About Us
Tahdab, founded by Ferdous Samim, is a startup dedicated to addressing housing and climate crises issues. By leveraging economies of scale, we develop, test, and implement high-impact products designed to provide effective solutions.
Lana, a prefabricated modular home, is our first product for the disaster-impacted families and returning refugees in Afghanistan. Over 150,000 homes are urgently needed for over a million people displaced since mid 2023. Read more.
Immediate action is crucial to prevent the cycle of poor rebuilding that harms generations. Without proper intervention, families will rebuild using unsafe methods, often relying on children as laborers. This cycle perpetuates vulnerability, leading to poorly constructed homes that will collapse in future disasters, resulting in injury or loss of life. Lana offers a tangible solution, it is quickly and properly built, providing a stable environment for families to thrive. Using prefabricated method, mass producing homes in the form of Modular Homes and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) can significantly solve a tangible portion of the current housing challenge; 150,000 homes by the end of 2030.
Why Lana matters?
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You can support our mission by
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Donating to our campaign at Aseel's platform,
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Sharing Lana's campaign with your friends and network,
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Creating your own Supporting Campaign to back Lana, or
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Share your skills and become one of our ambassadors.
If you have anything in mind, send Ferdous an email at ferdous@tahdab.com
Lana is a Home
A self-sufficient home, built in less than a month, ready to move in.
Articles
These writings serve as our roadmap and provide insight into the background of our work. We build and update these articles as a reminder and guidance for us, helping to keep our mission on track. Our articles are meant to be for public education and awarenss about the role of good design and practice.