EarthEnable started with a dream to improve health outcomes through simple and affordable solutions.

Traveling to Rwanda with the Stanford class “Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability”, in 2013, four Stanford students were tasked with their partner organization – The Mass Design Group - to design a product or a service that would make homes or communities healthier. They first sought to understand how sub-optimal homes affected physical and emotional health outcomes and were shocked to discover the significant health problems that dirt floors cause. Eliminating a dirt floor from the home results in dramatic reductions in childhood asthma, diarrhea, malnutrition, and parasitic infestations.

EarthEnable realized that they could change lives if they found a way to floor Rwanda.

As of January of 2017, EarthEnable has installed over 32,000 square meters (345,000 square feet) of healthy earthen flooring to directly replace dirt floors. This has translated to more than 3000 Rwandans in over 100 different villages who no longer have to live on a dirt floor and can lead healthier lives. They serve customers in 2 districts and 10 different sectors of Rwanda with plans to expand to 2 additional districts of Rwanda during 2017.

Further, they have employed more than 80 people full-time. Part of their organizational culture is to invest significantly in the professional development of their staff. They have frequent coaching sessions and check-ins, and are constantly reshuffling duties and responsibilities for their teammates to grow into more senior roles. Youth unemployment is high in Rwanda, and as a result, it is very common for Rwandans to graduate from college without jobs. They believe it's their responsibility to hire and train bright young stars in Rwanda who want to be part of Rwanda's development.