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MOVING SCHOOL

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Many communities in arid Kutch travel to remote regions for their livelihood. The pastoralists take their animals into grasslands, mangroves and forests; the salt workers and fisherfolk live in intertidal zones of the sea for six to eight months producing salt in salt-pans or catching fish by placing their nets in the inter-tidal zones. They all return to their villages only for four months, usually in the monsoons when they celebrate their festivals and marriages, before leaving again. ​
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To ensure the children of the fisherfolk do not loose out on an education Yusuf Meherali Centre (YMC) has been running schools for them on the coasts itself. The schools, like their homes are made of temporary make-shift materials like gunny bags, tents and plastic sheets. 

Henning Larsen from Denmark, raises funds and Mette Lange Architects helps build ‘Moving Schools’ for such communities. YMC and Mette approached Hunnarshala to help build a small school with three classrooms and a common open space for the children. 
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The site is located in harsh weather where the sun beats hard and the winds blow strong and the sea waters eat away any foundations you may build. ​​
Site Area
6,350 sqft
Project Area
1,650 sqft
Cost of Construction
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Project Status
Inaugurated, February 2020
Client
Yusuf Meherali Centre and Mette Lange Architects
Architects
​Mette Lange
Project Coordinator
Jignesh Bhatt
Structural and Material Support
Mahavir Acharya, Keyur Sarda, Rupesh Hurmade
Artisans
Bharmal Madan Kharet & Gagan's Team (Block-making for the walls, domes)
Mohan Danji Chavda & Amrish Paswan's Team (Block Making and Masonry work)
Azad & Manish (Dome Construction)
Bab Bhai (RCC Work)
Rahul Jakhu Chavda​(Miscellaneous Civil Works )

Ali Bhai (Painting)
Mohan Danji Chavda and Gopal Bhai's team (Plastering)
Design Support
Sandeep Virmani and Dinesh Charan
Civil Contractor
Rahul Jakhu Chavda
Site Supervisor
Arvind Athu
Interns
Mohith Fernandes, Anusha Saraf