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Affordable Housing Affordable Housing An opportunity to create skills and much needed employment (producing product - producing shelter) The backlog for Affordable Housing in South Africa are in the millions. The main culprit in increased cost and affordability is "skilled labour*. The lack of artisans in the construction trade continuously escalates due to the fact that there are no new "apprentices" enrolling. Bricklayers and plasterers are only two of the key artisans that effect the cost of building moladi has embarked on developing technology primarily to reduce the dependence on skilled labour in order to reduce cost of construction, and also to increase production quality consistently eliminating costly rework. Although moladi technology is primarily a manufacturer of a re-useable machine made patented formwork system that allows walls to be cast stronger faster for less, the principal focus is on the delivery of the “whole house”. A house consists of m...

Affordable Housing - An opportunity to create employment - Business Fights Poverty Affordable Housing - An opportunity to create employment The backlog for Affordable Housing in South Africa are in the millions. The main culprit in increased cost and affordability is "skilled labour*. The lack of artisans in the construction trade continuously escalates due to the fact that there are no new "apprentices" enrolling. Bricklayers and plasterers are only two of the key artisans that effect the cost of building moladi has embarked on developing technology primarily to reduce the dependence on skilled labour in order to reduce cost of construction, and also to increase production quality consistently eliminating costly rework. Although moladi technology is primarily a manufacturer of a re-useable machine made patented formwork system that allows walls to be cast stronger faster for less, the principal focus is on the delivery of the “whole house”. A house consists of m...

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moladi Housing Technology, in finals of global contest - SABC News Click to view moladi video A South African housing construction company, Moladi Housing Technology , has made it to the finals of a prestigious international competition for providing affordable houses for the poor. The Port Elizabeth-based company is in the final six in the 2012 Hult Global Case Challenge. One of the judges is former United States President Bill Clinton, whose foundation wants to build millions of houses in Africa. The company has been building quality, cheap and affordable houses, schools and clinics for 26 years in poor communities around the world. It takes only a day to construct a building using its unique method, which comprises a plastic mould that is simply filled with a mixture of cement, sand, chemicals and water. The company also prides itself on using local unskilled labour and creating jobs The judging panel has inspected buildings erected more than 20 years ago an...

SABC News.com - PE housing company in finals of global contest:Monday 26 March 2012 A South African housing construction company, Moladi Housing Technology , has made it to the finals of a prestigious international competition for providing affordable houses for the poor. The Port Elizabeth-based company is in the final six in the 2012 Hult Global Case Challenge. One of the judges is former United States President Bill Clinton, whose foundation wants to build millions of houses in Africa. The company has been building quality, cheap and affordable houses, schools and clinics for 26 years in poor communities around the world. It takes only a day to construct a building using its unique method, which comprises a plastic mould that is simply filled with a mixture of cement, sand, chemicals and water. The company also prides itself on using local unskilled labour and creating jobs The judging panel has inspected buildings erected more than 20 years ago and found no defec...

Create Employment Job Creation Skills development Create Employment Job Creation Skills development = Train the unemployed to build for the homeless moladi Construction Technology has truly come full circle 1986 – Plastic formwork designed and patented 1991 – Winner of the PRW Awards Birmingham UK - Link 1997 - Winner of the SABS Design for Development - South African Bureau of Standards 2006 – Award winner of the NHBRC ABSA Innovative Housing Competition - Link 2009 - Science and Technologies Best Man 2009 - Link 2010 - Employ local unemployed to build classrooms - Sowetan 2010 - UNDP, Growing Inclusive Markets Case Study, addressing the Millennium Development Goals - United Nations Development Programme 2010 - moladi Botswana - Link 2010 – moladi Tanzania – Link 2011 – Exhibit at Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, United Nations in New York - Rockefeller Foundation - Design for the other 90% moladi Classroom Construction moladi - Toilet str...

Create Employment Create Employment - Maslow’s Sex Food and SHELTER  Create employment  Maslow’s hierarchy of needs “Sex Food and SHELTER” – focusing on the fundamental SHELTER, moladi is focused to change the way homes are built for the BoP. By addressing the six key challenges embodied in the affordable housing shortages that face developing countries; the lack of resources, insufficient funds, the shortage of skills, time constraints, work flow control and waste, we strive to overcome the barrier between industry and the fundamental human need for a valued home. moladi approaches building construction as a ‘Production Line’, similar to that of the automotive industry. One of the important principles under a lean production paradigm is termed ‘lean assembly’. This refers to simplifying the process of assembly through industrialization, modularizations, standardization, and continuous flow processes. The reduction of operations required for a production process mean...

Maslow’s Sex Food and SHELTER Maslow’s Sex Food and SHELTER Create employment Maslow’s hierarchy of needs “Sex Food and SHELTER” – focusing on the fundamental SHELTER, moladi is focused to change the way homes are built for the BoP. By addressing the six key challenges embodied in the affordable housing shortages that face developing countries; the lack of resources, insufficient funds, the shortage of skills, time constraints, work flow control and waste, we strive to overcome the barrier between industry and the fundamental human need for a valued home. moladi approaches building construction as a ‘Production Line’, similar to that of the automotive industry. One of the important principles under a lean production paradigm is termed ‘lean assembly’. This refers to simplifying the process of assembly through industrialization, modularizations, standardization, and continuous flow processes. The reduction of operations required for a production process means less chance of the ...

Train the unemployed to build for the homeless : Train the unemployed to build for the homeless - moladi Train the unemployed to build for the homeless Talk about an exciting time to be involved with the BoP. Since the world's wealthiest philanthropist Bill Gates gave his speech about "creative capitalism" in Davos.Now Mr. Gates is arguing that capitalism, appropriately pursued, is in fact the best hope to bring services and improve productivity and create opportunity for the world's 4 billion poor - and that, accordingly, the world needs to invest much more heavily in the micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises that are close to the poor. If Mr. Gates puts the muscle of his foundation behind such enterprise development - which we have long argued is the principal bottleneck to a successful BOP business approach - then perhaps the world will really change.Maslow's hierarchy of needs is often depicted as a pyramid consisting of five levels: the four lower lev...

Formwork construction-moladi moladi provide and assist with the full range of requirements involved in the transfer and use of a proven low construction cost technology. We supply technology and support transfer of know-how to empower individuals to achieve worth, by meaningful action to raise those at the " bottom of the pyramid " to a higher level, supplying low cost housing technology. Cost effective Affordable homes Building system Reinforced structures Unskilled labour Reduce carbon footprint Environmentally friendly building materials Reuse Recycle Green product Non-toxic building materials Thermal properties Speed Logistics Quality Plastic formwork Alternative building technology Construction technology Beyond the brick Keywords - formwork construction, moladi, Construction technology, Plastic formwork , Create job creators, Create jobs, Create employment, Building system, low cost housing technology

Men's Health - The magazine men live by MENS’S HEALTH SOUTH AFRICA’S BEST MAN AWARDS 2009 Leading the Pack Best Man was first established by Men’s Health in 2003 with the objective of recognising South African men who are making a difference in society today. These men are leaders in their fields; they inspire us in our daily lives and create unique opportunities for all South Africans to reach their goals and develop themselves. Finalists were selected after a public call for nominations and direction from a panel comprised of specialists in the respective categories and finalists from previous years. These finalists were considered based on the iconic status achieved in their area of expertise, as well as the difference made in everyday life for the good of society. Winners were selected by Men's Health readers via the website and the magazine. It is once again that time of the year where we acknowledge these men - the leaders in sport, business, science and technology, art...