# OPERO-Services

> OPERO Services Ltd is a Kenyan social enterprise combining engineering, enterprise development and market research to improve water, sanitation and hygiene services. It tests sanitation technologies with local operators, supports WASH businesses and distributes the PuPu Pump in East Africa.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Nairobi, Kenya
- **Founders:** Nicola Greene (Founder and Director)
- **Products:** PuPu Pump distribution, training and support, WASH enterprise support, Market research, Sanitation operator training, Vetiver Green Latrine
- **Notable:** Won the first FINISH Mondial Santech Hackathon in 2020 with the Vetiver Green Latrine., Company website reports six WASH technologies designed, tested and improved, and one commercialised., Company website reports 35 enterprises in tailored accelerator programmes and more than US$3 million raised for WASH enterprises in Kenya; this is not disclosed corporate funding.

## Products & services

- **PuPu Pump distribution, training and support** — Authorized East African distribution of the Practica-developed portable push-pull pit-emptying pump, with operator training and after-sales support. Collaboration on testing and commercialisation began in 2021.
- **WASH enterprise support** — Tailored acceleration, business strategy, market analysis and investment-readiness support for WASH enterprises.
- **Market research** — Local market studies, sanitation-system assessments and analytics for enterprises, utilities and development partners.
- **Sanitation operator training** — Hands-on training on PuPu Pump, Gulper and PitVaq at the Kisumu WASH Technology Hub.
- **Vetiver Green Latrine** — Two-barrel containment and vetiver treatment-bed design; won the first FINISH Mondial Santech Hackathon in 2020, followed by a six-month Busia pilot.
- **Saniforce / Fecal Sludge Treatment Unit** — Anaerobic digestion coupled with thermal disinfection, tested in Kisumu and subsequently taken into a humanitarian deployment programme in Uganda.
- **Honey Dipper testing** — Laboratory, field and market testing of a waterless sanitation prototype with Factor E between 2019 and 2022.
- **DungBeetle digester validation** — Collaboration with Sistema.bio to test and commercialise modular anaerobic digesters for sanitation applications.

## Achievements

- Won the first FINISH Mondial Santech Hackathon in 2020 with the Vetiver Green Latrine.
- Company website reports six WASH technologies designed, tested and improved, and one commercialised.
- Company website reports 35 enterprises in tailored accelerator programmes and more than US$3 million raised for WASH enterprises in Kenya; this is not disclosed corporate funding.
- Saniforce case study reports 115 cubic metres of sludge contained and treated over a 15-month Kisumu pilot.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published a Majipreneurs Summit Kenya report on 2 October; the April 2026 Nairobi event convened 170 WASH-sector stakeholders.
- **2026-10** — LinkedIn promoted Edwin Mariita’s participation and Nicola Greene’s coordination of the 21 October FSM action-research webinar on pit-emptying technologies.
- **2026-08** — Published a Kisumu sanitation-system case study documenting standards, licensing, disposal access and operator support.
- **2025-08** — CAWST published a co-developed PuPu Pump technical review and instructional collection.

## Links

- Website: https://opero-services.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/opero-services
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OPERO_KE

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Last updated: 2026-10-24