Over 1 billion people globally live on dirt floors
We are changing that.
In 2014, EarthEnable began building affordable Earthen floors to address the unsanitary living environments in Rwanda. We have developed a method to build earthen floors that is far more cost-effective than traditional practice. To deliver our product, we upskill underemployed masons into entrepreneurs that sell affordable earthen floors to their family, friends, and neighbors.
Dust hangs in the air, spills, and puddles stick around. Dirt floors become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, parasites, and all of the disease that comes with them. This affects the health of the people living in homes with dirt floors. In rural communities across the world, such as rural Rwanda and Uganda, families cannot afford to have concrete floors due to cost.
EarthEnable’s custom-developed earthen floors are the solution. EarthEnable eliminates unsanitary dirt floors by providing affordable, sanitary flooring that can be washed and cleaned.
Dust hangs in the air, spills, and puddles stick around. Dirt floors become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, parasites, and all of the disease that comes with them. This affects the health of the people living in homes with dirt floors. In rural communities across the world, such as rural Rwanda and Uganda, families cannot afford to have concrete floors due to cost. EarthEnable’s custom-developed earthen floors are the solution. EarthEnable eliminates unsanitary dirt floors by providing affordable, sanitary flooring that can be washed and cleaned.
Replacing a dirt floor with a clean one has been shown to reduce diarrheal disease by 49%, reduce parasitic infections by 78%, and improve cognitive development in children and mental health in adults.
Cement production is responsible for 9% of total global carbon emissions and is incredibly energy-intensive to produce. Earthen floors have 90% less embedded energy than concrete.
