ANNUAL REPORT2015

BUILDING WHATMATTERS MOST

2015 was an adventurous year for Journeyman International (JI). We coordinated projects in 18 countries, and partnered with 12 non-profits to enable their world-changing work.

Alongside several other partners in the industry we are helping establish a new capability in the humanitarian sector. Historically, international non-profits have had little access to quality design - in many regions the art of architecture has yet to catch on.

Our mission is to:

1) Inspire and train the next generation of humanitarians.

2) Connect university students and professional volunteers with humanitarian organizations, empowering them with designs that are environmentally, socially, structurally and economically appropriate.

After seven years of successful operation, we are confident in our strategic plan and thrilled with the results we’re seeing, both in the field and in the character of JI alumni. 2016 will be our most exciting year yet, as we continue designing around the world and prepare to launch new programs!

We would like to take this moment to thank all the universities, professors, sponsors and volunteers that help this vision succeed!

BY THE NUMBERS2015:51University students enrolled from

4 universities across 3 contintents•

11• Projects either completed or in construction

10• Countries visited by student designers

BY THE NUMBERS

Humanitarian designs completed across

15 12 countries•

107 Locals hired to work on construction teams•

$75,000• Generously donated from private and corporate sponsors

PROJECTS: IN CONSTRUCTION

2015

COMMUNITY CENTER - Tacloban, PhilippinesIn 2014 the JI team partnered with Mission To The World, an organization with a desire to provide spiritual and emotional support to the storm-stricken town of Tacloban, Philippines. Carly Althoff, Sang Yoon, Kenneth Alcazar and Ethan Peper teamed up to take this project on for their thesis. Upon design completion Ethan Peper moved to the Philippines to assist with construction, and by November the project was finished and operating!

CHURCH & SCHOOL EXPANSION - Domincan RepublicIn June 2015 Jessica Kuhlman, Kenneth Alcazar and Sang Yoon completed the design of a new church and school expansion for La Yaguita Schools in the Domincan Republic. Site grading and utilities has commenced, and stage 1 (the playground) is complete! Stay tuned for further progress in 2016!

AGRICULTURE SCHOOL - Burkina FasoTravis Cook is one of the most talented designers the JI team has seen. By graduation, Travis had designed and helped build a custom home in San Luis Obispo, and won the highest Cal Poly Architecture senior thesis design award. For his thesis, Travis designed an Agriculture School in Burkina Faso for the Amoveo Group. The water system has been installed onsite, and nearly $500,000 worth of solar panels have been delivered to the jobsite. In addition to being one of the poorest countries on earth, Burkina Faso has recently faced two military coups and the threat of an ebola pandemic.

VOCATIONAL CENTER - Dominican RepublicIn January of 2015 our strategic partners at the Amoveo Group (see projects in Burkina Faso and El Salvador) asked us to support an amazing non-profit (Mission twentyfive 35) with the design development of a vocational center in the DR. JI was blessed to find Paulo Oliveira, an exchange student from Brazil who was excited to take on this project as an intern. In 10 short weeks, Paulo completed a phenomenal master plan! Construction immediately commenced, and the large water-filter factory is nearly complete!

HOSPITAL - Bahir Dar EthiopiaIn 2012 former JI designer Katie Aalund (with support from fellow student Tyler Thomas) designed a hospital for Ethiopian-native Roza Feleke. On our site visit Roza Feleke told the JI team that she wanted women to be given the opportunity to build the hospital. As we speak, there are 40 women actively building this hospital!

YOUNG LIFE DORMITORIES - NicaraguaIn January of 2015 Young Life requested design for three dorms at their youth camp in Nicaragua. The catch was, they needed the designs, including engineering ASAP. Moroccan exchange student Ismail Elkasmi, structural engineering student Alex Mueller and Construction Management student Jake Ruiz stepped up to the challenge. Within a few months they had 300 pages of design docu-ments! Construction on the three projects started immediately and progress is moving quickly!

LIBRARY - Sunzu Village, RwandaSunzu Village is a remote village in Rwanda sandwiched between two beautiful lakes. The village has very little educational and vocational opportunities. In partnership with our humanitarian partner Dan Klinck, Andrew Goodwin (Architecte and JI volunteer) and a team of students designed the Sunzu Village Library. As depicted below, members of the JI team visited the nearly finished library in December 2015. Stay tuned for the grand opening in March!

PROJECTS: DESIGNS FINISHED

2015

LEADERSHIP CENTERKENYA

PARTNER:Ronnie FundSPONSOR:

10 OverDESIGNERS:

Meganne DeRosier &JI Summer Program

STATUS:The Kenya project team hopes to

start construction in 2016!

VOCATIONAL CENTEREL SALVADOR

PARTNER:Amoveo Group

SPONSOR:FORM Design + Build

DESIGNER:John Allen

STATUS:One of six projects JI is designing

for the Amoveo Group, the El Salvador Vocational Center is

pending approval of a USAID grant.

