The Paul Pholeros Foundation was established in 2018 to honour the life and work of Australian architect and humanitarian Paul Pholeros. Paul dedicated much of his life to improving the housing and environmental conditions of Indigenous people in Australia and disadvantaged communities in other countries.
The Foundation continues his legacy through investment in the people who can bring about real change and who will raise sanitation and environmental living conditions in communities.
The PPF’s initial focus was to provide an annual PPF Fellowship for an Australian plumbing team to work alongside local counterparts on a sanitation project in Nepal.
The 2019 Fellowship team worked on the construction of a village toilet and handwashing block which the villagers dedicated to the memory of Paul Sir.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the PPF Fellowship was put on hold until 2023 after the global situation stabilised.
In the interim the PPF shifted to new activities including a competition to design a portable handwashing unit in for Nepal and the launch of the Paul Pholeros Architecture Scholarship.
What an evening!!
A very successful event, due to the great enthusiasm from all the workers, volunteers, alumni, families, friends and the collective generous and gregarious spirit.
The proceeds will help greatly with PPF’s ongoing and future projects.
Newsletter to be distributed soon.
Danny Hoekstra will join Andrew on the PPF sanitation team in Nepal next month. Danny is an awarded plumbing champion with impressive domestic and international experience as well as being a seasoned traveller and volunteer. Welcome to the PPF team Danny!!
Namaste! 🙏🏽
@d._hoekstra
PPF’s next Sanitation team heads to Nepal in November. Andrew Craine is returning to Dhulikhel Hospital to work again with his counterpart and friend Shankar and the rest of the local team. Building on last year’s sanitation improvement plan developed with Shane Marshall and the Dhulikhel Hospital maintenance and engineering team.
Namaste! 🙏🏽
@acraine23 @shane__marshall @dhulikhel.hospital
PPF fundraiser. A great evening and a great success. PPF alumni presenting their projects, thus weaving the story of PPF’s development and evolution. Conviviality and connections interspersed with competitive raffling and auctioning.
Huge thanks to all who attended, donated, participated, contributed, planned, worked and enjoyed.
The abundant funds raised will support PPF’s upcoming projects over the year to come and more.
Many thanks also to @rosemontstrings for both your musicality on the night and your very generous raffle prize. And to @theguthrieproject for catching the mood of the evening through your candid pics. And to @yha_sydneyharbour for the use of your hall and its excellent facilities.
A party with a purpose. Couldn’t be better.
Link in bio for more info and pics.
Namaste!! 🙏🏽
Save the date!! Better still buy a ticket or several. A great event at an iconic venue at The Rocks, Sydney.
Featuring Ric Leplastrier, presentations from our Fellowship and Scholarship alumni, raffling of 2 original PP sketches, auctioning of a PP super gem, drinks, snacks and more.
All proceeds go to supporting the projects, as all our workers and contributors are volunteers.
Check the link in the bio.
Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre venue courtesy of @yha_sydneyharbour @yhaaustralia
Meet Almo Troup @trouthouse_ from Melbourne, one of the 2 successful PP Architecture Scholars 2024. Almo’s study topic is Reviving Our Resources.
The study will address the resource consuming and increasingly unnecessary production of virgin building materials. Building on information and experiences from design professionals and industry leaders in fields of waste utilisation, Almo will produce a video that will illustrate how building waste can be channelled into practical and beautiful architectural objects.
Welcome Almo, PPF looks forward to supporting you over the next 12 months.
