Nepal earthquake – update 3
May 3rd, 2015
Thanks to Laxmi Tamang here are some pictures of the people and the living environment in and near the village of Melamchi. Students, trades and teachers involved in the February…
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Nepal earthquake
April 26th, 2015
The thoughts of all the ‘HH family’ in Australia and internationally are with the Nepali people following the recent earthquake. The Nepali teams currently undertaking sanitation work at the Kalapedevi…
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Diepsloot Sanitation Project – the work continues
April 26th, 2015
The work started in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, by the local WASSUP group, supported by Sticky Situations, around 7 years ago continues with a second injection of plumbing expertise from the WorldSkills…
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Why ‘small things’ matter – clean, cool drinking water.
March 23rd, 2015
Providing a supply of free, clean, chilled water into a school in north western NSW was a strongly driven local health initiative. The project provided the water, 5 bubbler points…
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“Lifestyle choices” – new instrument, same tune
March 16th, 2015
HH has been around since 1985 and we have seen state and national governments, as well as so called peak bodies, come and go with surprising speed. Throughout that time,…
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‘Tracker’ Tilmouth farewelled at state funeral in Darwin
March 13th, 2015
Aboriginal leader Tracker Tilmouth was given a state funeral and the eulogy at the event was presented by his brother, another leader, William Tilmouth. DOWNLOAD and READ the full eulogy…
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The Nepal Design Workshop 2015 – focussing the power of many
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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Transfer of skills and knowledge – Sago Network meets WorldSkills
February 25th, 2015
Thanks to WorldSkills for helping Sago Network improve the hand pumps destined for the water supply project in Papua New Guinea. Geoff Ball, past WorldSkills Manufacturing Team Challenge Chief Expert,…
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Complex problems and big thinking ? – maybe try many small ideas
February 24th, 2015
Why does the idea of complex problems needing big thinking, recently proposed by the President of the Rockefeller Foundation, Judith Rodin ring alarm bells. We are not the first to…
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Joe Madiath explains … ‘better toilets better life’
January 27th, 2015
In a recently recorded TED talk, Joe Madiath makes a strong case for the importance of removing human waste safely using passion, humour and a lifetime of work. Joe Madiath…
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Philanthropy, architectural education and the world
January 20th, 2015
The University of New South Wales have announced a partnership with Judith Neilson, director of Sydney’s White Rabbit Gallery and philanthropist, who has endowed the institute with AUD10Million with the intention to…
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Architecture for Humanity closes head office in the USA
January 19th, 2015
HH can not confirm that this is true and the AFH website reveals nothing of the closure, but the founders of AFH should know a little about the organisation and…
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