Cap-Haitien

Courage and Persistence

Read SOIL's October newsletter below. To receive stories like these directly in your inbox each month, click here to sign up to our mailing list. “The courage of my colleagues is inexplicable,” shared SOIL’s Wisner Jean-Louis on a call from Cap-Haïtien early yesterday morning. “The entire team is....

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The Strength of Solidarity

A note from SOIL's Co-Founder and Executive Director Sasha Kramer: This morning, in addition to waking up to the uncertainty and stress brought about by the ongoing instability in Haiti, our team arrived in the office to find words of solidarity and support from our colleagues all the way across the....

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SOIL offices

Discussing Future Growth with Local Stakeholders

Last month SOIL’s Port-au-Prince team hosted a meeting alongside community members and Haiti’s Ministry of Environment (MDE) to discuss SOIL’s composting waste treatment site and plans for future growth. It was a part of a broader Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that the MDE leads and was a....

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3 Takeaways from a Study on SOIL's Circular Solution

photo credit: Vic Hinterlang As we work to expand access to sanitation in Haiti, SOIL is helping to revolutionize the global approach to sanitation by transparently sharing lessons learned from our work in Haiti through peer-reviewed publications and an active engagement in sector dialogues. A....

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SOIL team meeting

Behind the Scenes at SOIL: Four Operational Updates

Following a collaboration with a process redesign consultant, SOIL’s EkoLakay team in northern Haiti has been hard at work on operational improvements to build strong foundations for growth in Cap-Haitïen. Our primary objective is for SOIL to ensure we have the systems in place to work as....

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Photo Credit: Bijay Rai

A Fuel Crisis in Haiti

Photo Credit: Bijay Rai Read SOIL's September newsletter below. To receive stories like these directly in your inbox each month, click here to sign up to our mailing list. It’s the start of a new school year in Haiti and this time of year is normally marked with possibility and hope for what’s to....

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Agronomy students visit SOIL

A Cohort of Visionary Agronomy Students

Whenever the scale of the work ahead of us to ensure everybody has access to sanitation in Haiti or that the ecological systems are restored to their life-giving potential feels too daunting, all we need to do is to spend a little time with students in Haiti. Throughout the summer, SOIL’s office in....

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Sasha at WWW

Sanitation & Climate: SOIL at World Water Week

SOIL was honored to join innovators and changemakers from around the world at the end of August for World Water Week. We were glad to have an opportunity to talk with our friends at Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) about the intersection between climate action and resolving....

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Dani Peguero

Women in WASH: Meet SOIL Research Partners

Though the stories often go untold, women have changed the trajectory of global history through their contributions to the field of science and technology. As a women-led organization working to pioneer innovative ecological solutions to a tough global challenge, we are inspired by the legacy of....

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Job Opening: Development Director

SOIL's beloved Development Director who has been instrumental in SOIL's success for over a decade, Leah Nevada Jean, is moving on from SOIL at the end of the year and SOIL is looking for a new addition to our team. Location: Remote based. Washington, DC or Portland, Oregon preferred but not required....

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