Ongoing maintenance for toilets in Diepsloot
March 19th, 2019
“Sometimes toilets and taps are not working for months and even years, if we don’t fix them, no one will.” – Lerato Monama HH was invited by the already working…
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An evening with Healthabitat
August 5th, 2017
There are many reasons why we continue to work in tough places to improve housing and health. What we do is guided by core principles of which prioritise health, many…
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Maintaining TOILETS for better health
March 29th, 2017
Following the three-month trial of a maintenance program in Diepsloot carried out by local group WASSUP. HH O/S, Sticky Situations and IAPMO are back in the paddock to train the team…
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Data logging in Diepsloot
September 12th, 2016
The CPC/Diepsloot Logging Project is accumulating data from the toilets upgraded during the event. Data is currently being collected on water use, water efficiency and cubicle use by logging water…
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No small challenge
August 17th, 2016
Healthabitat was proud to again be involved with the IAPMO Community Plumbing Challenge, July 2016 in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa. Coming off the success of Singapore 2014 and India 2015,…
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IWSH on a plumbing star
August 17th, 2016
HH have partnered with global leaders in plumbing standards, IAPMO on projects in Nepal and South Africa since 2014. Guided by the same vision as HH to involve skilled trades…
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I Love Diepsloot: a short film
August 17th, 2016
Video of the CPC Diepsloot from the same Singaporean student team from the School of Science and Technology Singapore who have been documenting the journey and outcomes of the CPC…
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Maintenance: Housing for Health for Diepsloot
August 8th, 2016
The ZA Sanitation Project for Diepsloot was started in collaboration with local resident group WASSUP and Sticky Solutions and Worldskills Foundation to repair and upgrade existing toilets in Dieplsoot. Most…
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Replacing the bad with the good – New toilets in Deipsloot
May 6th, 2016
This July, the 2016 Community Plumbing Challenge (CPC) in South Africa aims to gain further solutions to improved water and sanitation amenities for residents of Diepsloot. HH & IAPMO together…
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Diepsloot update from the ground
March 22nd, 2016
By the end of day 6, all remaining toilets (14 in total) have been fabricated, craned to site and connected. It has been a massive week, with a lot of…
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Community Plumbing Challenge Diepsloot, South Africa
March 17th, 2016
Months in the making, the planning work for the second Community Plumbing Challenge is underway in Diepsloot, South Africa. Healthabitat has rejoined the WASSUP local team and IAPMO to fit…
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Making change – the power of a small team
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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