The PuPu Pump is Getting an Upgrade
Opero’s team was on the ground in Kampala, Uganda, working side by side with colleagues from Practica Foundation, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), and SSWARS to install a tracker on…
FSM Action Research Project Newsletter – Issue 1
Update: December 2025 INTRODUCTIONThe Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) Action Research Project is a three-year programme (November 2023 – October 2026) designed to understand how faecal sludge emptying and transport services can…
Driving Innovation in Sanitation – Pit Vaq Training in Kampala
In October, the Sanitation Action Research Project - Kampala brought together pit emptiers from the Gulper Association of Uganda (GUA), a national body representing Gulper operators across Uganda, for intensive…
Strengthening Safety and Innovation in Pit Emptying Operations
As part of the FSM Action Research Project, Lusaka held a valuable focus group discussion with the pit emptying team to better understand the challenges they face in their day-to-day…
Protecting Our Team: CaDev Staff Get Vaccinated as Part of Public Health Measures under the FSM Action Research Project.
As part of the ongoing Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) Action Research Project in Lusaka, our field and project staff recently received vaccinations against cholera, hepatitis B, and typhoid. This initiative…
Exploring Innovative Sanitation Solutions: Pitvaq Field Observation in Lusaka
As part of the FSM Action Research Project, the Lusaka team was pleased to have hosted a successful field observation session focused on the Pitvaq technology, bringing together key stakeholders from across Zambia’s…
Lusaka City FSM Action Research Project – Progress Update Meeting
Lusaka team was honored to host David Still, Project Manager for the Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) Action Research Project from @Partners in Development (PID), South Africa, for a project update…
Field Observation of Pit Vac Pit Emptying Technology Testing – IDE
The Lusaka team had the pleasure of hosting iDE (International Development Enterprises) representatives — Nadia Campos-Soriano, Senior Director, Innovation Lab and Bwalya Chirwa, the Behaviour Science Design Researcher, — for a…
How do we safely empty pit latrines?
How do we safely empty pit latrines? In Sub-Saharan Africa, over 120 million households rely on onsite sanitation facilities—and every one of them will eventually fill. In Sub-Saharan Africa alone,…
Protecting Our Sanitation Heroes Through Vaccination
As a Public Health Research Assistant with Catalyst Development (CaDev), It is my pleasure to lead this important milestone in our ongoing FSM Action Research Project here in Lusaka. In…