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....
Sanitation is not an issue of privilege. It is not an optional upgrade to someone’s quality of life. It’s a human right. Haiti’s constitution declares that every citizen has the right to suitable housing . The United Nations agrees with this , stating that the lack of access to safe, sufficient, and....
Haiti’s history is a testament to the unyielding spirit of its people. At SOIL, we take great pride in being an organization operated and managed primarily by Haitians, and we are incredibly fortunate to witness the strength of the Haitian spirit every day. This Haitian Independence Day, we dedicate....
We are pleased to share our 2024 Annual Report. In a time when most of the news coming out of Haiti is discouraging and access to basic services has become even more limited, we are inspired that in 2024 SOIL's EkoLakay service was able to reach thousands more people with safe and dignified private....
SOIL’s Research Team ( Winnie Felix-Jean , Maya Lubeck-Shricker , Bridj Ozeris , and Miselie Fanor Pierre ) was recently awarded an Honorable Mention from the Davidson Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize committee for its innovative use of the Equity Measurement Tool. This recognition highlights SOIL’s....
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....
Over the past decade, the SOIL research and operations teams have experimented with windrow composting as a way to expedite our composting process. When we first started conducting research on windrow composting methods in 2022 we had about 8,000 people on the EkoLakay service. Since then we have....
Listen to the interview audio here (6:47) Celebrating World Soil Day with Grown in Haiti This World Soil Day, we honor the extraordinary magic of soil–the foundation of life–and the people who dedicate themselves to its care. Grown in Haiti (GiH), a grassroots initiative based in Jacmel (a commune....
This World Toilet Day, we’re excited to spotlight Sanima , an organizational partner that’s near and dear to SOIL’s heart. Based in Lima, Peru, Sanima provides container-based sanitation services to urban communities and informal settlements. For over a decade, SOIL and Sanima have worked together....
At a time when communities seem divided and individuals more disunited than ever before, we are grateful for the meaningful partnerships we have cultivated over our almost two decades of work in Haiti. World Centric, our eco-conscious B Corporation partner that provides compostable packaging to the....