In 2020 an exciting study on SOIL’s sanitation solution was published in Nature Climate Change and revealed the groundbreaking climate benefits of our container based sanitation (CBS) service, putting Haiti at the forefront of research at the intersection of sanitation and climate change. The research was the first to directly measure CBS service emissions and […] The post CBSA briefing paper: Unlocking carbon credits for sanitation appeared first on SOIL Haiti ..read more

SOIL’s HELP graduates with a representative of the organization  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 & Leadership training, and a Career […] The post HELP & SOIL: Fostering Meaningful Careers for Young Haitians appeared first on SOIL Haiti ..read more

The SOIL sales team in training with a consultant from Whitten & Roy Partnership  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 […] The post Capacity Building Training for SOIL’s Sales Team appeared first on SOIL Haiti ..read more

SOIL’s EkoMobil toilets at this years Diner en Blanc event in Cap-Haitien.  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 […] The post SOIL’s EkoMobil Service Sees an Increase in Rental Requests appeared first on SOIL Haiti ..read more

We’re thrilled to introduce a new member of SOIL’s Special Advisory Board, Rich Flammer! Rich has more than 32 years of hands-on composting experience working extensively throughout the continental U.S., Hawaii, Central America and Mexico. Principal of the consulting firm, Hidden Resources, he has designed, managed, permitted, evaluated, and/or remediated hundreds of large-scale composting facilities […] The post Meet Rich Flammer: SOIL’s New Advisory Board Member appeared first on SOIL Haiti ..read more

IAF staff and grantees with SOIL’s Sadouddly Michael-Lambert SOIL was excited to have the opportunity to meet with staff members from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) last month in Cap-Haitien. IAF is an independent US foreign assistance organization that invests in community-led grassroots development across Latin America and the Caribbean. Their work is focused on engaging […] The post SOIL and IAF Meet Up in Fort Bourgeois appeared first on SOIL Haiti ..read more

SOIL’s partner, Global Water Intelligence (GWI), a global water industry publisher and event organizer, is always exploring new ways to push the water sector forward and share its findings with stakeholders in the industry. In an article in the latest installment of their newsletter, GWI investigated answers to the question: “What should the future of […] The post CBS: The Future of Safely Managed Sanitation appeared first on SOIL Haiti ..read more

Photo credit: Vic Hinterlang  This month the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF released a new report titled Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) 2000 – 2022: Special focus on gender which provides the first in depth analysis of gender inequalities in WASH services. The report notes that some progress has been […] The post New Study by WHO and UNICEF Reports Women and Girls Most at Risk From the Water and Sanitation Crisis appeared first on SOIL Haiti ..read more

SOIL staff with CDC team members & EkoLakay clients This week we were excited to welcome partners from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to the SOIL Sales Office in Cap-Haitien. CDC Program Deputy Ken Chen and CDC Program Director Dr. Delayo Zomahoun met with SOIL’s Senior Sales Manager Beverly Pierre and EkoLakay Senior Manager […] The post SOIL Welcomes CDC at Offices in Cap-Haitien appeared first on SOIL Haiti ..read more

The Tourism Innovation Summit (TIS) is a week-long event that is taking place this week in Cap-Haitien, July 3 – 8. The summit is an opportunity to facilitate and spark new ideas for the Haitian tourism sector. Long known as the Pearl of the Antilles, Haiti has struggled to build its tourism industry largely due […] The post 2023 Tourism Innovation Summit Kicks Off in Cap-Haitien appeared first on SOIL Haiti ..read more