2017-08-18-noticia-Tantaka-project-caparroso

"Helping out at project Caparroso has been an opportunity to get out of my world and see other realities, learn about my own profession from another perspective and receive more than I have given," says Elena Aparicio, a Ph. School of Architecture D. student at the University and volunteer at Tantaka Arquitectura. All the students and professors who altruistically volunteer to improve the lives of so many families in Navarre agree. This year, one of the three projects they have carried out has been in Caparroso: repairing the roof of the house of two families assisted by Gaz Kaló in the town of Navarra.

Gaz Kaló contacted contact with Tantaka a few years ago because one of the families at association was living under a nearly collapsed roof. The team of volunteers from the University's School of Architecture began to study the problem, the feasibility and to fix the house.

Tantaka Arquitectura volunteers during the first phase of project. PHOTO: Courtesy.

"Getting the money to carry out the project was what slowed down the process the most, since it was necessary to change the roof and it was a double problem due to the lack of materials and the installation", explains Pablo González, student of 4th year of Architecture and volunteer of the Banco de Tiempo Solidario since 2nd year. After many months studying the financing and how to do the work, the architect and collaborator of Tantaka, Guillermina Cavero, put all the effort that was in her hand and solved the economic part thanks to the financial aid of the professionals of Dicona ーcompany of the group Saltokiー. They themselves donated and installed the roof.

 

One of the employees of mempezando to place the cover. PHOTO: Courtesy.

During the process of laying the roof. PHOTO: Courtesy.

The students and teachers helped mainly in the restoration of the interior of the family home. "We covered several holes in the roof, removed humidity and painted," Elena Aparicio said. Between putting on the roof and the work inside the house, they spent two days.
 

Four of the volunteers fixing the roof of the house. Among them, Guillermina Cavero. PHOTO: Courtesy.

In the whole of project, 24 people were involved, 20 students and 4 teachers, of whom 17 were women and the rest men. This solidarity project financial aid future architects to learn more from their teachers and other perspectives of the profession for which they are training. "You help yourself to learn about other realities," says Andrés Aldave. "I've had the opportunity to learn how to fix small things: a shutter, thermal bridges or a roof," says Aldave.

María Esteban, a student and volunteer at Tantaka Arquitectura, says that what struck her most was "seeing the conditions in which the families live; I knew things were bad, but for me it was like another world".

The roof of the two families fixed thanks to Dicona. PHOTO: Courtesy of Dicona.