Canadian Housing problems
September 15th, 2011
Poor planning, years of neglect and remoteness combine in Canada to maintain the most basic housing problems and keep them out of general view.The attached article reveals some very poor…
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Fred Hollows Foundation gives support
September 11th, 2011
The Fred Hollows Foundation supports current Healthabitat work in Central Australia and have voiced their congratulations on their website Dr Fred Hollows was influential in guiding the very early UPK…
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AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference 2011
September 7th, 2011
Young and old: connecting generationsThe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is relatively young. In 2008, almost half (49%) of Australia’s Indigenous population was aged under 20 years and a…
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Helping the team onsite in Nepal
September 6th, 2011
A manual has been produced by CHDS, Nepal showing simple tools on how the toilets are built, how they work and how they have been assembled. The manual includes all…
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On top of the world – new toilet roof in Nepal
September 4th, 2011
The next two village projects, Arobut and Dandagaun, in Nepal are under construction. To manage the cost increase of all materials and local skills since the first village program in Bhattedande,…
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World Habitat Award win
September 1st, 2011
Thanks to all that supported the Housing for Health work that won the World Habitat Awards for 2011. The win is important particularly at a time when the Australian Government…
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Expanding the reach and role of architects
August 29th, 2011
Extract from the NSW Architecture Bulletin Sept-Oct 2011“The limited reach of architects is a frustration shared by many in the profession. Intuitively, architects recognise that we could have a greater…
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World Habitat Awards 2011: finalists announced!
August 24th, 2011
Ten innovative housing solutions from around the world have been selected as finalists in the 2011 World Habitat Awards and Housing for Health is one of them … winners to…
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Our generation
August 8th, 2011
A film about the NT Intervention, housing dealing with all types of governments and their behaviour. What is it like to live in a northern Australian community – from an…
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Radio National – Big Ideas – Don Palmer
August 4th, 2011
Despite the best of intentions, chronic health problems continue to plague Indigenous communities particularly for those in central Australia. Don Palmer suggests strategies to improve Indigenous health and urges that…
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Change, change, change
July 8th, 2011
On the 30th of June 2011 Healthabitat ended a two-year contract with the Federal Government. These contracts for national Fixing Houses for Better Health work have been continuous since 1999….
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