PPF Nepal Sanitation Fellowship

The Paul Pholeros Foundation offers, annually, the PPF Nepal Sanitation Fellowship which supports an Australian sanitation team to work with local counterparts on sanitation improvement and skills development in Nepal.

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Nepal Portable Hand Wash Unit Design Challenge 2020

Since the Fellowship could not be offered in 2020/2022 due to the impact of COVID and political issues globally, the PPF established a design competition to challenge young and creative minds. The COVID pandemic emphasised the importance of hand hygiene, which drove the idea for this competition.

The aim of the challenge was to design a portable, packable and durable hand washing unit for use in locations in Nepal with difficult access to clean running water.

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Paul Pholeros Architecture Scholarship

The Paul Pholeros Architecture Scholarship encourages exploration of issues that will contribute to improvements in the health and living conditions of Australian society. Two scholarships are awarded annually to recent Architectural graduates to study an issue or topic related to the social purpose of Architecture. The outcome of the study, to be completed in 12 months, will contribute to improvements in the health and living conditions of Australian society.

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Currently……

The PPF’s current activities include the following:

  •  PPF Nepal sanitation team visiting Nepal annually for one month to work with local counterparts at Dhulikhel Hospital, a large community hospital, to systematically work on plumbing and hygiene infrastructure upgrades;
  • suppporting infrastructure that contributes to health improvement for example design of a small house for caretakers who maintain the PPF Sanitation Block built in 2019, and design of a school based handwashing/toothbrushing unit for remote schools in Nepal;
  • developing, constructing and distributing the portable hand wash units to areas of need in remote Nepal;
  • awarding two Paul Pholeros Architecture Scholarships per year, whereby successful candidates explore how Architecture can contribute to improvments in health and living conditions of Australian society.