Projects

WASHTED in collaboration with University of Strathclyde, UK (Lead Partner), United Purpose and Community Energy Malawi is implementing a project aimed at increasing access to sustainable energy for rural communities in Dedza and Balaka Districts, thereby enabling economic development and improved livelihoods. The project begun in October 2018 and will run to March 2023 The […]

The Hygiene Hub: Theory-Driven School Hand Hygiene and Sanitation Program in Chikwawa District When COVID-19 was discovered, school closure was among the first actions taken by authorities to prevent its spread. Despite previous reports indicating that children were not super-spreaders of COVID-19, the second wave of the pandemic showed to infect children. Thus, there was

Amplifying Local Voices to Reduce Failures in the Sub-Saharan WASH Sector WASH programmes regularly fail — sometimes missing their stated aims entirely, sometimes experiencing setbacks that, with reflection, could be addressed. Yet the voices of those implementing WASH on the ground are rarely heard in published literature, with most explanations for failure coming from sector

DRUM Project: Drivers of Resistance in Uganda and Malawi The Drivers of Resistance in Uganda and Malawi (DRUM) Project used a One Health approach to understand how WASH practices and antimicrobial usage in the home, around animals, and in the wider environment contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. WASHTED, in collaboration with

Sustainable Off-Grid Electrification of Rural Villages (SOGERV) The Sustainable Off-Grid Electrification of Rural Villages (SOGERV) Project was funded by the Scottish Government from 2015 – 2018. The project was led by the University of Strathclyde and partnered by United Purpose-Malawi and the Centre for Water, Sanitation, Health and Alternative Technology Development (WASHTED). SOGERV aimed to