Rangit works with and teaches his assistant, Kasun 19yrs old and from the Matara District, showing him how to lay bricks leaving an air gap in the wall. This improves the insulation properties of the house. In this building team there are 36 workers; the masons are paid Rupees 650 per day (£3.70) and their assistants/trainees Rps 450 (£250). 'After the Tsuanmi reconstruction has finished I will certainly be able to get more work with these skills' said Kasun. The special techniques developed by ITDG in this building design will, in future, be spread to other housing projects.
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