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Bridges to Prosperity, Financial Times, HTSI, Rima Suqi

15 Oct Bridges to Prosperity/HTSI The Financial Times

Posted at 09:15h in Uncategorized by Rima Suqi

Of all the stories I’ve written, this is one of my favorites. It is a profile of an organization that builds bridges to connect rurally isolated communities in Africa.

To date, the organization has built more than 480 trail bridges in 21 countries, connecting 1.7 million formerly isolated people to the resources they need. Most are completed within 12 weeks, using local labour and materials contributed by the host country’s government, at an approximate cost of $100,000 each. On average, each bridge pays for itself within two years. This year, the organisation hopes to complete eight bridges in Uganda and 35 in Rwanda, with a three- year plan to build 150 in Ethiopia.

You can read the entire article  here. More information about Bridges to Prosperity is here.