Nigeria's Floating School: Eco-friendly School Changing Lives In Makoko Slum

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Published Mar 8, 2016

Located in one of Nigeria's biggest informal settlements, the Makoko Floating School is an innovative new building that can house up to 100 students and teachers. The pyramid-shaped structure is bouyed by over 200 plastic barrels and is able to withstand tidal changes and extreme weather patterns. The 100-year-old slum is home to thousands of people whose major source of income is fishing, sand harvesting and timber trading