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Two Year Fellowship Program to train and empower the creative leaders who will design a more equitable, just and sustainable Africa.

Rwanda
Joined April 2016
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A conversation between ADC Director and Senior Principal, @CBenimana, and @Rufaro_Samanga of @okayafrica on the state of cities on the continent and some of @MASSDesignLab's current projects. okayafrica.com/african-desig…
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"Researching means to go meet people, understand their life, understand their needs and recommend solutions of how we can resolve their problems through space." -Victor Iyakaremye, Rwanda. Watch our short documentary to learn more about the process #ADCWay buff.ly/2R350Tb
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-Yemi Kacoutie, Cote d'Ivoire
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Craft and Research were both integral components of the first cohort's curriculum experience. Learn more about it on our website! Link in bio
"The biggest impact for me is actually seeing Ruhehe come to life." -Thandie Kachiza, Malawi Check out our new short documentary featuring the story of Ruhehe Primary School. buff.ly/2R350Tb #ADCWay
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10 fellows graduate from the ADC and move on to new ideas of impact. See new website with exciting details! buff.ly/2W81ri8 #ADCWay
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One year ago today, the ADC story reached the TED Global stage. buff.ly/2HBvYNp #ADCWAY
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Did you know that 84% of materials were sourced within 50km of the Ruhehe Primary School site? Learn more about Ruhehe on our website! buff.ly/2DOtT2F #ADCWay #RuhehePrimarySchool
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Throwback to the immersion process that started it all #ADCWay #RuhehePrimarySchool #tbt
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"Ruhehe School stood as an exemplary case of building with and by local community using local materials to create solutions that befit context, Africa, but are globally inspiring." -ADC Alumni Mtamu. For more, follow his architecture blog, Archidatum. buff.ly/2z9uK9x
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Another great photo of Ruhehe Primary School.
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Fellows working through problems on site with an architect's best tools: pen and paper.
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1000 pavers are being made per day on site.
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Playful openings from inside the classroom block. #RuhehePrimarySchool
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With only a couple months until the school's opening, the site team has been hard at work. #RuhehePrimarySchool
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"This is what active learning feels like" -ADC Fellow: Jeremiah Oonyu
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