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For full details on the WEDC 41 programme visit: https://wedc-knowledge.lboro.ac.uk/conference/41/index.html
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25th - 27th July 2018 - Basic and Intermediate Excel
14th - 17th August - Use of remote sensing, GIS and spatial statistics in research
26th - 28th September - Monitoring and Evaluation
28th - 30th November - Writing reports and policy briefs
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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. Morse reflect on the Walk of Pride and what this means for women and girls in Malawi. You can read the full blog article here:
Read more link: http://www.shareresearch.org/“traditional-menstrual-absorbents”-“modern-menstrual-products”
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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 globe who discussed issues about WASH, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, Gender equity and maternal health.
Kondwani was delighted to provide highlights about Share project in Malawi to the delegates of the summit. In addition, he presented a poster about the formative research and how interventions were developed based on the formative findings with application of SBCC strategy. There was much interest from the delegates who viewed the poster that some asked for contacts so that collaboration about about WASH and food hygiene interventions may continue.
With the attendance from donor organizations, international and local non – governmental organizations, academia, research institutions and government departments, the summit focused on elevating the science and art of SBCC to promote the well-being of people globally. The delegates shared successes and challenges in their own fields. On WASH, delegates presented and discussed various issues such as how nudges influence handwashing in schools; use of SBCC to break the culture of silence in menstrual hygiene; beyond the megaphone – making behaviour change easy, fun and popular; WASH and cholera prevention in southern Africa; Unifying WASH behavioural sciences in practice and innovative approaches to WASH behaviour change. In addition, other important sessions included influencing social norms using social and behaviour change communication, RCTs for evidence building and moving beyond trainings – A look at SBCC capacity strengthening.
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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 under Share research project being implemented in Chikwawa. The analysis went well because I had an opportunity of meeting Professor Hans Mosler, the developer of RANAS (Risk, Attitude, Norms, Ability and Self – regulation) model which was applied in formative research data collection. Prof. Mosler and Jurgita Sliekene provided a one to one mentorship that helped me to finalize data analysis within time.
Being at Eawag, an international research institution, the EPP fellowship created an interface that gave me an opportunity to interact with people from different parts of the world. This enabled me to learn what others are doing in the field of waste water and solid management, water supply, sanitation, hygiene and importantly behavioural change sciences.
