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
The Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute’s Early Childhood Development Research Project
The Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute’s (RGHI) Early Childhood Development (ECD) project is a three-year study...
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The WASH for Everyone (W4E) project: Testing alternative approaches to sanitation and hygiene behaviour change in Chiradzulu, Malawi.
Poor sanitation and hygiene are an enduring public health challenge in Malawi. In most rural...
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USAID Advancing Nutrition: Learning with Care Groups through Participatory Research in Malawi
Background USAID Advancing Nutrition collaborated with Akule ndi Thanzi, a USAID Malawi-funded nutrition project and...
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NIHR-GHRG on Adolescent Health &
Research findings are only valuable when shared and acted upon, as their true impact lies...
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Promoting WASH Excellence: MUBAS Engages
It’s First-Year Orientation Week at Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS)! As we...
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WASHTED’s Research Associate: Rossanie Malolo,
Exciting news! Our PhD candidate, Rossanie Malolo has arrived at the University of Exeter, UK,...
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