Aboubacar's Story
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This episode follows Aboubacar Sidiki Komara’s story. This young Guinean architect founded Kaloum Bankhi, a non-profit organisation which aims to provide affordable and sustainable housing for underserved communities in the central neighbourhood of Kaloum in Conakry. As a recipient of the Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize and First prize winner of UC Berkeley’s Big Ideas competition, Aboubacar remains more determined than ever to provide context-based solutions to housing issues in Africa. In this episode, he explains how he draws inspiration from the rich history of African indigenous architecture in his work. Music Credit:  Beautiful Girl by Jason Show https://audionautix.com Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com  Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.com Tweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSE Follow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstitute Email us at [email protected] Thank you for Listening...
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