Restoration Resumes
The harsh winter of Morocco’s Central High Atlas Mountains is waning and restoration of the igherm is now able to resume for the nest two and a half months. Our goals for this period include completing the martoub (exterior stucco finish), refurbishing the traditional wood and clay roofs and rebuilding the six decorative towers. One … Read more
Computers delivered!
Five new laptops donated by Dell and The Nobelity Project were deliverd to the library in Morocco today! Thanks to everyone that made this happen. Now four villages and 10,000 people will have access to basic computer usage.
The Nobelity Project, Dell and 50×15 donate computers to library.
Thanks to The Nobelity Project, Dell, and the 50×15 foundation for donating 13 computers to the library! Through the Nobelity Project, a certified 501(c)3 education and action non-profit, 8 OLPC’s and 4 laptops have been donated for use in the community room of the library. The computers will be used to teach locals, adults and … Read more
Project Progress Video
Created by Les Amis du Village d’Amezray, a French association partnering with the project and financially supporting the roof and tower restoration slated for Spring 2010.
State of Education Facilities
Filmed & edited on location by Montana State University students Bobby Gressle & Maggie Hebron.
Summer ’09 Project Update
Project Director, Cloe Medina Erickson, recently returned from Morocco after two busy and productive months on the Igherm Restoration and Library Project. The highlights of the trip included a visit from Salima Naji, a Moroccan architect and anthropologist who specializes in rammed earth architecture and the restoration of ighermen (Moroccan fortified granaries). Salima and her … Read more
Site Utility Installation
Throughout the winter local project manager Youssef Jini worked with the Amzrai tribe to install running water on site. The water comes from a spring in the near by foothills; use was granted to us by the owner of the spring for the lifetime of the library. The water is important because it is necessary … Read more
As-Built Drawings Completed
The work from the Spring ’08 Site Assessment Trip is completed and has been culminated into a set of As-Built Drawings. These drawings will be used to create a detailed restoration budget and as the template for the restoration design. Click here to download the drawing set.
Spring ’08 Site Assessment
Project Manager Cloe Medina Erickson and Architectural Consultant Todd Smith recently returned from an inspirational and productive visit to the project site in Zawiya Ahansal, Morocco. Cloe and Todd worked with local Project Manager Youssef Jini to accomplish the following goals: Perform a full site and building assessment. Document the building in drawings and photographs. … Read more
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