The treated bamboo trusses are braced with tension wires checked at installation.
Treated bamboo learning centres in Cox’s Bazar
Across the hilly terrain of Cox’s Bazar, severe soil erosion and monsoon winds continually damage temporary tarp roofs. This program constructs engineered classroom modules utilizing boron-treated bamboo columns anchored in low-footprint brick ring foundations.
Each module accommodates 35 students and integrates high-level louvered vents for natural cross-ventilation, lowering internal ambient heat by up to 4°C relative to plastic tarpaulins. Double-pitched corrugated roofs with zinc gutters funnel rainwater into 5,000-litre storage drums.
Carpentry is executed by trained refugee artisans compensated with daily operational allowances adhering to district administrative guidelines.
Declared progress
Field visual documentation
Operational update timeline
Chronological log of field dispatches, itemized expenditures, and delivered units per milestone.
Roofing completed for Camp 4 education sector
Completed 320 square metres of ventilated roofing and calibrated storm downspouts ahead of seasonal rains.
Units delivered in this phase: 320 square metres of classrooms completed Reported expenditure in this update: €19,840Treatment and storage of 4,000 borate-treated bamboo poles
Passed chemical immersion cycles to safeguard construction timber against dry rot and insect infestation.
Units delivered in this phase: 250 square metres of classrooms completed Reported expenditure in this update: €15,500Foundation excavation and slope stabilization with gabions
Constructed the initial 180 square metres of foundation protected by wire stone gabions to halt slope slippage.
Units delivered in this phase: 180 square metres of classrooms completed Reported expenditure in this update: €11,160
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