December 10th, 2012
The LCLC is a not-for-profit community based organisation, that aims to foster community knowledge and competencies to adapt, thrive and actively engage in a rapidly changing world. The LCLC was…
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December 2nd, 2012
When most well-intentioned aid workers hear of a problem they think they can fix, they go to work. This, Ernesto Sirolli suggests, is naïve. In this funny and impassioned talk,…
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November 29th, 2012
Working in an area of northern Bangladesh student groups tackled a variety of simple but important local problems. Many examples of work done were sent to HH and just a…
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November 25th, 2012
Good intentions can ensure that money and resources are allocated to solve the problems of the poor, but poor design and implementation can foil good will. Whether designing and building…
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November 19th, 2012
From The Guardian’s global development section an interesting advance in toilets in Nairobi. Dennis Ochieng balances precariously with one leg on either side of a narrow trench running through a…
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November 17th, 2012
The path of local community development that connects education, the living environment and health improvement seems to have worked in Bangladesh – despite dysfunctional government. Hmm … perhaps Australia can…
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November 11th, 2012
STRATEGIC REVIEW OF INDIGENOUS EXPENDITURE February 2010 Fixing Houses For Better Health (FHBH) This program involves grant funding to Healthabitat to organise minor repairs and maintenance to existing Indigenous housing….
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November 5th, 2012
To remind you of the problem: The problem …5 non-functioning toilets, no hand washing, no teeth cleaning, little water and unsafe court area. HH encountered this lack of basic facilities…
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November 5th, 2012
An interesting cocktail… Take people from eight countries – all of whom have spent years working on housing, health or development issues. Now combine the hosts of the event :…
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October 4th, 2012
Corey was a dear friend to many and his dedicated work over the last 4 years on Housing for Health projects around Australia contributed to the well being of hundreds…
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October 3rd, 2012
At first viewing the 7.30 Report story is about builders and the construction process. Local builders and suppliers have been excluded or badly treated by fly in fly out building…
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September 23rd, 2012
The way the problems are being revealed looks a lot like it did when HH started work in 1985 in the top of South Australia. One big difference is that…
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