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WASHTED: INTEGRATING APPLIED AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

TO ADDRESS WATER AND SANITATION CHALLENGES

active in community health, faecal sludge
management, behaviour change, food
hygiene, hand-washing, household water
treatment systems, lighting of health
centres and schools, solar water supply,
and community solar kiosks. The Centre’s
work has included both programme
implementation and evaluation, and
cooperation with a range of stakeholders:
from community members to
international donors.
With a focus on capacity building, the
Centre has also sponsored Masters and
PhD degree students in renewable energy
and WASH; provided training to NGOs,
government institutions, the private
sector and rural communities in WASH
and renewable energy; delivered trainings
in the areas of faecal sludge management,
the RANAS model, monitoring and
evaluation and managing research grants.
These areas will be extended and the
Centre will be providing a regular and
structured programme of training for
stakeholders.
Centre staff have been active in both A solar water system tank by WASHTed
outreach and consultancy for many years, the achievement of the Malawi Growth provision of expert advice, policy review,
engaging with a range of stakeholders to and Development Strategy and the project evaluation and the implementation
influence policy and practice both locally Sustainable Development Goals. of joint projects.
and internationally. This has included the
production of national toolkits (e.g.village To date, the Centre has worked with WASHTED projects have been funded
health committee training), gap analysis a number of partners and donors by the Scottish Government, European
for the National Health Research Agenda, including: University of Strathclyde, Swiss Union, World Health Organisation
and supporting the development of Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and (WHO), UK Aid, Irish Aid, GiZ,
national policies such as the Community Technology (EAWAG), London School of Association of African Universities,
Health, Open Defaecation and Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (SHARE), German Academic Services (DAAD) and
Handwashing with Soap strategies. Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, the Water Research Commission.
WASHTED has also contributed Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI)
significantly to the development of the of Germany, The Government of Malawi, For more information on the Centre and
WASH, health and renewable energy United Purpose (formerly Concern current projects please visit www.washted.
sectors in the country, and its primary Universal), and Water for People. These mw
focus is to continue contributing toward partners have been supportive in the

Centre for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Appropriate
Technology Development

Vision: To be a Centre of Excellence for research, capacity
building and outreach in water, sanitation, hygiene and
appropriate technology development, for health.

Mission: To be a leader in generating knowledge, and
through dissemination, inform policy and practice.
WASHTED’s multidisciplinary approach aims to
contribute significantly towards the achievement of the
Malawi Growth and Development Strategy, and the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through local and
international collaboration.
WASHTed Team members

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