The EU, in a cooperation agreement with the French Embassy in Pretoria, provided special training to the following people since 1996: two architects, Petria Smit and Dr Gerhard Bosman; a quantity surveyor, Erica Greyling; a soil technician, Johan van Wyk; one building contractor, Selo Molemela; and one community leader, Norman Mokheto.
The Earth Unit is headed by Dr Gerhard Bosman (left), and the following staff members in the Department of Architecture are involved: Jan-Hendrik Nel, Zack Wessels, Wanda Verster, Hein Raubenheimer, and Annemarie Wagener.