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KIWASCO - the Non-Sewered Sanitation Leader of Kenya

Do you want to see how Kisumu build a functioning NSS system in Kisumu? Please enjoy these slides we presented as part of the International Water Association webinar with Fresh Life in September 2026. Read more

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Expanding sanitation services in Kisumu

How Kisumu built formal pit-emptying system through standards, disposal access and operator support. Read more

Digest

PuPu Pump Digest: Tackling Trash

Practical lessons on trash, thick sludge and equipment care during pit-latrine emptying. Read more

Newsletter

January 2025 Update

A recap of Opero's late-2024 work across humanitarian treatment, green sanitation, enterprise support and PuPu Pump commercialization. Read more

Digest

Shifting Gears: Embracing Technology in Pit Latrine Emptying

Lessons from introducing improved equipment into pit-latrine emptying services. Read more

Digest

Shifting Gears: Portable and Ready for Any Terrain

A PuPu Pump Digest issue on portable sanitation service delivery in difficult terrain. Read more

Case study

Testing and commercialization of DungBeetle anaerobic digesters

Testing modular anaerobic digesters for decentralized sanitation, resource recovery and clean-energy production. Read more

Case study

Testing the Honey Dipper

Lab and field testing of a waterless toilet designed to dehydrate and treat waste where sewer infrastructure is impractical. Read more

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PuPu Pump testing and commercialisation

Field testing and commercialisation of a portable pit-emptying technology with sanitation service providers in East Africa. Read more

Case study

Saniforce: a fecal sludge treatment unit for humanitarian settings

Development and pilot testing of a self-sustaining fecal sludge treatment unit for humanitarian settings. Read more

Case study

Development and testing of the Vetiver Green Latrine

Development and field testing of a lower-cost latrine combining barrel containment with a vetiver grass treatment bed. Read more

Overview

Gulper

A manually operated pump for emptying wet or partially wet pit latrines. Opero trains operators on the Gulper at the Kisumu WASH Technology Hub. Read more

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PitVaq

A portable vacuum suction machine for pit emptying where vacuum trucks cannot reach. Opero trains operators on the PitVaq at the Kisumu WASH Technology Hub. Read more

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PuPu Pump

A portable push-pull sanitation pump for pit-latrine emptying. Opero is the authorized distributor of the PuPu Pump in East Africa. Read more

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Opero Project Portfolio

A 22-page overview of Opero's WASH enterprise, innovation and market-research programmes across East Africa. Read more