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WASHTED at WEDC 41

WASHTED at WEDC 41

WASHTED was well represented at the 41st Water and Environmental Development Centre Conference in Nakuru, Kenya last week. The conference focussed on Transformation towards Sustainable and Resilient WASH Services, and Kondwani Chidziwisano presented in two SHARE panels exploring the impact of hygiene of weaning foods, and research uptake with colleagues from London School of Hygiene […]

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Malawi Walk of Pride for Menstrual Hygiene

WASHTED participates in the Malawi Walk of Pride for Menstrual Hygiene Management Day

The recently concluded Walk of Pride on Menstrual Hygiene Day (28 May) put a spotlight on MHM in Malawi. Our Masters Students, Angela Chinangwa and Sylvia Masanda, are being supported through the SHARE programme to conduct MHM research and took part in the National celebrations. As part of the MHM programme, Dr. Kambala and Dr.

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2018 International SBCC

“Shifting norms, changing behaviour, amplifying voice, what works?” Reflections from 2018 International SBCC summit

In April, 2018, an international conference on Social Behaviour Change and Communication (SBCC) was held in Bali, Nusa Dua, Indonesia. Kondwani Chidziwisano, Share research fellow from Malawi attended the summit and shares his reflections with us. The second international SBCC summit was a 5 days event that brought together over 700 delegates from across the

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Kondwani Chidziwisano blogs

Kondwani Chidziwisano blogs from the Swiss Federal Institute of Science and Technology (Eawag), Switzerland

Upon successful application, I was offered an Eawag Partnership Programme (EPP) fellowship by the Swiss Federal Institute of Science and Technology (Eawag), Switzerland. I took up the fellowship position in Dubendorf, Zurich from 1st February to 3rd April 2018. During my stay at Eawag, I had an opportunity of analysing the formative research data collected

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Writing and Publication Workshop

WASHTED conducts a Writing and Publication Workshop for The Polytechnic members of staff with funding from SHARE project

The Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research for Equity (SHARE) supported the Writing and Publication Workshop for academic members of staff at The Polytechnic. The workshop was held from 26th to 29th March, 2018. In total, eighteen academicians submitted their draft manuscripts and attended the workshop. The workshop was supported by 8 facilitators including external lead

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Floating Toilets Challenge

Teams Begin the Floating Toilets Challenge

Six teams from The Polytechnic, University of Livingstonia, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) and Sustainable Environmental Management Solutions were invited to present their Floating Toilet designs on 22nd January 2018 at the Polytechnic. The assessment panel included Dr. T. Mkandawire (Associate Professor in Civil Engineering and Dean of Engineering), Dr. C. Kambala

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Save Kumwenda attends PASGAR Seminar

Save Kumwenda attends Partnership for African Social Governance Research (PASGAR) Seminar

After successful application for the PASGAR research methods seminar, on 6th November travelled to Kenya where he attended two seminars, the Design of Social Inquiry and the Case study workshop. The workshops ended on the 24th November and he came back on 25th November, 2015. The seminar was supported by SHARE from the research fellowship

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World Toilet Day Public Event

World Toilet Day Public Event

The toilet was further celebrated on the 18th of November. The guest of honour, councilor Gertrude Chilambo, primary school students and different WASH practitioners walked from the clock tower in Blantyre to the Nyambadwe primary school ground in Ndirande. The walk was spiced up by the performance of the Malawi Prison Band who performed different

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