As we shared a few months ago, SOIL friends and supporters Drew and Scott Gurian have spent the past twelve weeks accomplishing an impressive and unique feat: driving 11,000 miles through 19 countries in a tiny car. They were participating in an annual event called the Mongol Rally, and at SOIL we....
World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden in August. World Water Week is an annual event that convenes practitioners, experts, and innovators to share ideas, network, and develop new solutions. SOIL's work was featured as part of a panel discussion on water and sanitation as a business. You can watch....
Our dear friends at Hesperian Health Guides (an organization working to create and disseminate health resources on the ground that are translated into local languages) have recently translated their seminal work, called "Where There Is No Doctor" into Haitian Creole ("Kote ki pa gen Doktè"). At SOIL....
"Three months ago, I set out on a mission: to learn how shit can change the world and how I, in turn, could help support the movement. Backed by a $4,000 summer internship award from Reed, I flew to Haiti to work as an Outreach Intern with Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL), an NGO....
"The end is in sight for John Kilbride, a doctor from Scotland who has been pedaling across the country over the past month to raise money and awareness for non-profit that helps those living in less than sanitary conditions in Haiti. ... The organization that Kilbride’s ride is benefiting, SOIL....
On August 24 - just hours behind schedule - the now legendary Dr. John Kilbride rode the last leg of his journey accross the island of Manhattan and into Battery Park. Raising support for SOIL along the way, our favorite British physician pedaled his bike more than 4000 km, from the end of the Santa....
After more than 4000 km, countless flat tires, cracked spokes, brews with new friends, and smiles along the way, our dear friend John is fast approaching New York City! First and foremost, we have to express our awe and wish John congratulations - this is quite a feat! Next, we are hoping to "grease....
"Everyone poops. But not many people really think about what happens to it. We flush the toilet and it is out of sight and out of mind. Sasha Kramer, on the other hand, has poop on her mind all the time. She is a sanitation revolutionary helping to transform human waste into fertile organic compost....
This week, we're mixing it up with a guest post by Gina Wymore, who recently reached out to SOIL to arrange a field trip for a group of students who live nearby the SOIL office. Take it away Gina! Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of touring the SOIL organization with some students from the Have....
We are so proud to announce that SOIL's Executive Director, Dr. Sasha Kramer, was selected as an Ashoka Fellow. Ashoka Fellows are "pattern-changing social innovators" and "high-impact entrepreneurs" who are selected based on their creative solutions to the world's biggest social challenges. Sasha....