A Self-Sufficient Community

With the desire to make homes that could quickly and easily be assembled anywhere, Kauri Foundation’s founders designed a new kind of home. In post-disaster communities where families are left without homes, Kauri Foundation provides a solution that brings everyone together for a greater good while keeping as much of the building process local as possible.

Uniquely, these homes were designed to be assembled with minimal machinery and rely primarily on existing human resources within a community. These homes and development projects rely on the human resources within a community for assembly. As such, this is a cost-effective solution in an extremely expensive market. By hiring local plumbers, electricians, painters, etc., funds and profits stay within the recovering community. The concept of employing neighbors and volunteers to help with the construction ensures that community members and homeowners know the ins and outs of the home and how to work with the materials. This makes it easier for repairs and upkeep to be done in the future.

Giving the residents of a post-disaster community a chance to participate in the construction of their new homes not only allows for profits to stay local, but also for community morale to grow. In such an emotionally difficult time, residents experience a sense of pride in the new community that they helped to build.

One of the many benefits of Kauri Foundation’s homes is how much they can be individualized. If there are certain aspects of the home that a family needs or desires, they can easily be added in during the build. Because the family is so involved in the building process, their unique needs and desires can easily be met, further accentuating the experience of a fresh start.

This neighbor-helping-neighbor approach instills a sense of pride and builds morale within communities. Kauri Foundation desires to give post-disaster and developing neighborhoods the opportunity not just to build back better, but to build forward to a better future. By partnering with Kauri Foundation, you are paving the way for a new kind of home and a new kind of community.