SUMMER CAMP DORMSNICARAGUA

PARTNER:Young Life

SPONSOR:Columbia Builders

DESIGNERS:Ismail Elkasmi &

Alex MuellerSTATUS:

Construction started shortly after Ismail and Alex completed design. As

of December 2015 the three dorms are 30% complete.

AGRICULTURE SCHOOLBURKINA FASO

PARTNER:Amoveo Group

SPONSOR:Brady & Assoc.DESIGNERS:Travis Cook & Hugo Molina

STATUS:Construction sitework and utilities have

begun. The water tank has been installed and solar panels delivered

onsite.

PRIMARY SCHOOLSOUTH SUDAN

PARTNER:Hope OfirihaSPONSORS:

DLM &Studio 2GDESIGNER:

Nicole ThompsonSTATUS:

Design was completed in June and construction is pending final funding

and political stabilization.

CHURCH & SCHOOLDOMINICAN REPUBLIC

PARTNER:LA YAGUITASPONSORS:

KPFF, Studio E, Arris StudiosDESIGNERS:

Jessica Kuhlman, Kenneth Alcazar &Sang Soon

STATUS:Construction has started on the

school renovation, the church site has been prepped, and the play-

ground is installed!

TECH. SCHOOLBURKINA FASO

PARTNER:Amoveo Group

SPONSOR:iFixit

DESIGNERS:Anna Guenther, Lyndsi

Halvorson and Sydney PatrickSTATUS:

One of six projects JI is designing for the Amoveo Group, and three in Burkina Faso. Construction is

pending final funding.

HOSPITALBURKINA FASO

PARTNER:Amoveo Group

SPONSOR:SOM

DESIGNER:Trevor Roberts

STATUS:One of six projects JI is designing for the Amoveo Group, and three in Burkina Faso. Construction is

pending final funding.

COMMUNITY CENTERTANZANIA

PARTNER:African Malaika

SPONSOR:RRM Design Group

DESIGNER:Gilbert Garzon

STATUS:Construction pending final funding

FILM SCHOOLSOUTH AFRICA

PARTNER:Film School Africa

SPONSOR:iFixit

DESIGNER:Kyle Rogers

STATUS:A political situation required Kyle to

change project sites mid-design. Kyle quickly turned around a fabulous design, and construction is scheduled for 2016!

VOCATIONAL CENTERDOMINICAN REPUBLIC

PARTNER:Amoveo and

Mission Twentyfive 35SPONSOR:

Green DinosaurDESIGNER:

Paulo OliveiraSTATUS:

In only 10 weeks Paulo designed a beautiful vocational center.

Construction of the water filter factory immediately started, and is

nearly complete!

COMMUNITY CENTERPHILIPPINES

PARTNER:Mission To The World

SPONSOR:BAR Architects

DESIGNERS:Carly Althoff,

Kenneth Alcazar & Sang SoonSTATUS:

Upon design completion, a local political situation required a design

change. Changes were quickly made and construction was completed

before the year ended!

STAFF HOUSINGUGANDA

PARTNER:Engeye

SPONSOR:MG2 Architects

DESIGNER:Jessica Labac

STATUS:Three years ago Jessica was in the JI program and designed a vocational center in Uganda. Today she is on the board of directors for Engeye

and is designing staff housing.

PLAYGROUNDUGANDA

PARTNER:Valence Lutaisire

SPONSOR:Specialty Construction

DESIGNER:Benlloyd Goldstein

STATUS:Benlloyd is an emerging professional

and graduate from SCI-Arc that designed a playground for a school in Uganda. Construction isW pending

final funding.

SCHOOLCHAD

PARTNER:Partners International

SPONSORS:Studio 2G, CH2M

DESIGNER:Megan Snyder

STATUS:Construction pending final funding.

2015/2016MEET THE NEW TEAM

Project undecided

Fen WangEugene, ORCal Poly ARCE

Project undecided

Yue QuanBeijing, ChinaCal Poly ARCE

Brazil Vocational Center

Elliott GertnerMontclair, NJCal Poly Const. Manag.

India Wetland Rehab.

Keilan MeertensSan Luis Obispo, CACal Poly Landscape Arch.

Uganda Vocational Center

Courtney WedelCentennial, COCal Poly Architecture

El Salvador Orphanage

Ali KeenanManhattan Beach, CACal Poly Architecture

Nepal Vocational Center

Jamie ElderkinSammamish, WACal Poly Architecture

Jamaica Medical Center

Kyle RogersLivermore, CACal Poly Architecture

Nepal Vocational Center

Nick PetrarcaRoseville, CACal Poly ARCE

Guatemala Youth Leadership Center

Natalia EscobarMedellin, ColombiaNortheastern UniversityArchitecture India Vocational Center

Karin BjorkmanHunstville, ALCal Poly Architecture

India Vocational Center

Randy CordovaLa Quinta, CACal Poly Const. Manag.

Tanzania Deaf School

Rachel HoldenSeattle, WACal Poly Const. Manag.

