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World Soil Day | Planting Dreams with Grown in Haiti

Listen to the interview audio here (6:47) Celebrating World Soil Day with Grown in Haiti This World Soil Day, we honor the extraordinary magic of soil–the foundation of life–and the people who dedicate themselves to its care. Grown in Haiti (GiH), a grassroots initiative based in Jacmel (a commune....

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September 2024 Newsletter: A Look Into SOIL's Corner of Haiti

Dear Friend, As an organization based in Haiti for over 18 years, we know what it is like to work alongside Haitians – who are some of the strongest, bravest, kindest, and most hard-working people we have ever known. Each morning, as the first light breaks over the city, Cap-Haitien is already alive....

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SOIL Expands its EkoLakay Operations into Karakòl

Sanitation is SOIL’s business and our passion, and we understand that the provision of immediate sanitation access is all the more critical at this moment in Haiti’s history, given the ongoing and complex humanitarian crisis that continues to unfold. Despite unremitting challenges, the SOIL team has....

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Official Launch of the First Results-based Financing Contract for Container-Based Sanitation in Haiti

SOIL is delighted to announce our groundbreaking partnership with IDB Lab’s Outcomes for Change Fund (OCF) in Haiti – the first large-scale Outcomes Fund to be implemented in a fragile country context and small island developing state. We are thrilled to be part of the first cohort of partners to be....

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SOIL’s Quick Response in Limonade

It’s the first month of a brand new year and the SOIL team is heading into 2024 with mindful optimism and a positive attitude. Despite the ongoing political, social & health-related challenges that have made significant impacts on our staff and our customers over the past several years, there are....

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Pennywise Foundation Grant Helps Support SOIL Families

As readers of our blog know, SOIL relies on our dedicated team of 70+ staff members living in and around Cap-Haitien to operate our sanitation and waste treatment services. Their commitment to supporting their communities and ensuring reliable access to essential services is inspiring, and we are so....

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Introducing SOIL's Research Associates

SOIL is excited to welcome two new staff members to our Research team: Miselie Fanor Pierre and Bridj Ozeris. Miselie and Bridj will be working out of our offices and work sites in Cap-Haitien, supporting the development and implementation of research projects. “Increasing our knowledge and....

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HELP & SOIL: Fostering Meaningful Careers for Young Haitians

Haitian Education & Leadership Program (HELP) is an educational empowerment program in Port-au-Prince that provides underprivileged and promising young Haitians scholarships to universities in Haiti. In addition to providing full tuition, the program includes English language and IT courses, Citizen....

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SOIL's EkoMobil Service Sees an Increase in Rental Requests

EkoMobil, SOIL’s high-quality, and ecologically beneficial portable toilet rental service, has been seeing some exciting growth over this year! Our mobile toilets, similar to our household toilets , are a Container Based Sanitation (CBS) solution and available for rentals at both public and private....

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SOIL Welcomes CDC to Offices in Cap-Haitien

Last month we were excited to welcome partners from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Haiti Country Office to the SOIL Sales Office in Cap-Haitien. CDC Program Director Dr. Delayo Zomahoun and Program Deputy Ken Chen met with SOIL’s Senior Sales Manager Beverly Pierre and....

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