Centre for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Technology Development
Centre for Research, Capacity building, and consultancy in the fields of water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Renewable Energy Technologies.
Welcome to WASHTED
The Centre for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Appropriate Technology Development (WASHTED) was established in 2003 as a semi-autonomous unit within the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (Then the Polytechnic, under University of Malawi). WASHTED is a training and research centre within the School of Science and Technology, offering a multi and interdisciplinary range of skills through its affiliated members. The Centre hosts a team of experts, as it draws upon the skills of all five schools within the institution, namely: Science and Technology, Engineering, Built Environment, Commerce and Education and Media Studies.

Our Work
Over the years, WASHTED has contributed significantly to the development of the WASH, health and renewable energy sectors in Malawi, and our primary focus is to continue contributing toward the achievement of the Malawi 2063 agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
To date, our expertise has focused on areas of community health (healthy settings), sanitation (faecal sludge management, EcoSan, CLTS), hygiene (behaviour change, food hygiene, handwashing), water (household water treatment systems) and renewable energy (lighting of health centres and schools, solar water supply, community solar kiosks etc).
Projects
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing in Malawi
With funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), experts from the...
Read MoreSustainable Plastic Attitudes to benefit Communities and their Environments
Discarded plastic in the peri-urban environment is a serious challenge for sustainable waste management and...
Read MoreImproving Hygiene in Guardian Waiting Shelters and Communities in Malawi: an intervention development and feasibility study
In Malawi, Guardian Waiting Shelters (GWS) serve as homes for the guardians while they take...
Read MoreNews and Events
Uniting Disciplines for Public Health:
The Sunbird Hotel Livingstonia Salima hosted the 2023 Malawi Environmental Health Association (MEHA) conference and...
Read MoreWASHTED participates in the 2023
The Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) had its Research and Innovation Week from...
Read MoreWASHTED Takes Part in the
By Taonga Mwapasa Kumwenda The first ever Blantyre City Summit organised by Blantyre City Council...
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