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ABCD provides care to 583 kids and families

In March 2019 three volunteer dentists from Australia travelled to Bangladesh to join the local dental teams, members of the Rotary Club of Dhaka, and coordinators from the NGO Forum for Public Health to deliver dental care in 2 rural areas and Dhaka. A total of 902 patients were...

Post earthquake reconstruction in Nepal

TT is grateful to Surya Lama in Nepal and his teams for remaining committed to helping the villagers still homeless after the earthquakes of April and May 2015. Nine more families last week moved in to new homes, built with support from TT’s donors, and according to the Nepal...

Launch of the Paul Pholeros Foundation

The Paul Pholeros Foundation (PPF) was registered as a charity in April 2018 and will support, annually, a plumbing team from Australia to work alongside their Nepali counterparts on a sanitation construction project in rural Nepal, transferring their skills in a train the trainer and cultural exchange context. Recognising...

Nepal villagers need support 3 years after the earthquakes

It’s now more than 3 years since the devastating earthquakes in Nepal smashed homes, lives and livelihoods. And our funds are drying up. Since 2017 we have helped 58 families to rebuild their homes by providing a financial subsidy via village committees, and training for local construction teams. There...

Nepal post-earthquakes

The work in Nepal continues. TT has been to Nepal 4 times since December 2016, to catch up on the various projects. Together with Bishnu Shrestha in Nepal, the dental teams, and David Donald from Australia working on sanitation and post earthquake reconstruction support, TT has reconnected with the...

More ABCD monthly dental camps in November

Again the team came together, to work in schools in Bauniabad, Mirpur, Dhaka, reaching 207 people total in 2 days camps. There were 168 fillings placed, and 65 teeth extracted. Other conditions were recorded and we are slowly building up the data collection protocols. Dental education is provided to all...

Dental camps continue in Bangladesh – October

The local dental team in Dhaka, led by dentists Dr Sunny and Dr KC, and NGO Forum coordinator Rizwan, continued to deliver dental camps in the slum areas of Dhaka. This will be a regular occurrence, 2 days per month, delivering dental care and education to the slum school children and their...

Walgett for Water Kids inspires others

Now the Water for Walgett Kids program has been running for a year, it seems others are also inspired to improve access to drinking water in remote communities. The March 2015 launch of the WWK program at the Walgett school was fun and well attended. Water chillers and dispensers will soon...

ABCD reaches 1000 people in Bangladesh

The ABCD (AusBangla Care for Dental) Program reached more than 1000 people during the recent team visits in September. The full report tells the whole story. Four dentists from Australia – Drs Nahid Sayma and Sandra Meihubers (TT), along with Drs Hans Raets and Yvonne Huijser van Reenen –...

Water fluoridation in remote Australia

An Aboriginal Land Council can fluoridate water, but a Shire Council can’t. The Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Enterprises (GEBIE) organisation, working on behalf of the Traditional Owners on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory, has funded and ensured the operation of water fluoridation plants for the Aboriginal communities on the...