A roof at the source of the Nile
The city of Jinja in Uganda is situated on the shores of Lake Victoria at the place known as the source of the great African River Nile. A technical school almost at the source of the Nile introduced the technology of "Fibre-Concrete Roofing Tiles" (FCR) during the 1980s. We encountered the roof built in 1987 in perfect condition, with tiles of only 6mm thickness. The tiles were produced with sisal fiber prior to the scientific-technical knowledge that exists today, where this technology no longer requires fiber and is known as "MicroConcrete Roofing Tiles (MCR)".
