September 2nd, 2015
How to begin to reconstruct rural housing, destroyed or badly damaged in the earthquakes of April and May 2015, with Nepalese villagers, some of the poorest people in the world? Well…
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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 7th, 2015
Acclaimed Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has announced a 3-stage plan to build emergency shelters in Nepal following its series of devastating earthquakes earlier this year. READ THE STORY HERE
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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
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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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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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
When a disaster such as the Nepal earthquake strikes, most people want to help. Exactly how to help, is often more difficult. You can give prayers, money, time, goods or…
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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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