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Tracey Keatman & Sasha Kramer

A Conversation with Tracey Keatman

SOIL's success in delivering safe sanitation services is owed in large part to our network of dedicated and brilliant partners. One such comrade is Tracey Keatman, a development professional with over 25 years experience in public health, water and sanitation, and environmental sectors. A WASH....

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SOIL Board Visits Haiti

Stories From Haiti We Don’t Hear Enough

In January of this year, SOIL had the delight of hosting the first visitor trip to Haiti since 2021. In the reflections below, our board members share what they experienced during their visit to Cap-Haïtien—offering stories that reveal a country that remains vibrant and fueled by hope. During your....

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Enpak Done: Asosye Rechèch SOIL sou Elajisman Sanitasyon nan Okap

Sèvis sanitasyon EkoLakay SOIL la toujou gen baz sou prèv syantifik ak rechèch, epi nan kè ekip rechèch nou an genyen asosye Bridj Ozeris ak Miselie Fanor Pierre . Tou de mete anpil tan ak pasyon nan ede ekip operasyon nou an amelyore sèvis EkoLakay la, e nou te chita ansanm avèk yo nan biwo SOIL....

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Maudeline

SOIL’s Superstar Sales Agent: Maudeline Retains 100% On-Time Payments with Clients

Over the past year, SOIL improved our on-time client payment rate by an impressive ~10%. In a city where daily life can change in an instant, maintaining reliable business operations is no small task. Yet our team continues to show what professionalism looks like in complex urban environments....

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Welcoming Maya Lubeck-Schricker as SOIL's Research Director

We are beyond excited to welcome Maya Lubeck-Schricker back to the SOIL team—this time as our Director of Research and Innovation. Maya’s journey with SOIL began in 2020, right after she finished up her undergraduate degree in Community Health at Tufts University. While scoping out different post....

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Harry Luc SOIL Advisory Board

A Conversation with SOIL Advisory Board Member Harry Luc

From early collaborations to currently serving as a member on our Advisory Board, Harry’s work has consistently aligned with SOIL’s mission to advance dignity and justice in Haiti. We are thrilled to sit down with him to talk more about his journey, his work with SOIL, and the powerful role that the....

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Romel

Centre NGO Spotlights SOIL’s Work in Haiti

Inside SOIL Haiti: The Movement Changing Sanitation If you are in need of a dose of inspiration, we recommend watching Centre NGO’s latest feature on the SOIL sanitation service in Haiti. This compelling video offers an intimate look inside of the brilliant minds of senior EkoLakay managers Romel....

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Loop, There It Is! Rethinking the Sanitation Cycle with Loowatt & SOIL

Friends for many years, and allies in reimagining sanitation, SOIL and Loowatt have long orbited the same vision: creatively imagining what the world might look like if waste was not simply flushed away, but transformed into something valuable. In this conversation with Loowatt’s founder, Virginia....

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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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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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