Projects & Partners
Here you will find projects that we have developed over the years, inspired by our strategic plan. Additionally, we have included short messages of gratitude to all our partners who have contributed to the growth of the school.
We want to dedicate this page to show our appreciation for the various sponsors and partners we’ve had over the years.
Much love to you Nelson, there are not enough words to describe how much we appreciate you.
The biggest hug of them all has to go to Martin, Fredrik & all friends & artists of Eco Moyo Auction for donating all the amazing pictures that have been actioned off over the years! We love you all!
Much love to all the students and teachers from up north, both engineers and architects at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology for coming down and exploring solutions for our school.
A lot of love and gratitude to all the people that were involved in developing our strategic plan and the limitless support over the years from Arkitekter Uten Grenser.
A huge THANK YOU to eQuality. You know, we know who you are, and we are beyond grateful to have crossed paths with all of you.
Marit, thank you for establishing the Leap Learning Lab - a room dedicated to new educational method through technology. It’s much loved by the students!
Many Thanks to all the children from “Barnas Fredspris” for your consistent donations and support over the years, it truly helps keep the school running and growing from year to year.
A big shoutout to all the students and teachers from The Oslo School of Design and Architecture that worked long and hard days to establish some of the first school buildings.
West Consulting, with much gratitude we thank you for taking social responsibility seriously and caring about our students by sponsoring our Special Educational Needs Coordinator.
To all the awesome people at Moving the Goalposts. Thank you for organizing the numerous workshops and spreading your knowledge to all of our students!
To all the great Engineers and students from Ingeniører Uten Grenser. Thank you for taking us seriously and exploring our challenges and providing concrete solutions to our school.
Big thanks to Kavli Fondet for having believed in us, and consistently contributed for this many years.
120 Hours, it was truly fun to spread the word to all the students across the world, and your competition contributed tremendously to the development and establishing of the Sports Area.
Thank you to all the students and teachers from Skap Folkehøgskole for all the memories and time that was spent with our students.
Design of Multi-purpose building at Eco Moyo, Master with Meaning
A Master’s thesis from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) by Marie Eggen Norløff and Veronika Nyhus. The thesis is about the design of a multi-purpose hall at Eco Moyo Education Centre in Kenya. The hall is intended to accommodate sports activities, community events and student assemblies throughout the rainy seasons. The design proposal focuses on utilizing local construction methods and locally available building materials. The proposed design is a 14 x 22.8 meter footprint and consists of hollow cross-section members made of S235 steel. The roof has corrugated steel sheets and facilitates rainwater harvesting and installation of solar panels. The materials of the design result in a cost estimate of 117 000 NOK. Functional and aesthetic design solutions are implemented in the design proposal, and recommendations for a more effective, feasible and durable design follow. It is especially important to identify and prevent deterioration of the materials to ensure a long service life.
Sports Pavilion - Sports Area
The first stage of the Sports Area is the leveling of the football field and finalizing the design of the “Sports Pavilion”. This will serve as a changing room, storage and tribune for the football field and adjacent volleyball field.
Technical and economical analysis of a rural microgrid, Master with Meaning
The analysis was done by NTNU students Anja Myhre Waitz and Kari Thorset Lervik in collaboration with IUG and Eco Moyo Education Centre. The purpose of the analysis was to propose a system design for a microgrid that delivers electricity to the school from renewable energy sources. Off-grid solutions with PV panels and batteries were the main focus. The analysis concluded that both clustered and non-clustered solutions provide high performance and acceptable investment costs. However, a clustered solution allows for gradual expansion and is therefore considered the optimal solution for power supply at Eco Moyo Education Centre.
Leap Learning
A Norwegian company that has developed more than 500 educational apps for basic logic, literacy, numeracy and entrepreneurship in several languages.
Leap Learning has developed a new educational method using technology to enable children to learn at their own level and in their own pace. They are combining technology and hands-on games into a flipped classroom (Leap Learning Labs) with stations.
The stations consist of tablets that are pre-loaded with apps and charged on solar power throughout the year. These tablets are then operated by the students.
STEM teacher training program
Society relies on STEM fields to solve global challenges such as climate change, poverty, and disease prevention. In 2019, Kenya revised its science curriculum to focus on inquiry-based learning and practical activities. Forskerfabrikken has developed a course based on its Summer School program to meet the requirements of the Kenyan curriculum and increase engagement and teaching competence through STEM Without Borders. IUG Norway has experience in contributing to basic infrastructure and sharing engineering expertise. Together with Forskerfabrikken, they are developing a modular STEM teacher training program. Their partners in Kenya include Eco Moyo Education Centre and Mara Girls Leadership School, which provide education to children and young people from vulnerable areas.
Design of underwater waterstorage tank, Master with Meaning
Iver Nybø and Lukas Okkenhaug Hartnik, two students from NTNU studying building and environmental engineering with a focus on geotechnics and construction technology, delivered a Master with Meaning in spring 2022. They worked in collaboration with IUG and Eco Moyo Education Centre and conducted their fieldwork at Eco Moyo in Kenya. Their project aimed to improve water supply during longer drought periods by designing an underground water storage tank based on geotechnical, construction technical, and durability aspects. The design proposal was developed using local building materials and techniques. The results are based on a field study conducted during a trip to Kilifi in February-March 2022 and supported by an extensive literature study. A design proposal for a cylindrical underground water tank with a capacity of 100 m3 was established.
Special Educational Needs Coordinator - West Consulting
In 2022 West Consulting contributed with hiring Voilet, the schools Special Education Coordinator in order to highlight which of the schools kids could have problems learning, and where these problems come from.
Sports Area - 120 hours, Architects without borders
The 120 Hours competition teamed up with AUG Norge (Architects Without Boarders – Norway) and Eco Moyo Education Centre to redevelop the schools sports area. The winning design by Hyungdoo Youn was readapted by the 120 hours team to be implemented at the schools sports area. With time it became clear to the team that the “Cycle of Life” would impact the site by removing too much vegetation. Therefore the team opted for using the circle to connect various elements like playgrounds, a multi purpose hall and the pavilion along side it.
Competition - 120 hours, Architects without borders
The 120 Hours competition teamed up with AUG Norge (Architects Without Boarders – Norway) and Eco Moyo Education Centre to redevelop the schools sports area. The winning design by Hyungdoo Youn was named “The Cycle of Life”. In a very unique way this project gathered all the functions of the sports area along a circular bridge-like building - which allowed for various functions to be injected into the proposal and it to adapt in a varied way to the different functions on this to be developed piece of land.
Eco Moyo Kindergarten, Arkitekter Uten Grenser & Architectopia
In fall 2019 Arkitekter uten grenser (AUG), Architectopia and Eco Moyo Education Centre started a collaboration where the aim was to design and build two new kindergarten classrooms for Eco-Moyo Education Centre.
New extended Kitchen, eQuality
The new school kitchen is aaaawesome! Using far less firewood and great to have so much more storage and a proper washing area! Thanks to eQuality foundation!
Eco Moyo Classroom 3 & Library, Scarcity and Creativity Studio
The Scarcity and Creativity Studio returned once more and designed and built and additional classroom and library for the school, using local materials and techniques. The classrooms have natural light and ventilation, outdoor teaching spaces, and two large water catchment tanks.
Eco Moyo Classroom 1 & 2, Scarcity and Creativity Studio.
The Scarcity and Creativity Studio, a group of architecture students from The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, designed and built two classrooms for the centre, using local materials and techniques. The classrooms have natural light and ventilation, outdoor teaching spaces, and water catchment tanks.