 The trouble with dirt80% of Rwandans and over a billion people worldwide live on dirt floors, significant drivers of illness and infectious disease in the home. |
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 Healthy floors, healthy homesEarthEnable provides Rwandans with healthier and more dignified homes by training local masons to craft affordable and durable earthen floors, using a proprietary sealing oil developed at Stanford. |
 Measurable impactHealthy floors have been shown to reduce incidence of childhood diarrhea by 49% and parasitic infections by 78%. |
HEALTHY FLOORS,
HEALTHY HOMES
The Problem
Dirt and mud floors are a major cause of infectious disease, respiratory illness, malnutrition, and vector-borne disease. And while a clean and dry floor made of concrete would cost a Rwandan family as much as $300-500 per home, EarthEnable will floor a home for 75% cheaper, at $3.50 per square meter. Almost half of this price is labor costs that will contribute to local employment and income.
Our Solution
EarthEnable provides Rwandans with healthier and more dignified homes by training local masons to craft an affordable and durable earthen floor. The floor is composed of natural materials (gravel, clay, sand, and other additives) and sealed with a layer of drying oil that makes the floor impermeable, easy to clean, and polished.
Latest updates
Gayatri Datar, EarthEnable co-founder has been selected as an Echoing Green Fellow!
