Rulegura Center: 2021 Competition Winners & Site tour

for Kijiji Innovation Solutions Project Site, Kasisa, Tanzania

K.I.S.S. Design Competition Review

Announcing WINNERS OF THE 2021 Kijiji STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

First Place Winner

Students: Renalda Lwilla, Muhumuliza Lugeiyamu

Institution: Ardhi University

Second Place Winner

Students: Walter John, Immaneul Mutoka

Institution: Mbeya University of Science & Technology

Third Place Winner

Students: Doreen Sanga, Emmanuel Waheke, Jackline Samwel, Daud John

Institution: University of Dar es Salaam

Kijiji Innovative Sustainable Solutions

Competition Information & Site tour

  • Kijiji ISS Mission: Promote sustainable development in Tanzania through education, community activism, sustainable initiatives, and youth and women empowerment.

Kijiji ISS site is in Kasisa village, near Mwanza

the site for Kijiji is along the road towards the center of the village

there are three small buildings, and the topography slopes gently down towards the lake

and existing fields for agriculture and tree planting

The Competition is a joint effort between the non-profit Kijiji, MA Sustainability & Development at SMU University with support from the Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity (Global Development Lab) and three Universities in Tanzania.

Competition Documents: Setting out the Project Requirements

International Student Design Competition

a collaboration between

SMU University, Dallas TX, USA, and

Ardhi University, Tanzania

University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Mbeya University of Science and Technology, Tanzania

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR COMPETITION TEAMS

Land Design: The strategy for Sustainable Design of the larger Site Plan for the whole Kijiji site area.

site location

Site Tour: a walk around the whole site for Kijiji

Site tour: A drive around the village, and a walk near the lake, for context and background.

Kijiji

credits: Dr Jessie Marshall Zarazaga

with Sebastian Elverskog and students from the MA Sustainability & Development, Lyle School of Engineering, Martin Rulegura (photography) and the Board of Kijiji Innovative Solutions.

Kijiji Innovative Sustainable Solutions