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Targeted Subsidies - SOIL Research Update Blog

Research Update: Expanding EkoLakay with Targeted Subsidies

“Haiti is a developing country, and faces constant, significant challenges, but you cannot take away the Haitian people’s aspiration for a better future.” - Winnie Felix-Jean SOIL Research Director At SOIL, we view sanitation as part of a larger framework of systems and partnerships that enable more....

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Erica Lloyd

A Conversation with SOIL Board Member: Erica Lloyd

During a recent conversation with SOIL staff, Erica Lloyd, a seasoned nonprofit professional, was invited to reflect on her nine-year journey with SOIL and share her current endeavors. Drawn by Haiti's allure and inspired by SOIL's innovative approach to the sanitation crisis there, Erica's roles....

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Update from Haiti: April 2024

Thank you to everyone who has reached out to ask about the safety of SOIL's staff in Haiti. Despite the current situation in Port au Prince and ongoing instability around the country, our team members remain safe in Cap-Haitien as we continue to navigate the current challenges. Though our hearts are....

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Ingrid Henrys

A Conversation with SOIL Board Member: Ingrid Henrys

In a world where access to safe sanitation is a basic human right but millions of people still lack it, Ingrid Henrys stands as a beacon of change. Her life’s journey has taken her from Haiti to the Gambia, as she sought to further the use of sustainable practices while transforming communities. In....

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Daniel Tillias

A Conversation With SOIL Board Member: Daniel Tillias

Daniel Tillias, a seasoned community development agent and social entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience, was recently invited to participate in an interview for SOIL. Recognized as the 2019 CNN Hero, Daniel has pioneered sustainable initiatives like ALAVET AYITI, FATRAKA, Generation Leader....

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Meet Rich Flammer: SOIL's New Advisory Board Member

We’re thrilled to introduce a new member of SOIL’s Special Advisory Board, Rich Flammer! Rich has more than 32 years of hands-on composting experience working extensively throughout the continental U.S., Hawaii, Central America and Mexico. Principal of the consulting firm, Hidden Resources , he has....

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Sanitation. Dignity. Hope.

Sanitation. Dignity. Hope.

Sanitation. Dignity. Hope. Three matters of substance that we here at SOIL use to guide our daily efforts and attention. As we look back on another challenging year, it is apparent that Haiti’s vulnerable populations are at risk of bearing the greatest burden of the ongoing economic, social, and....

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SOIL & Schools: Inspiring the Next Generation of Change Makers

Recent visitors from a local school. Every day SOIL works to empower the communities we serve in northern Haiti, and the well-being of Haitian people is at the very heart of all that we do. We are always excited to share more about our regenerative sanitation services with the community to raise....

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SOIL client, Augulia Cemeran at 2020 World Toilet Day event.

Client Story: Meet Augulia Cemeran

SOIL client, Augulia Cemeran at 2020 World Toilet Day event. If you’re one of the 3.3 million people living in urban Haiti who does not have a toilet, you have very few options available to you. Haitian cities, like many rapidly growing urban areas globally, have no sewer system. Flush toilets are....

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Director General of City Hall, Carry Hyppolite, alongside SOIL's Senior Manager, Romel Toussaint

Entèvyou ak Direktè Jeneral Lameri Okap

Direktè jeneral lameri Okap, Carry Hyppolite, bò kote Manadjè Senyò SOIL, Romel Toussaint SOIL te gen opòtinite pou li te rankontre ak Carry Hyppolite, yon ekonomis e direktè jeneral meri Okap, pou yo pale de relasyon SOIL ak meri a epi de sitiyasyon sanitè nan rejyon Nò peyi Dayiti. Hyppolite fet....

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