Hand wash unit tested in the field

April 21st, 2022

The portable hand wash unit prototype has been trialled in the remote hills of Sindhupalchok district.  Bishnu and his team conducted several days of dental outreach camps which afforded the opportunity to trial the unit. It was given a good workout including a long dusty and bumpy trip in the back of the team’s jeep.  […]

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Handwash unit prototype near complete

December 13th, 2021

Bishnu our PPF Nepal program coordinator has been working with Triratna, carpenter extraordinaire, and metal fabricators to get the portable handwashing unit prototype close to completion. It’s been a long slow process, taking into account Nepal’s lengthy COVID lockdowns which were closely followed by festivals and major national public holidays. Bishnu had to hunt hard […]

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PPF Newsletter 2021

August 23rd, 2021

Welcome to the latest newsletter of the Paul Pholeros Foundation.  While it’s been a crazy couple of years, the PPF has been quietly plugging away.  As with so many organisations the PPF’s activities have been impacted by the global COVID pandemic, forcing us to put some things on hold and making time to create new […]

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