CEO | Moladi
Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 1986 - present

Building, Construction and Engineering

Inventor and CEO of moladi construction technology - www.moladi.net

Invited by the Smithsonian Institute to showcase moladi at the United Nations in New York
2011

Every year, nearly seventy million people, or 200,000 a day, move from rural areas to urban cities. In South Africa alone, more than 2.2 million homes are currently needed, and an additional 180,000 homes will be needed every year to keep pace with rapid urbanization. The Plastic Formwork System is a method of building cast-in-place reinforced concrete structures, in which the walls of a house can be built in as little as a day by unskilled laborers with locally sourced materials and little waste.

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SABS | Design for Development | 1997

SABS design for development award

Best Man Award - Science and Technology | Mens Health - Best Man Award | 2009

A true leader and innovator in the field of science and technology, this is a man who is forging a new path, finding new answers

Clinton Foundation | 2012

Kingston University TEAM presents moladi in the Hult Global Challenge - Habitat for Humanity International - Clinton Foundation

The Kingston University Team have progressed to the FINALS in NY where they will be presenting moladi, a South African innovation, in the Hult Global Challenge as a global solution to their Housing Case Challenge to the Bill Clinton Foundation judges; Bill Clinton, Muhammad Yunus and Michael Treschow. Rachel and her team are one of 6 finalists selected from over a 100 global entrants and we are very proud of them.

The aim of the 2012 Hult Global Case Challenge is to drive solutions around those key social areas, which we believe have the greatest net impact on global poverty. Through collectively overcoming social challenges in education, energy and housing , it is our belief that we are undertaking global poverty on a grass-roots level. Through what has become the world’s largest crowd-sourcing initiative dedicated to solving global social challenges, the Hult Global Case Challenge seeks ideas and solutions from the world’s best and brightest future business leaders that will cause a step-change in the vicious global poverty cycle.

The Hult Global Case Challenge will be held simultaneously around the world through a multi-tiered, international competition platform. Through a call for applicants, teams will be selected to compete at one of five international cities: Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai. A sixth site will be facilitated virtually, via Facebook, for those participants whose economic means restrict them from attending one of the five physical competitions.

Man of the Year - Science and Technology | 2009

Best Man recognises today's true leaders who are having a positive impact in South Africa -They represent the finest of South African men, men who are actively using their passion and expertise to make a difference in our country. - Ridwaan Bawa Men's Health editor.

UNDP Case Study - moladi: An Affordable Housing Solution for the Poor? | 2010

Moladi utilizes a unique plastic injection molded technology to produce cast in place mortar structures. The process allows unskilled laborers to use indigenous materials to quickly and cheaply construct high standard permanent buildings that are earthquake, cyclone and tsunami resistant. With the intended purpose of , housing the nations, the construction technology addresses four key challenges embodied in the low cost housing shortages facing developing countries, namely: lack of resources, insufficient funds, shortage of skills, and time constraints.

Commonwealth Business Council

, 2010 - present

Commonwealth Business Council