Water, water everywhere…
June 2nd, 2014
Water is the theme in Singapore this week. Whether drinking it, storing it or disposing of water it is the hot topic around town with locals and the many, many…
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School closes to find the root cause of big problem
May 29th, 2014
When a school in a northern Sydney suburb experiences a plumbing problem, the school is closed. Read the local paper’s account below. TREE roots were the culprit of a plumbing emergency that…
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All eyes on Singapore as inaugural Water Innovation Challenge prepares for take off
May 28th, 2014
An additional visitor experience opportunity is our “Open Studio”, a gallery space and viewing area adjacent to the action that will allow visitors and WorldSkills partners to meet and network…
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Thanks to NT Shelter
May 20th, 2014
The 2014 Homelessness Summit organised by NT Shelter and held in Darwin, Australia last week was an important event. People assembled from the Top End and Central Australia as well…
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The big picture … with fine grain
May 20th, 2014
The report from CHDS (Nepal) on the just completed Stage 6 of the Nepal Sanitation Program has just arrived and it reveals the fine grain of all the work required…
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South Africa – Diepsloot Sanitation Project update
May 13th, 2014
Starting with the wastewater problems, whilst most drains have worked well keeping the drains clear under the tap points and at the main point where wastewater is discharged, some have…
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Water, toilets and health
May 12th, 2014
Polluted water causing health problems is almost certainly linked to the inadequate disposal of human waste. The Nepal Sanitation Program has as a key goal the safe removal and treatment…
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New South Wales plumbing pilot program
May 9th, 2014
Fair Trading Minister Stuart Ayres has welcomed the launch of a pilot program to provide annual Plumbing Health Checks for Aboriginal housing providers and their tenants living in rural and…
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Lights, camera … and village action
May 9th, 2014
What better time to have the world village premier of the Nepal Sanitation Program movie than at the end of the handover of 20 new toilets. And what better place…
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On tigers and smooth hands – what toilets mean to the villagers of Nepal
May 7th, 2014
As the Sanitation Program reaches completion in two more villages, what better time to get the feedback from those that matter most – the villagers. CHDS Nepal asked the two…
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More toilets for Nepal and two more villages completed
May 7th, 2014
In the largest single building stage completed under the Nepal Village Sanitation Program, 20 toilets were handed over to the families of two villages. This marks the end of works…
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Knitting together Nepal and Australia
May 7th, 2014
How can a few committed senior Australians improve the lives of children in Nepal? With some wool, skill and hundreds of hours of careful, creative knitting. . . . A…
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