Blog: 2025

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Rich and Saddoudly at Mouchinette

Rich Flammer: Composting Extraordinaire and Friend of SOIL

Recently, SOIL had the pleasure of working with Rich Flammer in Haiti—a friend of SOIL, recently inaugurated SOIL Advisory Board member , and owner of the San-Diego based compost consulting firm Hidden Resources . Rich came to train our composting team on identifying issues in the composting process....

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Meet SOIL's EkoLakay Clients

SOIL Client Testimonials

To address the gap in accessible sanitation options, SOIL has been working for nearly two decades to provide household toilet and waste treatment services across Cap-Haïtien. Collecting client feedback drives our continuous improvement, and we are happy to present a selection of recent testimonials....

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SOIL Research Update: EkoLakay is a Bridge to Household Sanitation

EkoLakay Service is a Bridge to Household Sanitation in Haiti

A couple of weeks ago, SOIL’s research team met with our partners at Aquaya to explore what sanitation service demand looks like among Cap-Haitien residents who are: Not EkoLakay clients. Are actively seeking a sanitation solution for their household. Currently have a household toilet (such as a pit....

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Haiti Funders Conference

SOIL at the 6th Haiti Funders Conference

Funders who want to drive genuine impact invest in solutions like SOIL—efforts that partner with and reinforce public-sector goals to build and sustain essential services at scale. SOIL’s contribution to city-wide sanitation in Northern Haiti has taken many different forms in the last 19 years. Our....

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SOIL's Compost Boosts Crop Growth in Haiti: Eggplant Experiment

When the SOIL team received a message a few weeks ago from agronomy student Djimy Jean-Louis, complete with photos of some of the most beautiful eggplants we’d ever seen, we knew we had to learn more about how he grew such impressive crops. SOIL Research Associate Miselie Fanor Pierre reached out to....

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SOIL Featured in IDBLab Article “The Success Story of the Outcomes for Change Fund"

SOIL is honored to be featured in IDBLab’s article, "The Success Story of the Outcomes for Change Fund" , authored by Jean Emmanuel Desmornes , Senior Private Sector Development Specialist at IDB Lab. This article highlights SOIL’s participation as an implementing partner of IDB Lab's Outcomes for....

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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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Haitian Heroes, Writers, Poets & Activists

Haitian Heritage Month: Haitian Writers, Poets & Activists

Haiti is a land of many landscapes, dialects, cultures, and perspectives. 🇭🇹 While the country is currently experiencing an unprecedented moment of adversity, the beauty and pride of Haiti cannot be understated. It is this beauty and pride that mobilizes people into activism—to protest for the....

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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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PUCP Presentation

Closing the Gap in Urban Sanitation: SOIL Joins Sanima at PUCP’s Forum in Lima

Last week, SOIL participated in a thought-provoking forum hosted by Escuela de Gobierno at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) , focusing on strategies to enhance access to sanitation in urban areas. The event, titled, “¿Cómo cerrar la brecha en el acceso a saneamiento urbano?” (“How....

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