Gaza Sisters Win International Prize for Turning Rubble Into Reusable Bricks
Two sisters from Gaza have won an international young-entrepreneur prize for a project that turns recovered concrete and plastic from war debris into reusable bricks. The venture aims to ease material shortages during reconstruction.
Two university-aged sisters from southern Gaza City have designed a mobile brick workshop that turns rubble left after the conflict into reusable construction material. The project, which uses recycled concrete and plastic, has been launched on a small prototype production line.
The sisters were named winners of the young-entrepreneur category in an international competition organised in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The prize includes a donation of equipment and additional engineering support.
Reconstruction in Gaza is moving slowly because of constraints on cement and other building materials. Humanitarian agencies on the ground say local engineering initiatives could plug short-term gaps in the material supply chain.
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