Paul Pholeros Foundation
The Paul Pholeros Foundation was established in 2018 to honour the life and work of Australian architect and humanitarian Paul Pholeros.
The PPF is governed by a Board of 5 Directors. Our goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of people in need who live in marginalised communities by improving their environmental health and living conditions.
We strongly support young and recently graduated trades people, architects and designers to gain experience in challenging environments through exposure to real projects and cross cultural environments.
Projects
The initial focus was to support a sanitation team annually to work with their counterparts in Nepal to improve local skills and training by working on real on-the-ground projects. This was an extension, on a smaller scale, of the projects Paul had already established in Nepal.
During the COVID “hiatus” we set up another project, a national Design Challenge for a portable, durable, packable hand washing unit for use in remote areas of Nepal.
Since 2022 the PPF has been providing two Paul Pholeros Architecture Scholarships per year, to support recently graduated Architects to explore an issue or topic related to the social purpose of Architecture.
Our people
The PPF relies largely on donations and the goodwill of volunteers who take on the various tasks with great commitment for which we are extremely grateful.
The Paul Pholeros Foundation Limited is a not for profit charity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. ACN 625 347 882.
