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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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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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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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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How to make toilets fly – a simple idea
April 20th, 2014
Here is a simple idea for architects, building designers and interior designers who specify toilets. How many toilets does your practice specify in a year? No idea? Well use the…
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The Fred Hollows Foundation and progress in Australia
April 18th, 2014
Maybe there are signs of progress in improving eye health in Australia? To see some progress in the reduction of trachoma in Australia, read the article (shown below) from the Australian…
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Health and climate change plea
April 17th, 2014
Read the article from the West Australian, and thanks to an EXCLUSIVE by CATHY O’LEARY MEDICAL EDITOR The West Australian April 16, 2014, Leading health researcher Fiona Stanley has warned…
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