WASSUP presents to the UIA
August 7th, 2014
WASSUP (W) and Sticky Situations (SS) presented the work they do daily in Diepsloot, Johannesburg to an audience from the International Union of Architects in Durban, South Africa. The work…
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More improvements from WASSUP in South Africa
July 29th, 2014
The works continue on the toilets in Diepsloot, Johannesburg and the progress is impressive. Water use remains low in the 10 improved toilets and maintenance efforts can be focussed on…
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Teeth and Toilets – now LIVE
July 19th, 2014
Go to the site and have a look at how both ends of the body are dealt with!!!! But on a more serious note see the range of works in…
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Why the modern bathroom is a wasteful, unhealthy design
July 18th, 2014
“Piped water may be the greatest convenience ever known but our sewage systems and bathrooms are a disaster.” CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE thanks to The Guardian
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To shame or to build a toilet? – a basic choice
July 8th, 2014
When shaming people into using a non-existent or non-functioning toilet becomes a major international sanitation program solution – we have a problem. Well perhaps those from the developed (so called)…
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Improving health…and more
July 7th, 2014
The latest round of the Nepal Sanitation Program ended with some important feedback from many of those involved. Some of the participants had just received one of the 20 toilets…
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Waste and change: a return to the 1980s?
July 7th, 2014
A recent article by Warren Mundine, senior advisor to the present Australian Government, suggests some changes in thinking about the money spent in Indigenous communities and the value that actually…
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Don’t forget the plumber: research in remote Australian Aboriginal communities
June 17th, 2014
With all the plumbing work happening in HH projects in Nepal, Bangladesh, South Africa and most recently in Singapore and the important connections made between plumbing and health, what better…
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Design feedback to Team USA and Team Australia, Water Innovation Challenge
June 12th, 2014
The following comments are intended to inform and prompt more thought from the teams and those interested in this area of work.HH has chosen to comment on the Bangladesh design…
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Insane spending indeed
June 10th, 2014
The Australian notes that ‘Warren Mundine is angry that critics have remained silent about wasted money in the nation’s remote housing program.’ His article in the Australian newspaper describes the…
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Water Innovation Challenge Day 3 and the winner is …
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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Water Innovation Challenge Day 2
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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