Courtesy Visit of DINEPA Director General Ing. Théophil OSTINVIL to SOIL/EkoLakay, Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien — March 21, 2026 On the eve of World Water Day, DINEPA Director General Ing. Théophil OSTINVIL came to Cap-Haïtien to visit SOIL's facilities and meet with SOIL's Executive Director Sasha....
Energy, collaboration, and community pride were on full display during a two-day EkoLakay outreach and sales event in the commune of Katye Morin (Quartier-Morin), where SOIL’s team worked side-by-side with residents to expand access to safe, dignified sanitation. The event combined community....
On Tuesday, March 17, Sunrise Airways opened a new flight route between Boston Logan International Airport and Cap‑Haïtien. SOIL’s Executive Director, Sasha Kramer, was aboard one of the inaugural flights and joined an opening ceremony on March 18 with members of the Haitian community. “We remain....
On January 20, 2026, Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) and DINEPA , Haiti’s National Directorate for Drinking Water and Sanitation, finalized a landmark agreement that marked a major achievement for urban sanitation worldwide. The agreement represents the first government-funded....
The 20th anniversary of Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) is a time for celebration and, also, a time to pause, look back, and honor the dedication and sacrifice of the many individuals who have worked over the past two decades to build SOIL into what it is today: a locally-run....
Last week, several members of the Container Based Sanitation Alliance traveled to Cap-Haïtien to see how much SOIL has grown, meet the passionate individuals who make our work possible, and dig into the challenges that the CBS sector is facing today—from available financing and the operational....
On August 20, 2025, Haiti’s Council of Ministers introduced a new leadership team for Cap-Haïtien, appointing Angie Bell as president of the municipal commission—effectively the city’s mayor. Magistra Bell brings with her a legacy of community leadership, a professional background in communications....
On the humid night of August 14, 1791, deep in the forests near what is now Morne Rouge , in northern Haiti, enslaved Africans and maroons gathered in defiance of the French colonial system. This historic meeting-known as Bwa Kayiman —was both spiritual and political, and it would spark the Haitian....
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....
As households and communities grapple with the aftermath of intense flooding in Cap-Haïtien , SOIL’s team has risen to the challenge of ensuring access to safe sanitation for EkoLakay clients, despite many obstacles. Early this month, the northern coast of Haiti was lashed by torrential rain. By....
