"How the Ghana ThinkTank Challenges the White Savior Complex"

"According to Ghana ThinkTank, the Moroccan think tank, made up of a donkey-pulled cart that toured villages looking for participants, suggested that many US problems stem from architecture that exacerbates social isolation. The American dream of the single-family home, for example, encourages separation between neighbors. As a potential solution, they provided examples of architecture that helps strengthen community — specifically, the Moroccan riad, an interior courtyard that joins disparate areas of a single dwelling, or fills in spaces between structures with a communal gathering place."

https://hyperallergic.com/472685/ghana-thinktank/?fbclid=IwAR00OvwOGk_pzH3MoNqKxwbkE_XyPdy2Rf5b0cS4nTjoAdMjiLsprTYPU70

FB: “People in my neighborhood are learning construction skills,” said Newkirk, in an interview that took place at Red Door Studios, a neighborhood institution where he and Robinson work. “How do we live in a country where we have one of the most necessary segments of people — [those who know how to do skilled labor] — aging out of service and dying? How stupid are we? The skill-share and training is doing a lot to bring together a really diverse group of people.”