Supporters

Though individual donations are our largest funding source, we have received support from other organizations, institutions and businesses over the years, and we would like to acknowledge the groups which have been a part of this effort.

 Thank you to all of our funders, large and small, individuals and organizations. To all of our friends who have made our work possible... we are so grateful.

Funders

Foundation for Global Community is a Palo Alto, CA based Foundation focused on envisioning a world in which love becomes the prevailing human function, cooperating together with all cultures, races, nations and religions for the benefit of all life. FGC served as SOIL’s largest donor in 2008 and 2009, donating $50,000 each year towards sanitation and empowerment projects.

Make Yourself Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by the band Incubus that funds various environmental causes and charities both locally and around the world. In 2007 MYF gave SOIL a grant for $10,000 to help establish our ecological sanitation program.

Rotary International / Palo Alto Rotary  is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 160 countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 30,000 Rotary clubs. In 2009 the Palo Alto Rotary partnered with Rotary International and the Cap Haitien club to sponsor a project for $11,000 to build public ecological toilets in northern Haiti.

ERM Foundation The ERM Foundation supports environmental projects around the world through the provision of small grants and/or practical support. In 2009 ERM awarded $5,000 to SOIL for the development of our technology centers.

Miami Beach Rotary  The main objective of Rotary is service — in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world. Rotarians develop community service projects that address many of today's most critical issues, such as children at risk, poverty and hunger, the environment, illiteracy, and violence. They also support programs for youth, educational opportunities and international exchanges for students, teachers, and other professionals, and vocational and career development. The Rotary motto is Service Above Self.  The Miami Beach Rotary donated $2,000 in 2008 to finance a public toilet in the community of La Rivye Anri, in the commune of Milot and continues to support SOIL’s water and sanitation projects.

Cottonwood Foundation, a charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization, is dedicated to promoting empowerment of people, protection of the environment, and respect for cultural diversity. In 2008 the Cottonwood Foundation gave SOIL a grant of $1,000 to start a sewing program in the community of Shada geared towards transforming trash into treasure.

Sponsors

Barker Animation Through a generous donation in 2007 Gloria and Herb Barker helped SOIL to get on our feet as an organization.  Since then Barker Animation has continued to make in-kind donations each year, such as T-shirts and school supplies, which have been used in support of SOIL programs throughout northern Haiti.  

USANA Health Sciences is one of the world’s leading companies in the field of health and nutrition. USANA develops and manufactures high quality nutritional supplements and personal care products. USANA is now partnering with SOIL so that when you purchase USANA products through this website a portion of the proceeds will go to support SOIL’s work in Haiti.

Tortug’Air one Haiti largest independent regional airlines, connecting 6 metropolitan cities was created in August 2004. As an airline focused on regional Haiti, Tortug’Air is committed to maintaining and where possible growing air services to ensure they are sustainable for the future. 

Caribbean Express operated by Bimini Island Air has been established to provide single class air travel at very competitive prices.  The company has commenced operations from Fort Lauderdale Florida International airport with flights to Cap Haitien. Of paramount importance to Caribbean Express is to offer high class travel, safety and quality of service in cost effective travel. 

Haiti Shipping Lines provides specialized ocean shipping services between the United States, Asia, Africa and Europe to Haiti main ports, in special Cap Haitien. Haiti Shipping Lines was one of the first transport companies to begin its activities between Haiti and the United States. Our customers benefit from our experience in this region allowing their cargoes to be delivered efficiently and smoothly.

Tap Tap Restaurant is a Haitian restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida which serves delicious Haitian meals and supports a variety of non-profit causes related to Haiti. Tap Tap also exhibits Haitian art and supports Haitian musicians.

Partners

University of Miami Intersession SOIL has partnered with the University of Miami to offer an 11 day course in Haiti entitled Sustainable Development Challenges in Haiti from Theory to Practice. The course takes place in Cap Haitien and allows students to move from theory to practice through a combination of readings, lectures, meetings, and direct participation in several youth empowerment projects and the construction of an ecological sanitation system. The readings and lectures take an interdisciplinary look at the connections between poverty, public health and the environment in Haiti.

Engineers without Borders University of Minnesota is a group of students interested in the environment, sustainability and creating partnerships with disadvantaged communities around the world, improving their quality of life through engineering projects. EWB UM is working with SOIL to develop a mold for a household dry toilet and to recycle plastic water sachets.  For more information on the partnership see: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ewb/projects_haiti.php 

AIDG The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG) helps individuals and communities get affordable and environmentally sound access to electricity, sanitation and clean water.  Through a combination of business incubation, education, and outreach, AIDG helps people get technology that will better their health and improve their lives.  Since 2008 AIDG has partnered with SOIL on a number of sanitation and empowerment projects.

Oxfam GB is a leading international NGO with a worldwide reputation fo excellence in the delivery of aid and development work. Our purpose is to work with others to overcome poverty and suffering.  In 2009 SOIL partnered with Oxfam to work on a project focused on innovative approaches to sanitation in Cap Haitien.

Hesperian Foundation  is a non-profit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care. Simply written and heavily illustrated, Hesperian books are designed so that people with little formal education can understand, apply and share health information. In 2006 SOIL translated Hesperian’s book Sanitation and Cleanliness for a Healthy Environment to Haitian Kreyol.

Clean Water for the World  is a nonprofit 501c3 organization providing simple adaptable water purification systems at no charge to communities without access to clean drinking water. Clean Water for the World donates water treatment systems to SOIL that are used to serve communities that do not have access to safe drinking water.

Editions Zemes  is a new enterprise specializing in the production of school books for Haitian children.  The mission of Editions Zemes is to provide educational materials that conform to rigorous international standards and meet the needs of Haitian schools.  Zemes new distributor in Cap-Haitien, Librairie le Temps de lire, has generously donated several copies of each of the books they have in stock to help start a community library in Shada for school children.

Vwa Ayiti funds and promotes environmentally friendly, self-sustaining community development projects in Haiti. We are also a conduit for other organizations, individuals, experts and resources that help meet the needs of community initiatives. Since 2007 Vwa Ayiti has partnered with SOIL to implement sanitation and medical projects in the Cap-Haitien district.