Kakuma is a town in the north-western region of Kenya. It has hosted a refugee camp since 1992. The humanitarian settlement currently serves over 186.000 refugees and asylum seekers who have fled war and violence in neighbouring countries. All ages are represented in Kakuma originating from Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea and Uganda. The largest group are South Sudanese - at 58% of the community - followed by Somalis at 17%.

Refugees flee their homes due to war, conflict and persecution. Many are separated from their families and friends and have no options to support themselves other than to rely on aid.

55% of the refugees in Kakuma are children. Only half of them attend school. Child labour, cultural barriers, lack of resources, family needs, and young marriages causes huge amounts of dropouts. But above all there is a great shortage of school infrastructure and skilled teachers.

Koen Timmers, Maggie Program NPO and DMOA architects want to combine forces by building an Innovation Lab School for about 200 children equipped with additional digital classes to train local refugees in becoming qualified teachers. The result is an educational and vocational training centre all in one, connected to the world via Skype and internet. UNHCR has established the camp and has provided assistance and protection since 1992. They will be the local partner, receiver and maintain the Lab School.

Maggie goes to Kakumabuilding an Innovation Lab School to give children access to

education and to train local teachersKoen Timmers + Maggie Program + DMOA + UNHCR | kakuma

November 2019, Kenya

“In local language Kakuma means

nowhere. ”Lieven Corthouts

Director of ‘The invisible city [Kakuma]’

Who is Koen Timmers?

Koen is a Belgian educator, author, speaker and UN SDG ambassador. In 2018 he was announced by Bill Gates as one of the best teachers in the world at the Global Teacher Prize. He is a lecturer and researcher at the Teacher Training department of PXL university college Hasselt. Koen is passionate about technology enhanced and collaborative learning. In 2015 he launched the Kakuma Skype Project and initiated several global education projects focusing on UN SDG’s involving 500 schools in 90 countries. Support came from the Dalai Lama, Charlize Theron, UNESCO, Greenpeace, scientists, National Geographic, etc. The projects were covered by international media across 35 countries.

The seed: Kakuma Skype project

April 2015 Koen Timmers donated his laptop to the Kakuma refugee camp after hearing about the shortage of teachers and the huge amount of children eager to learn. The idea was to connect the computer through internet and Skype to a global network of volunteering teachers offering free distance learning to the kids. In collaboration with LWF an increasingly growing group of educators (350 across 6 continents) began to teach courses of Math, Science and English trough Skype. Thanks to crowd-funding and the support of the Belgian vice-prime minister 10 more laptops were added to the project.

Up-scaling: Innovation Lab Schools

The need for education is huge, not only in Kakuma but all around Africa. The concept of the Kakuma Skype Project is easy to repeat and upscale. That’s why in September 2018 Dr. Jane Goodall and Koen Timmers decided to join forces by launching the Innovation Lab Schools project. The famous English primatologist and anthropologist had already implemented her “Roots & Shoots educational program” in 120 countries with her Jane Goodall Institute. This strong partnership will realize the Innovation Lab schools in 11 different countries in the years to come.

Already 1.000 teachers signed up to offer education through Skype. Every Lab School will be connected to the internet and equipped with laptops and tablets teaching children and local teachers.

First innovation Lab School in Kakuma

Although successful and already changing lives, the Kakuma Skype project lacks decent infrastructure. Today only 20 students at a time can join a session leaving hundreds more on a waiting list. Building a new school would allow to increase the amount of Skype sessions and the number of students involved. On top of that, teachers can be trained simultaneously using videos. The new school will be the first in Kenya to be part of the Innovation lab school project which will offer Kakuma refugee camp a lot of attention globally.

“The Innovation Lab Schools provide a

curriculum developed in collaboration with local

educators”Dr. Jane Goodall

The design for the Kakuma Innovation Lab School

A setup with two Maggie shelters (2x 100m2) and a one-way 20ft container (24m2) that will be used to ship in the school. Resulting in a total inner surface area of 224m2 or 800 m3.

The container will be attached to the 2 door openings of the shelters as a safe box that is only accessible from the inside of the classes. It will provide the necessary storage for the laptops, battery packs and other valuables. On top of the Maggie roof, solar panels can be mounted.

What is Maggie Program NPO?

The Maggie program represents a comprehensive approach in providing access to health, education and perspective for displaced and disadvantaged people worldwide, by offering European knowledge of building techniques and innovation.

The aim is to work through small-scale construction projects and bring innovative solutions to hard-to-reach or conflict areas. Originating from their Maggie shelter innovation, the Maggie Program forms the non-profit department of DMOA architects.After innovating the Maggie Shelter, DMOA architects today supports humanitarian actors through sharing building skills and new insights that lead to innovation. Through specific projects they introduce sustainability, circularity and ecology in a humanitarian building context by building solutions with Maggie shelters.

“Each location has a customized

design to deliver the perfect solution for

the specific need, but always based

on upgradable and modular units”

eng. arch. B. Denef

Why the Maggie shelter ?

The Maggie shelter is an infrastructure that looks like a tent but has the virtues of a fixed building. The design is based on 30 lifesaving criteria. It consists of an easy to assemble aluminium frame, wrapped in a double layer of canvas. It takes only 2 days and 6 people to set up a Maggie of 100m2. Once sheltered, the walls and the roof can be filled with materials that are locally available, like insulation, sand, organic materials and even stray plastic with the help of the local community . It thus becomes a sustainable, adaptable, circular, insulated and upgradable building with a life-span of over 15 years. Some of its unique characteristics are shown in the drawing underneath.

