windows begin - they operate side by side with volunteers from different countries and the local population.
Grades, student groups, associations, families, friends give their voice to MAAKbari foundation.