food water shelter art

A couple of weeks ago, food water shelter held a sale of donated art works at the Sydney College of the Arts Gallery in Rozelle in efforts to raise funds to build Kesho Leo Children's Village in Tanzania, East Africa.

The vibe at the exhibition was fantastic - the sun was shining, we were surrounded by beautiful contemporary artworks in a beautiful setting, and in the background we could hear the soft sounds of an african beat - a Sunday afternoon that could not have been better spent! The idea is inspiring.

Congratulations on a successful weekend, fws! bricks + cartwheels salutes you!

To find out more about fws and the wonderful work they do, click here.

BLISS N ESO “Bullet and a Target” featuring the connections zulu choir.

In July 2007 Aussie Hip Hop group Bliss N Eso travelled to the most dire regions of South Africa with the Oaktree Foundation and MTV to shoot a documentary on Extreme Poverty.
The boys teamed up with the Connections Zulu Choir, a 21 piece Zulu choir from the Valley of a Thousand Hills in South Africa and recorded the track as well as the video.

bricks + cartwheels were blown away when we heard it. Pretty inspiring stuff!!

To view the video clip click here.

100% of the profits from the sale of this song are being donated to the Oaktree foundation to help aid poverty stricken communities in South Africa.

To find out more about the work of the Oaktree foundation and their new schools4schools program, a program that links schools in the developing world with schools in Australia through an innovative and interactive program, click here.

Great stuff!

gentlemen's ball 2007

The annual Sydney Gentlemen’s Ball was held at Pruniers, Woollahra on the 15th December last year. A great night was had by all. Everyone scrubbed up very nicely indeed!

A big THANK YOU to all of the 2007 Gents Ball committee. They did a great job and ensured the night was a huge success!

Thank you to all those that bought raffle tickets in support of bricks + cartwheels - a massive $5000 was raised! bricks + cartwheels is extremely grateful.



Thank you also to Bowen Legal and Rhod Webb of Signarama City North for the fantastic b + c banner. How cool is that! It will no doubt be a valid contribution to all of our fundraisers from now on!

bricks + cartwheels in the media!

If anyone wants a good read check out bricks + cartwheels in the media!!

Click here to read the article Student Life: Building a future for Kenyan School Girls on the Sydney University Life at Sydney webpage.

Click here to read the article Sydney students aid Kenyan School Project on the university of sydney Faculty of Architecture website.

bricks + cartwheels Launch Party

bricks + cartwheels hosted their first fundraiser at the Marlborough Hotel, Newtown last Thursday 29th November. It was a fabulous night! Over 300 people attended and we raised $6500 with every cent going to building the Secondary School for Girls!

It was an opportunity for everyone to get together, have a few drinks, a dance and of course there were lots of conversations all night about bricks + cartwheels in Kenya!

The raffle was a big highlight with so many great prizes how could it not be! A select few were lucky to take home a very fashionable bricks + cartwheels bag stuffed full of goodies.

Thankyou to everyone that came and showed their support. We appreciate your generosity.

women's centre, rufisque, senegal exhibition

An exhibition of the award winning building by Finnish architects Hollmen, Reuter and Sandman is currently on display at the Wilkinson building, level 2, the hearth, Sydney University.









This exhibition illustrates how participatory design, based on an understanding of the local and the incorporation of traditional materials can give rise to significant architecture. With the right balance of design and community consciousness, bricks + cartwheels aspires to reach the level achieved by these inspirational women.







Click here to view this project in more detail.



Also on display in the hearth is an innovative photographic exploration throughout some of Johannesburg’s most infamous shack settlements: Alexandra, Diepsloot & Marshalltown. A project which was an initiative of the global studio carried out in July 2007, it allowed locals to document their own lives thereby giving a fresh perspective of people and their rich cultural heritage . Through pictures these are their stories… click here

Amber and Harriet create new website at c's place

The technical whiz kids from bricks + cartwheels are currently working on updating the website. Glass of Thistle Hill Shiraz in hand, they are doing a great job of posting our latest endeavours.

The updated website will be up and running by the 13th of October, so be sure to check it out!