Earth Roofs in the Sahel

La Voute Nubienne is a Citizen Sector Organization which aim, in sub-Saharan Africa, and other regions with similar environments, to promote the construction of vaulted earth brick houses which are environmentally friendly, affordable, and comfortable, using a now well-proven technique: la Voute Nubienne (VN). The VN technique, a simplified, standardised, adaptation of traditional methods from the Nubian region of Egypt, is relatively unknown in the Sahel and West Africa. The project is an exemplar of South > South technology transfer