September 6th, 2015
Thanks to Reuters, Andrew MacAskill in Kathmandu and the SMH for the attached article outlining the slow progress of reconstruction in Nepal. In fairness to all involved, the monsoon season (ending…
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September 2nd, 2015
There are lessons learned, agendas, gender issues, principles, priorities and even creative moments but where is the action? There are some important points raised in this collection of papers and…
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August 18th, 2015
Following the first of the 2x2x2 challenges held in Sydney, the second competition was hosted by Griffith University (GU) in Brisbane with participant students from Design Futures (GU) and medical…
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August 3rd, 2015
A successful art auction in Newcastle last weekend, linked 3 years of architecture students that have worked on projects in Nepal, local artists, architects with a crowd of enthusiastic and…
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July 21st, 2015
HH continues to engage students in interdisciplinary workshops where they are faced with solving tricky, real-world problems. These challenges ultimately help the communities we work with gain from the student’s…
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July 19th, 2015
Water use and hand washing have been in the picture with the first of the 2x2x2x2 Design Challenges commencing in Sydney. During the construction phase of the 2x2x2x2 a short…
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June 25th, 2015
Combine some skilled visiting plumbers, local support from Sticky Situations and the Diepsloot based WASSUP team and you have change for the better in a tough part of Johannesburg, South…
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June 5th, 2015
HH, in conjunction with our Rotary partners and the villages who previously have participated in the Village Health Improvement Program (Sanitation Program), have been working hard for the people who…
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June 5th, 2015
Question: How to solve a really tough problem with limited resources when the solution may help millions of people? Answer: Mix together some of the smartest young minds in the…
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May 25th, 2015
The 2015 Health Improvement Design Studio in Nepal continues to yield results … but further afield than Nepal. Swathi Saralaya, an environmental engineer from India employed by IAPMO, attended the…
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May 25th, 2015
A newly emerging Australian organisation called Waste Aid has goals that reverberate with the work and methods of HH. Waste management is not sexy but it is essential. It is…
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May 25th, 2015
The local village committees advised on the contents of the packs and have arranged fair distribution to all according to need. A local Nepali businessman helped procure the goods at…
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