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Earthquake Cathedral

Haiti: Fifteen Years After the Earthquake

Earlier this month, January 12, 2025, marked 15 years since the devastating 7.0 earthquake shook Port-au-Prince and its surroundings for an interminable half of a minute, significantly damaging the Presidential Palace, the National Assembly building, and forever altering the trajectory of the tiny....

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Sunset in Cap-Haitien

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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Grinder at SOIL Compost Site

SOIL Featured in BioCycle Magazine: “Composting Anchors Sanitation in Haiti”

SOIL was recently featured in BioCycle , a leading publication that showcases innovations in recycling and sustainable waste management. The article, Composting Anchors Sanitation in Haiti, authored by zero waste expert and SOIL Advisory Board Member Rich Flammer , provides an in-depth look at SOIL....

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SOIL family - school uniforms

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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Research Associates

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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SOIL's HELP graduates

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 and Whitten & Roy

Capacity Building Training for SOIL's Sales Team

SOIL is at the threshold of an exciting and hopeful moment as we prepare to significantly scale up our services in the coming months. As we do so, we are serious about maintaining a sustainable business model for household sanitation and recognize that in order to do so we must work to build on the....

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Keurlit Charles

Keurlit Charles Appointed EkoLakay Manager

The SOIL team is pleased to announce that Keurlit Charles has been named as our new EkoLakay Manager. Keurlit is stepping into the role after having spent the past two years as SOIL’s Field Operations Supervisor. Recently we had the opportunity to speak with him to learn more about his new role and....

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Winnie at work at our composting facility in Haiti

Meet Winnie: SOIL's Research, Innovation and Advocacy Director

We’re thrilled to introduce SOIL’s new Research, Innovation and Advocacy Director, Winnie Felix-Jean! Winnie comes to us with a background in microbiology and global public health advocacy and with many years of experience with both clinical research and project management. Winnie has worked as a....

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2023 Women in Sanitation

Staff From SOIL and DINEPA Selected as 2023 Women in Sanitation

The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)-led Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP) initiated their Women in Sanitation campaign in 2020 with the intention of recognizing and celebrating the work of women sanitation professionals, creating a platform to share their stories....

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