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People Fixing The World: The Bricks Helping to Rebuild Gaza

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The Bricks Helping to Rebuild Gaza

03/07/2018 GMT

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The young Gazan engineer making bricks out of ash and rubble

The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely-populated tracts of land in the world. In addition to the ongoing violence there, it has an unemployment rate of more than 40 percent, and problems with access not only to clean water and electricity, but also basic construction supplies. The United Nations has described the situation there as “a constant humanitarian emergency”. Despite these challenges, a young Gazan engineer has developed a new and innovative way of making bricks, which she hopes could make Gaza less dependent on outside help. She uses rubble and ash to create a cheap, light brick that can be made locally. World Hacks goes to visit the factory and to learn more about how this award-winning new brick, called ‘Green Cake’, could make a difference.

Presenter: Harriet Noble
Reporter: Elizabeth Davies

Photo Caption: Green Cake 
Photo Credit: BBC

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