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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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? 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,…
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…
Technological innovations for pit latrine emptying are transforming the sanitation sector—reducing the time required and increasing efficiency by approximately 18.4% compared to manual methods. Over the past six months, OPERO-Services, in collaboration with…
The FSM Action Research Project is taking place in four African cities — Kisumu, Kampala, Kigali, and Lusaka — with a shared goal: to make faecal sludge emptying safer, more…
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