SOIL EcoSan Training October 30th

[Li enfòmasyon sa a an kreyòl ayisyen.] SOIL conducts regular one-day workshops on SOIL’s use of ecological sanitation (EcoSan) technology in Haiti. This workshop includes an overview of SOIL’s programs, technologies used, lessons learned, and implementation suggestions. Read more about past....

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SOIL Fòmasyon EkoSan 30 Oktob

[Click here to read this information in English.] SOIL òganize tanzantan atelye pou montre SOIL sèvi ak teknoloji Sanitasyon Ekolojik (EkoSan) an Ayiti. Fòmasyon sa gen ladan yon rezime de pwogram yo nou, kom pa egzamp: teknoloji ke nou sèvi, leson nou te aprann nan developman teknoloji sa, e....

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Food Security through Urban Gardens

You may have seen some photos around our social media sites recently highlighting our urban household garden project, known as “Jaden Kay” in Haitian Creole. In this program, SOIL provides working examples, resources, and research to demonstrate how even people in the most dense neighborhoods can....

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BBC: "From Toilet to Table, Overcoming the ‘Yuk’ Factor"

[columns] [column size="half" last="no"]"Human excrement spread by poor sanitation was to blame for over 9,000 cholera deaths in Haiti, but now, thanks to a simple measure to transform it into nutrient-rich compost, cleanliness has improved - and some enterprising Haitians are able to grow their own....

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Learning from the Best

I wrote a few weeks ago that SOIL is focusing on staff capacity building for some exciting new projects this fall. We began in August with an all-staff EcoSan training workshop, so that all employees could have a more detailed understanding of the full scope of SOIL's work. But that first workshop....

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BBC: Haiti's Fight Against Disease With The Eco Toilet

By Lorena Arroyo for the BBC. 16 September 2014 The 2010 Haitian earthquake displaced thousands of people, with many still living in temporary camps. Poor sanitation has caused serious health problems in the country - but could a special eco toilet improve the situation? Lorena Arroyo reports from....

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September 2014 Newsletter: Thank You for Investing in Us

Dear friends, Looking for a job in Haiti can be a heartbreakingly difficult task. Every year thousands of talented young people graduate from Haiti’s universities trained in agronomy, engineering, economics, education, and medicine, yet, despite their eager efforts, their chances of finding a good....

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(In-)Kind Gestures

There are still 104 days until Christmas, but here at SOIL, we're hoping Santa might come early with a few items for our team (we promise that we've been good)! If you'd be willing to make an in-kind donation for any of the following items, please contact [email protected] for more information....

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'Humanure' May Be an Answer to Haiti’s Tragic Cholera Epidemic

by Sara Fanning and Rob Curran in the Global Post. DENTON, Texas — Haiti has never fully recovered from the devastating earthquake of 2010. Widespread homelessness, impassable roads, food insecurity, and access to clean drinking water continue to hinder recovery efforts. But perhaps the biggest....

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SOIL Featured in Hystra Report, “Designing the Next Generation of Sanitation Businesses”

The world is experiencing a global sanitation crisis, and the majority of available sanitation technologies are dependent on scarce water resources, cause a cascade of negative environmental consequences, have prohibitively high start-up costs, and are financially unsustainable. The effects of this....

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