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March 18, 2014“Let’s Talk Coffee – Rwanda” Conference held at WOC
The newly opened Women’s Opportunity Center hosted its first conference for local female coffee farmers and roasters. An interactive and engaging event, Let’s Talk Coffee brought together Rwandan farmers, merchants,...
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March 3, 2014WOC in Arquitectura Viva
“Built with traditional building materials and techniques, this new training center intended specially for women is an oasis of peace and education.”
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December 20, 2013Women’s Opportunity Center featured in Afritecture Exhibit
Sharon Davis Design's Women's Opportunity Center was featured in 'Afritecture,' an exhibition on African Architecture in the 21st century.
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July 30, 2013Fast Company features the WOC
"How one architecture firm built a sustainable building in rural Rwanda" Read the full article on their website here.
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July 9, 2013Sharon Davis Design is named as one of the ‘socially engaged’ designers by Architectural Record
The Women’s Opportunity Center, in Kayonza, Rwanda, helps was survivors learn to support themselves as farmers and craftspeople. Working with the nonprofit Women for Women International, Sharon Davis Design conceived...
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June 8, 2013Women’s Opportunity Center Opens
Women for Women International (WfWI) is a global NGO that has supported the construction of the Women’s Opportunity Center, to be opened shortly, in Kayonza Rwanda. The Center, design by...
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May 31, 2013Construction Continues at Doyle Residence
Photos were taken on May 31st during a site visit.
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January 15, 2013Sharon Davis Design’s WOC Named 2013 Metropolis “Game Changer” in Architecture
Sharon Davis Design was awarded the 2013 Metropolis "Game Changer" award for architecture for it's work on the Women's Opportunity Center in Rwanda. The article provides insight into the center...
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October 3, 2011Women’s Opportunity Center wins at WAF
Sharon Davis Design is pleased to announce that the Women's Opportunity Center won its category as the "Best Future Project" at this year's World Architecture Festival.
