By Sokari Ekine, Blacklooks. Read the original post at the Blacklooks website. World Toilet Day [19th November] reports that 40% of the world’s population do not have access to toilets which is about 1 in 3 people. Sanitation and waste disposal is a human right but like most rights, exist only on....
October 15 th was Global Handwashing Day, an international day of hygiene promotion to motivate and mobilize people to wash their hands with soap. SOIL celebrated by expanding a good idea into two-weeks of festivities in northern Haiti. Our campaign was dedicated to raising awareness of handwashing....
By Julie Chow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Read the original post at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory website. What does the coastal community of Bolinas, California have in common with the impoverished island nation of Haiti? The surprising answer is a fledgling sanitation....
Last month, we shared with you that SOIL had been named a top 10 finalist in a Nature Conservancy / RARE contest recognizing promising efforts to help vulnerable communities reduce environmental risk and adapt to climate change. SOIL's application focused on changes in the frequency and strength of....
In Theo Talks Episode 24, Theo disappears into the SOIL garden in Port-au-Prince in search of the new ducklings. Is Theo just observing these cute ducklings in their natural habitat or is he plotting to kidnap the ducks for the SOIL farm in Cap-Haitien? Does the surprise garden visitor at the end....
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. October 21, 2013 I came across your organization today by an endorsement on LinkedIn by a group called the “Dalai Lama Fellows." I watched a video about....
Today is World Food Day, a day dedicated to eradicating world hunger that affects more than 842 million people around the world. It's an important day to us here at SOIL because Haiti is one of the most food-insecure nations in the world - in 2010, only Eritrea, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic....
Dear Friends, This week SOIL reached an exciting benchmark: we've sold over 70,000 gallons compost. Marketed under the brandname "Konpòs Lakay," SOIL sells the compost produced at our composting waste treatment facilities to farmers, businesses, and organizations around Haiti. Our biggest customer....
Written by Gabby Pecora DNA Everywhere allows anyone, anywhere in the world to perform advanced genomic testing through compact, affordable DNA extraction kits. After extraction, DNA is shipped to an institution equipped with PhyloChip analysis capabilities, which allows researchers to identify over....
In the words of Edward Hoagland, "In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." In this episode of Theo Talks, Regional Director Theo Huitema's continuing search for raison d'etre....