"After years of broken promises and chronic underfunding, remote communities are stepping up calls to tackle severe overcrowding in indigenous housing."* As both sides of Government in the NT promise to tackle overcrowding by building new houses,...
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, it brought together four multi-skilled...
Construction will begin early November after the festival time. HH O/S and IWSH will help the Nepali building team by providing trades from WorldSkills for transfer of skills and site supervision. HH thanks the students for working with the...
Following the devastating earthquakes in April and May 2015, HH O/S has worked in collaboration with Harry Partridge and the Bhattedande Village Development Committee to design a system, in accordance with the National Building Code of Nepal,...
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 are in disrepair from a lack of any...
It is now more than 12 months since the April and May quakes and the Nepali people have had little reprieve or support from their Government to rebuild their lives. Many have now lived through two wet seasons and are facing their second winter in...
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 with the local organisations WASSUP and Sticky...
This University of Sydney (Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning) scholarship, named in memory of Col James, aims to assist a future generation who aspire walk in his footsteps and use architecture to promote environmental and social...
Back in October 2014, the Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service (NSW), led by the Dental Program, made the bold move of providing chilled water to the local school kids. This good idea is now flowing on around the state.
Healthabitat has put together a summary of the Community Plumbing Challenge held in Nashik India recently.