SOIL is thrilled to announce the launch of Phase 2 of our groundbreaking partnership with IDB Lab’s Outcomes for Change Fund (OCF) in Haiti, the first large-scale Outcomes Fund to be implemented in a fragile country context and small island developing state. Over the course of Phase 1 of the project....
Friends for many years, and allies in reimagining sanitation, SOIL and Loowatt have long orbited the same vision: creatively imagining what the world might look like if waste was not simply flushed away, but transformed into something valuable. In this conversation with Loowatt’s founder, Virginia....
For many of us who have committed our lives to building a more just and equitable society, the world seems to be shifting beneath our feet. We know valiant partners who have lost funding, families who are struggling as vital lifelines are disrupted, and committed workers who live in fear of job loss....
What happens when sanitation experts, researchers, and practitioners from around the world gather in one place? A whole lot of passionate discussion, surprising insights, and of course, some lively debates! SOIL’s very own Maya Lubeck-Schricker (SOIL Research Consultant) and Winnie Felix-Jean (SOIL....
Join us in giving a warm welcome to Dioloto , a container-based sanitation service based in Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar, and the newest member of the Container Based Sanitation Alliance ( CBSA ) family! Although we’re located nearly half a world apart, Dioloto has drawn close inspiration from SOIL’s....
Jumping into a new relationship can be nerve-wracking. Will we share the same values? Will they grow with us? Will they embrace our quirks? But sometimes, things just click—like they did with SOIL and our new partner Who Gives a Crap , an innovative toilet paper company on a mission to make a....
“...women, brave as stars at dawn.” Edwidge Danticant, ‘Breath, Eyes, Memory’ It’s that time of year again— International Women’s Day —a moment to amplify the voices of trailblazers, changemakers, and everyday heroes. This year’s theme, #AccelerateAction , is a call to move faster toward a world....
“Haiti is a developing country, and faces constant, significant challenges, but you cannot take away the Haitian people’s aspiration for a better future.” - Winnie Felix-Jean SOIL Research Director At SOIL, we view sanitation as part of a larger framework of systems and partnerships that enable more....
SOIL and the Outcomes for Change Fund was recently featured in an article by Le Nouvelliste . Launched in 2022 by IDB Lab , the Outcomes for Change Fund (OCF) is the first results-based fund in a fragile island state (Haiti). This cutting-edge funding mechanism is designed to scale effective....
A key characteristic of a strong community is that neighbors show up for each other in times of struggle. SOIL is continually inspired by the displays of solidarity among our team and Cap-Haïtien’s residents. When unprecedented floods struck Cap-Haïtien in early December, it was many hands–driven by....