A SCHOOLYARDFORALL حوش يجمعنا​ - Original

June 2014
Preparation & PNA

3 weeks

July 2014
Participatory workshop

10 days

July 2014
Construction

11 days

YGAMA’NA GAMA-SA was the first of a series of projects that aimed to address the integration of Syrian Students in Egyptian Governmental schools through the Co- design of the open space that gathers all students alike in the activity of play, socializing and recreation, which is the “Schoolyard”. The project was first implemented in a preparatory and prima-ry-stage mixed school in Gamasa, Egypt.

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Location / Period​

Gamasa, Egypt – 2014

Client/Partner: ​

UNHCR EGYPT- Community Support Programme “CSP”

Caracteristic Elements:​

  • Use of local building materials, eg. Bricks, recycled tiles, reeds.
  • Participatory design and construction with the local community (craftsmen, students, teachers)
  • Construction site at High Intensity of Labor

Team:​

Insaf Ben Othmane H., Omar Wanas, Ahmed Mohamed Nabil, Nouran Azouz, Roisin Wanas, Mohamed Karam, Bassem Hany, Fagnoon Art, Ahmed Borham, UNHCR CSP UNIT and Regional and Local Communites.