Explore Fecal Sludge Management

Instructional videos and a technical overview covering the PuPu Pump’s operation, performance, and safe handling.

In this installment of the Onsite Sanitation Learning Series, we dive into the effectiveness of the PuPup Pump with Alidou Bande in Burkina Faso.

In this video, Dickens Ochieng, from the Sanitation Services company Gasia Poa shares how the Pupu Pump has transformed his work in sanitation.

The PuPu Pump is changing the game in safe sanitation. This fully mechanized, portable device helps sanitation workers empty pit latrines efficiently, even in areas where vacuum trucks can’t reach.

The technical brief, developed by OPERO Services and CAWST, provides an overview of the PuPu Pump, a portable, high-efficiency faecal sludge management tool.

Through this lesson, you will learn how to make sure the emptying and transport services being provided to camps meet or exceed the minimum requirements.

Learn how to conduct a simple jar test to assess the soil composition that will help you determine an appropriate pit lining to prevent collapse.

This module will guide you through important considerations for siting a latrine by focusing on accessibility from the pit emptier's perspective.

In this fictional scenario, you will take on the role of a consultant that has been called in to evaluate the current sanitation situation at a camp. Through the evaluation, you will learn how to avoid common pitfalls associated with fecal sludge management for latrines built during a humanitarian crisis.

Take this quiz to learn the common factors that can impact how quickly latrine pits will fill.

Use this checklist to ensure that the critical points required for safe practice are met for the removal, transport and disposal of fecal sludge.

If your latrine pits are filling quicker than you anticipated, use this list of critical points to understand what can be behind it.

A collection of short e-learning tools and job aids to guide sanitation officials regarding emptying, transport and treatment/disposal (fecal sludge management) appropriate for humanitarian contexts.