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In Rwanda, nearly 80% of the population live in mud huts with dirt floors.
A 2013 business school design class at Stanford sent Gayatri Datar to Rwanda on a mission to improve health outcomes in the developing world.
While staying at local homes, cooking with residents and taking care of their children, Gayatri was struck by the challenges presented by dirt floors, as they were breading grounds for pathogens, parasites and bacteria. The floors caused many people to fall ill with infectious diseases and respiratory illness – not to mention, they were extremely uncomfortable.
Replacing dirt floors with concrete has been shown to drastically reduce the risk of sickness and infestations, but the high cost of materials and distribution challenges leave Rwandans at a loss.
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Determined to find a solution, Gayatri returned to Stanford and created EarthEnable.
The company sells and installs earthen floors across Rwanda. A niche design trend in the US, earthen floors are…
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