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Taylor Springthorpe receives PPF Award Certificate

May 11th, 2021

Taylor Springthorpe receives her PPF Award Certificate for winning the Nepal 2020 Portable Handwashing Unit Design Challenge. Taylor has just completed the Bachelor of Design (Architecture) at the University of Newcastle and is taking a year out from her studies before returning to do the Master of Architecture. While working in an architectural office, she […]

Winner of Nepal Challenge 2020 announced

February 16th, 2021

The PPF congratulates Taylor Springthorpe of New South Wales on winning the Nepal Portable Handwashing 2020 Challenge. It was a tough field with excellent ideas presented and the PPF thanks all the teams and individuals who submitted designs. We are very excited to work with Taylor on developing her design in preparation for manufacture and […]

PPF supports Dhulikhel Hospital during COVID pandemic

November 25th, 2020

In April this year the PPF made a donation to our partner Dhulikhel Hospital to assist in hygiene and sanitation improvements in the growing COVID crisis. The funds were put towards the construction and implementation of 10 fixed handwashing units located within the hospital’s facilities, purchase of extra water storage tanks and the construction of […]

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Jun 4

PPF’s partner Dhulikhel Hospital is struggling to address the needs of increasing COVID cases. Another of the hospital’s partners, Globemed at the University of Berkeley, California, has set up a fundraiser for oxygen cylinders and PPE. Potential donors can navigate to https://give.globemed.org/campaign/oxygen-for-nepal-covid-support-for-dhulikhel/c236110

PPF’s partner Dhulikhel Hospital is struggling to address the needs of increasing COVID cases.

Another of the hospital’s partners, Globemed at the University of Berkeley, California, has set up a fundraiser for oxygen cylinders and PPE.

Potential donors can navigate to

https://give.globemed.org/campaign/oxygen-for-nepal-covid-support-for-dhulikhel/c236110 ...

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Jun 1

Prem and Kanchimaya and family continue to help the Bhattedanda villagers, this time with food, soap and hygiene items. Sadly there have been more COVID deaths in all 3 villages supported by PP’s sanitation programs.

Prem and Kanchimaya and family continue to help the Bhattedanda villagers, this time with food, soap and hygiene items.

Sadly there have been more COVID deaths in all 3 villages supported by PP’s sanitation programs. ...

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May 19

Prem Lama, one of PPF’s project coordinators, distributing much needed medicines to villagers in Bhattedanda during this next and serious wave of COVID infections in Nepal. @teethandtoilets for more info re the situation in Nepal.

Prem Lama, one of PPF’s project coordinators, distributing much needed medicines to villagers in Bhattedanda during this next and serious wave of COVID infections in Nepal.

@teethandtoilets for more info re the situation in Nepal. ...

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May 10

Grant, PPF Board member, and Taylor working to bring together the handwashing unit prototype. Not long before the PPF can send specs to Nepal. Allowing for easing of the current severe lockdown restrictions there, tough times again, like the Maoist times but without the weapons and violence.

Grant, PPF Board member, and Taylor working to bring together the handwashing unit prototype.

Not long before the PPF can send specs to Nepal.

Allowing for easing of the current severe lockdown restrictions there, tough times again, like the Maoist times but without the weapons and violence. ...

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May 1

PP continues to shine his light… The PPF is fine tuning the development of the handwashing unit, and hatching a couple of new project ideas. Watch this space. Whilst reaching out to our friends and colleagues in Nepal. The porous border with India has led to alarming increases in COVID numbers in Nepal, challenging again fragile health systems and the population’s willingness to comply with imposed protection and safety measures.

PP continues to shine his light…

The PPF is fine tuning the development of the handwashing unit, and hatching a couple of new project ideas. Watch this space.

Whilst reaching out to our friends and colleagues in Nepal. The porous border with India has led to alarming increases in COVID numbers in Nepal, challenging again fragile health systems and the population’s willingness to comply with imposed protection and safety measures. ...

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Apr 1

Meet Taylor, winner of the PPF Nepal portable handwashing unit challenge. PPF’s technical team is working with Taylor to refine the design. A prototype unit will be built and tested in Australia before fabrication, trialling and evaluating in Nepal. PPF has also been successful in receiving a grant from IWSH, the International Water Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation, to support the trialling/evaluation stages. Many thanks to the PPF Challenge judges, the PPF Board and IWSH. Thanks also to Adriano for the surfboards backdrop, aspirational for Nepal the landlocked country. @taylor_springthorpe @adrianopupilliarchitects @iwshfoundation

Meet Taylor, winner of the PPF Nepal portable handwashing unit challenge.

PPF’s technical team is working with Taylor to refine the design. A prototype unit will be built and tested in Australia before fabrication, trialling and evaluating in Nepal.

PPF has also been successful in receiving a grant from IWSH, the International Water Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation, to support the trialling/evaluation stages.

Many thanks to the PPF Challenge judges, the PPF Board and IWSH. Thanks also to Adriano for the surfboards backdrop, aspirational for Nepal the landlocked country.

@taylor_springthorpe @adrianopupilliarchitects @iwshfoundation ...