Project undecided

Jason AngererGranite Bay, CACal Poly Const. Manag.

Ghana Orphanage

Brynn CummingsPhoenix, AZCal Poly Architecture

Brazil Youth Leadership Center

Stephanie CarlFairfax, VACal Poly Architecture

Tanzania Deaf School

Vicky AriasPittsburg, CACal Poly Architecture

Rwanda Dairy Education Center

Tola ThomasAntioch, CACal Poly Architecture

Morocco Schools

Ismail ElkasmiRabat, MoroccoEcole d’Architecture Paris

Martha De MariaSan Diego, CACal Poly Civil Eng.India Wetland Rehab.

2015PROJECT SITE VISITS

Young Life Dormitories

Nicaragua

“The experience JI allowed me to have in Nicaragua has changed my understanding

of Architecture. It has taught me to work with people and to understand their needs. I

am proud and thankful to say that as a Moroccan Muslim

coming from a French school, I could design a Church camp in Nicaragua and develop my skills with extraordinary peo-

ple.” -Ismail Elkasmi

Community CenterPhilippines

“JI has changed my perspective on the true

purpose of architecture – to improve people’s wellbeing. My experience opened my eyes to this world of vastly

diverse cultures and needs. The most beautiful and

rewarding feeling is seeing your own design come to

life and serve a community.”- Caly Althoff

Youth Leader-ship Center

Guatemala

”I am thrilled to be part of such a young and vibrant

team working together towards a great cause;

to empower our younger generation ‘to lead by ex-

ample for a socially just and sustainable world’.”

- Natalia Escobar

Wellness CenterJamaica

“I had a blast and gained new found perspective

about what poverty looks like and came to realize how much we take for granted in

our American lives.” - Kyle Rogers

Vocational CenterIndia

“I can’t imagine designing these buildings without all of

the knowledge I have now, not only because of the wealth of information I’ve received

about building here, but even more so, because I’ve drank out of a coconut, learned to count to three in Telugu, had nonverbal conversations with

aged village women, used a pit toilet, and eaten rice and curry with only my fingers.”

- Karin Bjorkman

Leadership Center

Nepal

“What an inspiring, exciting, unforgettable week!”

-Jamie Elderkin

ChurchDomican Republic

“Working as a JI designer has given me a better world view and taught me things

I could never learn through school alone. Seeing the impact of my work in the

lives of people who need it most is the most rewarding

experience!”-Jessica Kuhlman

Vocational Center

Uganda

“It was very inspirational to have the opportunity to meet and get to know ev-

eryone that the vocational center will be impacting!”

- Courtney Wedel

Dairy Education Center

Rwanda

“Being physically present with the people and land-scape revealed so much

more about my project and myself than any article, pic-ture, or video could have.”

-Tola Thomas

Deaf SchoolTanzania

“I’m so appreciative of the opportunity I have to help a community now that I’ve been there to meet them and get a glimpse of their

world!”-Vicky Arias

SchoolsMorocco

“I have to say I was truly touched by that place, its

beauty and its people. The government barely helps and acts in this amazing region, where I found an

inspiring sense of solidarity.”- Ismail Elkasmi

Film SchoolSouth Africa

“My experience in South Africa has inspired me to

pursue a lifetime of humani-tarian architecture work!”

-Kyle Rogers

2015SPONSORS &

PARTNERS

A Note From Our Founder

When I began this journey seven years ago I had no idea if a student driven humanitarian design program would work. In fact, many told me it could not. All I knew was humanitarian organizations yearned for this service and students had an incredible desire to begin using their skills to bless the world.

Soon I discovered what has been an incredible blessing: university professors and industry professionals also have a great desire to support students and humanitarian projects. I am incredibly grateful to Cal Poly and our other university partners, to Andrew Goodwin and all the architects and engineers that assist students, and to our sponsors and donors. The JI program would not work without you!

The one thing that really drives me forward, that I didn’t expect when I started, was the impact that the program has on the students we work with. Below are some recent messages I received from past JI students.

With support from our university partners we put a large focus on site visits. Those visits improve the quality and relevance of the design to the site. More importantly, they impart a global world view on the students. The students have experiences that open their eyes to their individual ability to bless the world. Students complete their projects and leave Journeyman, but a piece of the community they visited—that they built a project with—stays in their hearts.

Daniel Wiens, FounderJourneyman International

“I have just accepted a job offer from LSW in Vancouver WA. There is a lot of things I like about them, most importantly being that they have a humanitarian design team. I have worked out a deal with the Principle to work 4, 10 hour days to free up one day a week for the humanitarian projects!”

- Trevor RobertsJI Alumni

“I am loving my new job, but I have been aching for opportunities to volunteer my expertise in the humanitarian design world. Can you put me to work?!”

- Carly AlthoffJI Alumni

“Daniel I have continued working with my humanitarian partner and I am traveling to Uganda next month to help them design a new project!”

- Jessica LabacJI Alumni

Cal Poly

What will we do together in 2016?

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