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Shozi, Mendy (Ms)

Research Scientist

  • +2731 260 3375
  • shozim@ukzn.ac.za
  • MSc Environmental Science, BSc (Hons) Environmental Science, BSc Applied Chemistry
  • Research Interests: Water, Sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) in terms of Financing, Circular Economy, Policy, Sustainability, Resource Recovery, Wastewater Treatment, Climate Change, Youth Empowerment and Advocacy

Mendy Shozi is a Research Scientist at the WASH R&D Centre who leads her own projects and is a researcher on various others. She has an undergraduate degree in Pure and Applied Chemistry, and did her Honours and MSc in Environmental Sciences, all from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

She worked at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as an Environmental Assessment Practitioner (intern) and then  as a Project Administrator within water sustainability group (2014 – 2018). In November 2018, she joined the WASH R&D Centre (as the PRG) as a Research Assistant.

Other notable roles:

  • Founder and President of the South Africa Youth Parliament for Water – LINK
  • Member of the World Youth Parliament for Water – https://youthforwater.org/
  • IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation (NSS) Conference 2023, Local Organisaing Committee member in South Africa
  • WISA Young Water Professional
  • WISA KZN Member and on the Local Organising Committee for WISA Biennial Conference 2024 (KZN)

External links

LinkedIn
Researchgate
UKZN ResearchSpace
Google Sites Profile

Publications

Schillinger, J., Abdein, E., Radwan, L, Shozi M. and Tumurkhuyag T. (2022) A Youth Vision for Inclusive Water Research, Part of the global ‘Youth Voices on the Future of Water Research’ campaign, ©World Youth Parliament for Water, URL: https://youthforwater.org/app/uploads/2022/03/WYPW_Youth-vision-for-inclusive-water-research.pdf

 

Sindall R., Cottingham R., Sutherland C., Mercer S., Pocock J., Arumugam-Nanoolal P., Dhlamini S., Magwaza F., Shozi M., Odili A. and Reddy M. (2020) Field-testing and demonstration of sanitation technologies: Guidelines for the South African sanitation technology enterprise Programme (SASTEP), Gates Open Research, vol 5 (67): 67, URL: https://gatesopenresearch.org/documents/5-67

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