https://padlet.com/axel_welling/83cusm1egzj1uvie en-us 2023-10-06 04:13:45 UTC 2023-10-12 03:10:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2017/02/portrait_-_erik_jan_ouwerkerk.jpg axel_welling https://padlet.com/axel_welling/83cusm1egzj1uvie/wish/2739179055 Francis Kere was born in a country name Burkina Faso. According to World Bank, Burkina Faso is one of the poorest country in the world. Specifically, he was born at a small village with the name Gando.]]> 2023-10-10 03:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/axel_welling/83cusm1egzj1uvie/wish/2739179055 axel_welling https://padlet.com/axel_welling/83cusm1egzj1uvie/wish/2739188928 Francis Kere. He was the first child in his village to be sent to school because his father, the village chief, wanted his eldest son to learn to read and write. Because there were no schools in Gando, Kéré had to leave his family when he was 7 years old to live with his uncle in the city.]]> 2023-10-10 03:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/axel_welling/83cusm1egzj1uvie/wish/2739188928 axel_welling https://padlet.com/axel_welling/83cusm1egzj1uvie/wish/2739218727 Following the completion of his education, he embarked on a career as a carpenter and was given scholarship through the Carl Duisberg Society. This scholarship allowed him to study in Germany where he took on the role of a supervisor in the field of development aid. Upon successfully completing his apprenticeship, he continued his academic journey by enrolling in the architecture program at the Technical University of Berlin, later earning his degree in 2004.]]> 2023-10-10 04:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/axel_welling/83cusm1egzj1uvie/wish/2739218727 axel_welling https://padlet.com/axel_welling/83cusm1egzj1uvie/wish/2741891563 Francis Kere, He went back to his village to build the school and he told his people that he and his people will build the school by using clay. The people are over the moon, they could not believe what Francis has told them, and they felt like Francis is not sane. "He really thinks that we are going to build a school with only using clay?" is what the villagers think. But! With convincing, everyone in the community are able to work on building the school. The men and women polished the clay for the floor, having the bricks compressed for the walls, and using the roof design as innovation for the ventilation.]]> 2023-10-11 14:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/axel_welling/83cusm1egzj1uvie/wish/2741891563 axel_welling https://padlet.com/axel_welling/83cusm1egzj1uvie/wish/2741917145 After the school project is finished, the school was developed more and more until this day, with the status of having around 120 students in it. After making the prototypes, extensions, and developments, Francis managed to help his folks build the school even though there were some tough walls in front of them, such as the fragile mistakes they made. BUT! The result is not very disappointing. After he helped his folks with building the school, he continued to make the project of building the library, and soon after that, he left his folks, knowing that they have the knowledge they need to continue living and to continue developing their village. ]]> 2023-10-11 14:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/axel_welling/83cusm1egzj1uvie/wish/2741917145