Beyond the actual design of the hospital, the process of planning was great importance to the overall project. Instead of imposing a design developed from the distance, we followed a planning process that grew out of research, and was based upon collaboration with local actors and the hospital community.

Initiated by the general contractor, Magueye Ba, a testfacade was expanded into a small building, now serving as a village school for the village of Makabing-Sidi, ca. 50km south of Tambacounda. This small village now has a proper school serving a group of 40 children.