The first year of the Paul Pholeros Foundation

August 5th, 2019

Welcome to the first newsletter of the Paul Pholeros Foundation. Our first year of operations has been huge….. firstly registering as a Company Ltd with ASIC, then achieving charity status with the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission. We were told it couldn’t be done in the current geopolitical climate, but hey, We Did […]

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Stupa sanitation block completed

July 25th, 2019

The construction of the stupa sanitation block was completed by the local teams after the departure of the PPF Fellowship team in April. The new block is a healthy and safe improvement on the previous “facilities”. The team worked on the roofing – the metal truss system was a new technology for them, another skill […]

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PPF team returns to Australia

May 6th, 2019

The PPF team has completed a successful month’s work in Nepal.  Aidan and Marcus worked with the village construction and plumbing teams to install the critical waste, grey water and internal and external drainage infrastructure for the toilet/shower block in the stupa area, a most holy place for the nearby Buddhist villagers. The Nepali teams […]

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