SOIL EcoSan Workshop on February 20

[ Li enfòmasyon sa a an kreyòl ayisyen.] SOIL conducts regular one-day workshops on how 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. Workshops are held in....

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SOIL Fòmasyon EkoSan 20 Fevriye

[ 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 pwopozisyon pou....

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Letters to SOIL: EcoSan Around the Globe

[box type="shadow"] SOIL Letters is a blog series featuring some of the beautiful letters we've received over the years in support of the work we're doing in Haiti.[/box] Here at SOIL, we are committed to sharing our knowledge and resources, because we know that when more people are empowered....

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Sasha Kramer To Speak at Reed College, Portland, Oregon on February 5, 2014

SOIL Co-Founder and Executive Director Sasha Kramer is coming to Portland! She will be speaking at Reed College on Wednesday, February 5th. Please join us to learn more about SOIL's work in Haiti. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A. This event is an opportunity to spread awareness and gain....

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When a Little Education Goes a Long Way

Concern, an international humanitarian relief organization, recently contracted SOIL to lead a training session for families in La Gonave using Concern EcoSan toilets. La Gonave is a small island off the coast of Port-au-Prince, and in the wake of the cholera epidemic that swept the nation after the....

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January 2014 Newsletter: Resilient as the Soil

This is a land so vibrant and alive that laugher will come bursting through as imperious as the sun and the spirit will survive resilient as the soil. - Dennis Brutus 1978 ”Love; the Struggle” Dennis Brutus, a visionary poet and courageous activist, was also a founding member of the SOIL advisory....

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Food Tank: EcoSan Toilets Transform Human Waste into Compost in Haiti

By Melody Ng in Food Tank: The Food Think Tank Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods ' (SOIL) EcoSan toilet allows Haiti to turn its human waste disposal problem into an opportunity to address both public sanitation and hunger. In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, displaced Haitians began....

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"Sweet" News from Our Experimental Farm!

Here at SOIL we rely on numbers - we count, weigh, or track just about everything possible. And while we need all of that information to ensure smooth operations (after all, when you're handling 75,000 gallons of poop a year, you better be sure you've got enough buckets), every so often, numbers....

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2014 SOIL Calendars Available!

We're happy to announce that the 2014 SOIL calendars are here! With the help of some of our incredibly talented friends, including Jon Brack, Meagan Choi, Kate T. Williamson, and Erin Strain, we've collected a beautiful array of stories and images for this year's calendar. Our calendars are also a....

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Digging into SOIL History

Dear SOIL friends, I've been blogging to you for a little over two months now without taking the time to properly introduce myself. My name is Erica Lloyd, and I'm the new Program Manager here in SOIL's Port-au-Prince office. I love getting to share some of the exciting things happening here at SOIL....

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