Rwanda can construct a simple, efficient, cost–effective house. This house will have all the advantages of a concrete block construction without the costs. To achieve good results, however, some new construction techniques must be learned, and this manual will teach you how to do them. In the Kigarama sector the City of Kigali has constructed a model house at low cost and achievable price of less than 2 Million Rwandan francs. The model house proves that a high quality, legal, low cost house can be built by everyone.