Ventilated double roof (tropical)

The double roof system and open base and top enables hot air to evacuate through the cam. The outer tarpauline is highly reflective against the sun. An extra Low E infra red blocking layer can be added on the inside.

Insulation & mass

The walls of the Maggie shelter can be filled with different insulation materials. This way the shelter has its own temperature control. In a warm climate like Kenya, the best filling is sand what gives a better inside comfort thanks to mass-inertia. It thus stabilizes temperature fluctuations between day and night and accumulates the coolness of the night in the walls to radiate during the day.

Raised floor

The raised floor offers an important upgrade to a standard earth or cement floor. It creates a more hygienic and comfortable environment by eliminating mud and flooding, rodents, insects, etc.

Protective covers

Dust getting into buildings is a common problem in Kenya. Therefore the Maggie shelter will be equipped with protective covers adjustable to the weather fluctuations.

Natural ventilation

Air passes through the shelter by natural ventilation. It enters via the open-able windows, and leaves together with polluted inside air through the open roof. This way fresh air gets in easily creating a healthy inside climate.

Hier voornamelijk vermelden in wat maggie shelter zich onderscheid?

needed allowed

tent structure with properties of building

&

Sustainable impact

Thanks to this unique collaboration, it will be possible to give access to education to at least 200 children per year and offer vocational training to local teachers.

The Maggie Program gives refugees the opportunity to learn and practice in a safe location. So they can stand on their own feet. So they become the community leaders and entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

“It takes only 6 people and

a few days of work to

assemble a Maggie that can

last for over 15 years”

eng. arch. B. Denef

DMOA bvba & Maggie Program NPOErasme Ruelensvest 21c, 3001 Heverlee, BelgiumBenjamin Denef, ir.architect +32 477 660 689benjamin@dmoa.be - www.dmoa.bewww.maggie-program.org

UNHCR | Kenya - KakumaMohamud Hure +254 722 701 842hure@unhcr.orgwww.unhcr.org/ke/

Innovation Lab School ProjectHelp Kakuma vzwRunksterkiezel 28, 3500 Hasselt, BelgiumKoen Timmers +32 486 874 005timmerskoen@gmail.com - www.projectkakuma.org www.innovationsdglab.com

Budget estimation and funding

The budget estimated for the whole project is described in detail on the last page of this proposal.

Do you want to support us? Maggie Program NPO is looking for funding

“The Maggie Program gives displaced people the

opportunity to learn and practice in a safe location.

So they can stand on their own feet. So they become

the community leaders and entrepreneurs of tomorrow”

Bart Peeters

donate to bank account BE63 7360 2101 4308or right here via Paypal

reference “project Kakuma” invoice available on request

Content partner (educational program)

Funding, building and project management

Local partner (ownership, exploitation and maintenance)

Awards

Press

Kakuma Skype Project

• Website

Maggie Program• Maggie goes to Cameroon

• Maggie juvenile refugee centre Belgium

Koen Timmers & the Kakuma Project• National Geographic, USA• Microsoft Blog, USA• BBC radio, UK• Skype Blog, USA• NTV, Kenya

• NRC, The Netherlands

Maggie Program• VOKA magazine• De Tijd • Brussels Airlines in flight magazine

Koen Timmers

• Global Teacher Prize top 10 finalist• Global Teacher Prize top 50 finalist

• HundrED top 100 global education innovations

Maggie Program• Belgian Building Awards – category Social Engagement

– first price• Henri Van de Velde Awards 16 – Life Quality – first price

• AidEx Innovation Challenge – finalist

201820172017

2018

20162016

The Innovation Lab School project

The project is supported by Skype, Empatico, Participate, Edukans, PXL university college and I3 Technologies. It is endorsed by Charlize Theron (actress), Don Thomas (astronaut), Jonathan Wilkinson (Canadian minister) and Helen Clark (former prime minister New Zealand).

References

BUDGET ESTIMATION - MAGGIE GOES TO KAKUMA - WINTER 2019/2020

Article ESTIMATE 119.307,00€

1. Export materials 84.000,00€ 2 Maggie Shelters produced by Vermako bvba 65.000,00€ 2 double entrance doors + window / PVC 3.500,00€ connector system container - Maggie's 1.500,00€ Leave behind tools assembly Maggie's 2.000,00€ 20 ft container one way 2.000,00€ transport Tielt-Antwerp-Mombassa-Kakuma 5.000,00€ export formalities Kenya Vermako 2.500,00€ custom clearance formalities (broker cost) & admin 2.500,00€

2. Local materials & contractors 8.500,00€ ground preparation & foundation 2.500,00€ local helping hands assembly and filling Maggie 2.500,00€ small construction materials (sand) 1.000,00€ Electrical installation school (lighting & power sockets) 2.500,00€ Upgrade with solar panels and battery pack t.b.c.refurbishing classes (cabinets, desks, chairs) t.b.c.IT innovation lab school (20 laptops, beamer, projection screen) t.b.c.

3. Direct project cost 26.807,00€ Building team Maggie (5 volunteers) -€ Project lead Maggie (360€/dag x 20 + 14 days) - fundraising, projectmanagement, technical lead assembly

12.240,00€

start-up innovation lab school by Koen Timmers (training) t.b.c.Travel cost 7 persons (air & road) 6.250,00€ Overnight stay & catering Maggie team (7p/14 days/60€pp/day) 5.880,00€ miscellaneous (10%) 2.437,00€

4. Indirect overhead cost (own resources of Maggie Program) -€