March 13th, 2015
When a group of design and architecture students, plumber, educator, engineer, dental technician, school staff and children combine for 10 days…the results can be exciting. The recently completed Nepal Studio…
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February 25th, 2015
Nothing highlights the power of a multi-skilled group of local, national and international participants in a design project more than a week long Design Workshop in Nepal. Imagine combining school…
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February 11th, 2015
The Nepal Village Health Improvement Program Design Workshop for 2015 has begun. The Workshop combines architecture students from two Australian universities, plumbing and engineering representatives from a strong supporter of…
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June 6th, 2014
A hectic Day 3 of the inaugural Water Innovation Challenge, and a very close final result, showed the skill and effort of both teams. After the construction works of the…
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June 5th, 2014
The construction challenge was to install a water pump, solar panel to power the pump, shower head and storage vessel with a float switch to disconnect the pump when the…
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June 4th, 2014
Day 1 of the Challenge involved construction, the production of construction and maintenance manuals and a team water pumping challenge. The day started with a team briefing from WorldSkill Project…
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June 3rd, 2014
Grant Stewart (WorldSkills Foundation) began the briefing of the teams in the main central plaza area of the ITE campus. After the tools, equipment and the details of various challenges…
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January 20th, 2014
Here are some thoughts, and a call for action, generated on the narrow paths between project sites in the hills of Nepal about the value of universities, professions, trades and…
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January 18th, 2014
How do you tell the story of the Village Sanitation Program, in a short time, to a diverse audience of potential supporters? This was the problem put to Australian film…
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January 17th, 2014
Maintenance of the toilets and waste treatment systems built by the Sanitation Program is essential for continued function and health improvement. Village leaders have the trained construction teams to carry…
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January 17th, 2014
The combination of two skilled international plumbers and a skilled and enthusiastic local team leads to good work. Take Jed Scheuermann (IAPMO) and Andrew Whalan (Worldskills) and mix them with locals Dorje…
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January 16th, 2014
Thanks to Worldskills Foundation, IAPMO, the World Plumbing Council, RMIT and several generous donors to Healthabitat, a diverse group of visitors to the Village Sanitation Program has joined the local…
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