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…
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…
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…
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….
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….
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…
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…
“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
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)…
The latest round of the Nepal Sanitation Program ended with some important feedback from many of those involved. Some of the participants had just received one of the 20 toilets…
A recent article by Warren Mundine, senior advisor to the present Australian Government, suggests some changes in thinking about the money spent in Indigenous communities and the value that actually…