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Garbage Homes - Bolivia
Ingrid Vaca Diez is on a mission to build better homes for the poor.
With few funds and little support, she uses the only resource she can find in abundance - empty plastic bottles.
Her own life in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, is one of relative comfort but she is shocked by the rising level of poverty she sees around her.
Though completely self-taught, she designs and builds new homes using recycled plastic bottles filled with dirt as the "bricks". So far, she has built 10 of these homes.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)Tikki
(14,559 posts)What an amazing lady...I love this quote by Ingrid..
"I would like to change the life and draw a smile on the faces of the unfavored."
http://www.casasconbotellas.com/en/ingrid.asp
Tikki
libodem
(19,288 posts)This is a beautiful thing. I heart this hard.
ananda
(28,874 posts)Blessings to her and everyone she helps.
The Divine works through other people. She is a vessel. Such inspiring work!!!
DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)What a great idea, although I just cannot wrap my mind around the number of soft drinks consumed.
But, then, I only have one friend who drinks that stuff.
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The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)Ahhh my dream home
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jerseyjack
(1,361 posts)It may not be readily grown in her country.
spinbaby
(15,090 posts)Not just cheap to build but also very attractive.
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
surrealAmerican
(11,363 posts)... is too expensive, or requires a facility that is out of their reach to make. I wonder if that stuff could be made in a more low cost manner.
ancianita
(36,132 posts)Great post!
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)projects like this.
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)Benches instead of houses, but it can be done here too.
Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)sheshe2
(83,860 posts)Ingrid is one special lady, with a vision for the future.
Thank you Ingrid.