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Kho Luwe

@LuweKho

Researchser in Environmental Health and WASH; Pursuing Epidemiology. And oh, Music enthusiast, guitar player and interested in space exploration

 Malawi
Joined January 2020
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Hard and smart work pays. This was a challenge worth taking!
Tracy Morse (@nyanitm) profile pictureTracy Morse@nyanitm2 Dec 2022
🔥🔥🔥Congratulations @LuweKho on your 1st publication as 1st author. This was a complex piece of work to pull together in content & geographic coordination! A great piece on the challenge of common language in achieve the #SDGs #inclusion #sanitation journals.sagepub.com/doi/epu…
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🔥🔥🔥Congratulations @LuweKho on your 1st publication as 1st author. This was a complex piece of work to pull together in content & geographic coordination! A great piece on the challenge of common language in achieve the #SDGs #inclusion #sanitation journals.sagepub.com/doi/epu…
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By working together, different actors could be champions for different pillars of sustainability to improve both policy and practice. When writing policy, vague catch-all terms like “for all” should be avoided as they are open to interpretation (10/x)
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Environmental sustainability tended to mean recycling, economic sustainability tended to mean operating in a way where costs were covered without external donor support, and social sustainability tended to mean community ownership. (9/x)
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People from different sectors (government, private, charities, community organisations) agreed that sustainability meant longevity or continuity but had different focuses within the three pillars of sustainability (environmental, economic, and social) (8/x)
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There was also limited recognition of the intersectionality of different categorisations and the added challenges that can bring to individuals (7/x)
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Less visible categorisations (like people with mental rather than physical health challenges) or groups without legal status (LGBTQIA+ in some countries, or those without land tenure) continue to be overlooked in these definitions. (6/x)
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When pushed they didn’t all agree on who was at risk of being left behind though. Disabled people, women, children, and the poor were often mentioned as needing special attention, especially when local adopted policies or guidelines named these groups. (5/x)
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In 60% of cases people interpreted it as inclusive of different groups that should benefit from sanitation services and lots of people liked SDG-inspired phrases to describe inclusivity like “leave no-one behind” (4/x)
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In 40% of cases inclusion was interpreted as inclusive of different stakeholders (government, private sector, community organisations) OR inclusive of different aspects of sanitation (toilets, drainage, rubbish collection) (3/x)
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We interviewed urban sanitation professionals from six global south cities in South Africa 🇿🇦, Mexico 🇲🇽, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Malawi 🇲🇼and Tanzania 🇹🇿 what inclusive and sustainable meant to them. (2/x)
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Our advice? Ask for details of what they mean when people use words like “inclusive” or “sustainable”, and get the whole paper here: doi.org/10.1177/117863022211… (11/x)

Perceptions of Inclusivity and Sustainability in Urban Sanitation in Global South Cities - Kondwani...

Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) calls for sustainable urban sanitation services for all, but the definitions of “inclusion” and “sustainability” within the...

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It was a pleasure to work on this, very worthwhile and interesting read!
Dr Becky Sindall (@BexSindall) profile pictureDr Becky Sindall@BexSindall2 Dec 2022
Ever wondered what exactly people mean when they say something like sanitation must be sustainable or inclusive? We did… So in our latest paper, we thought we’d find out… 🧵(1/x) with @LuweKho @nyanitm
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Ever wondered what exactly people mean when they say something like sanitation must be sustainable or inclusive? We did… So in our latest paper, we thought we’d find out… 🧵(1/x) with @LuweKho @nyanitm
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Some interesting discussions today, on the roles of different stakeholders in plastic waste management
Kondwani Chidziwisano (@KChidziwisano) profile pictureKondwani Chidziwisano@KChidziwisano4 Oct 2022
It is great participating in this stakeholders meeting under SPACES project where participants are discussing key issues how to address plastic waste in our communities.
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Throwback to this year's @MEHA_Malawi's conference where we shared our @DRUM_consortium @WASHTED work on exposure pathways to Antimicrobial Resistant pathogens in community settings. mbc.mw/experts-deliberate-en…
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This is an interesting read, check it out!
Tracy Morse (@nyanitm) profile pictureTracy Morse@nyanitm26 Aug 2022
📢NEW PUBLICATION📢 Our new paper examines the role of #mentalhealth in facilitating improvements in hygiene behaviours in #Malawi. mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/17/105… Here is a 🧵of the key findings......
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One of our greatest strengths at Strathclyde are our partnerships. These are key to us supporting attainment of our global sustainability targets. Check out the final video in series where we explore the power of collaboration further!! #partnerships #strathclyde #retweet
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❤️ Immersing myself in my favourite topic of #environmentalhealth today at both the @REHISScotland annual forum & watching Malawi as the #MEHA conference is also on with our fabulous @WASHTED team presenting our research! @T_mwapasa @LuweKho @MPanulo @KChidziwisano
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It was a pleasure to help reach out, the people were thankful
Tracy Morse (@nyanitm) profile pictureTracy Morse@nyanitm3 Mar 2022
Being so far from #Malawi during disasters makes me feel very helpless but so happy to still be working with awesome @mubasmw team @WASHTED to support communities in Chikwawa. Thank you FROM Scotland for the funds and @LuweKho @StevieAmos3 @KChidziwisano for making this happen
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