September 14th, 2014
The Cape Times of South Africa reports on September 8, 2014 Poor workmanship on refurbished council-owned flats on the Cape Flats has been highlighted by residents who say homes – built during apartheid – are…
Learn More
September 14th, 2014
Rory Hyde (architect, radio presenter, author and writer) has penned some words for ARCHITECTUREAU on the latest book by Esther Charlesworth on Humanitarian Architecture. With the bursting of the economic…
Learn More
September 10th, 2014
First, thanks to The Fred Hollows Foundation poster on eye health and trachoma, an extract of which provides the image that heads this story. Conference 1, Held in Australia and…
Learn More
August 17th, 2014
Some snapshots from media covering the speech that show the high profile of the toilet in the new PM’s thoughts are set out below. ‘Prime Minister Modi also announced initiatives…
Learn More
August 13th, 2014
Far from the often portrayed images of a dry, dusty desolate country, Ethiopia in the rainy season is an oasis of green and spectacular landscape for those that have sight….
Learn More
August 10th, 2014
HH is happy to promote a book by Esther Charlesworth that looks at the work of a broad range of people aimed at improving the lives of people after disasters….
Learn More
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…
Learn More
August 2nd, 2014
With Six months on from when the Diepsloot Sanitation Studio was implemented the changes on the ground continue. This brief report from Diepsloot is a summary of some of the ‘measures…
Learn More
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…
Learn More
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…
Learn More
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
Learn More
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)…
Learn More
