The Gulit Project is a research and development initiative focusing on urban resilience through food preservation strategies in the markets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Working side-by-side with local citizens, market vendors and sustainability organizations, our goal is implement new methods in clay based construction to showcase the importance in food security and to help reduce food waste across the city.
The Gulit Project is a research and development initiative focusing on urban resilience through food preservation strategies in the markets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Working side-by-side with local citizens, market vendors and sustainability organizations, our goal is implement new methods in clay based construction to showcase the importance in food security and to help reduce food waste across the city.
the gulit project // addis ababa, ethiopia
// updates + news
During mid March, we completed another series of prototypes and held a day-long event at Agoza market to get feedback...
Nicholas was in Ethiopia for a few weeks in March and visited our local partners as well as other workshops....
During Fall/ Winter months, the coordination team led a series of workshops for each of the 4 markets we are working...
Claypot training at Timret Lehiwot Ethiopia Day 1: Introduction to the training Description and explanation of each type of clay...
After 4 intense days of construction, the team invited market vendors, the general public as well as invited guests to...
Day 3 On-site Construction in Agoza Market The team, including members from Tena Kebena, as well as vendors from...
Day 1 On-site Construction in Agoza Market The whole team convened in Agoza Market to begin the construction of...
The mobile team conducted a design session with two food vendors to explore different opportunities for a new cart prototype....
Interviews in Rwanda & Agoza Markets The team has split into two groups, the first focusing on the Rwanda Market...
Kachene Women’s Pottery Cooperative Melat, James, Rafael and Nicholas from the coordination team visited the new studio location of the Kachene...
STAKEHOLDER MEETING AGENDA – LAUNCHING WORKSHOP, 18TH OF MAY, 2016 Observations from the Launch Workshop: May 18, 2016 Gulit project:...
During week 2 of the project, the team went back to the markets to present vendors with different ideas for cooling as...
Introduction Out of the 50 people who were asked to participate in the survey, 35 answered all the questions. 20...
During the first couple weeks of the project, we have been working with local sustainability awareness organization, Tena Kebena, outlining...
Clay 16° Before the team began working in Rwanda and Agoza Market, the group ran a workshop with students from...
From March 21-25, IDEO held a bootcamp for all grant winners in Nairobi, Kenya. Melat and Julia attended the event...