We are excited to report that SOIL’s partnership with IDB Lab’s Outcomes for Change Fund (OCF) in Haiti has been a huge success! Our team in Cap-Haitien exceeded the new household toilet installation target that was set as part of this results-based financing agreement and installed 1,301 toilets....
SOIL recently had the opportunity to have a conversation with SOIL Board Member Johnny Celestin, an advocate for social justice and community empowerment. Throughout the conversation we explored his journey, values, and vision for fostering sustainable development in Haiti. With a diverse background....
Please help us in welcoming a new member to the SOIL team: Gianni Gustave ! Gianni joined the SOIL staff in May as our new IT Manager and we’re excited to have him working with us. In this role, Gianni will manage SOIL’s IT strategy, oversee SOIL’s technological infrastructure and provide support to....
In October 2023, SOIL launched a baseline survey study to collect and compile data points on sanitation access and behavior in the zones targeted for expansion in our pilot with IDB Lab’s Outcomes for Change Fund in Haiti. Comparing collected data around toilet ownership and open defecation....
As many of our readers are aware, a recent SOIL fundraising effort was driven by the need to produce more bonzodè. Bonzodè plays a crucial role in our sanitation service, serving as the "flush" in our EkoLakay, EkoMobil, and EkoMache toilets. The launch of our Results-based Financing Contract this....
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....
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....
In the pursuit of advancing sanitation initiatives in Haiti, the SOIL research team recently completed a comprehensive population-level survey in Cap-Haitien as part of our Results-Based Financing (RBF) project . During SOIL’s initial conversations with IDB Lab regarding partnership around their....
The Haitian Education & Leadership Program ( HELP ) is an educational empowerment initiative in Port-au-Prince that provides underprivileged and promising young Haitians scholarships to universities in Haiti. We, at SOIL, truly admire HELP’s program, and are proud beneficiaries of the quality....
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....
