Dear Friends and Supporters, Lots of news from the SOIL team this month. The first thing on all of our minds this week is the departure of Nick Preneta, SOIL's Operations Director. After three incredible years of hard work and dedication, Nick left Haiti a few days ago. Nick will be sorely missed....
In May 2012 my husband Anthony and I had the very special opportunity to spend several days with a dear friend of mine, and SOIL’s deepest inspiration. Peter Morgan is a British Marine Biologist who has lived in Zimbabwe for over 40 years. Although trained as a biologist Peter has dedicated his life....
It is with some sadness that we share the news that Nick Preneta, SOIL's Operations Director in Port au Prince since the office opened in 2010, will be changing his role with SOIL. Nick has been the heart and soul of our Port-au-Prince team for 3 years and he will be sorely missed. We are delighted....
At SOIL, we value education and information sharing because one of our ultimate goals is to assist in spreading EcoSan technology throughout Haiti. We dream of seeing a toilet in every home, and EcoSan for all. Yesterday at our site in Trutier, we were happy to share some of our experiences in....
As many of you know, the Household Toilet Project is now in full swing, with 150 families in Shada, Cap-Haitien, using their beautiful household toilets on a daily basis. SOIL's partner organization Re.Source is in the process of checking back in with everyone in Shada to gather information about....
Last Wednesday, SOIL partnered up with the Scouts of Haiti to distribute and plant 800 trees in Madeline, a community about 15 minutes outside of Cap-Haitien’s center. This project is our first big step toward SOIL’s goal to plant 10,000 trees between January and June of this year thanks to Trees....
Thanks to a generous donation from the Meyer and Esther B. Mazor Foundation, the SOIL farm is now full sunny-side up, operating on 100% solar power! With the help of the plentiful and dependable Haitian sun, the 9 panels (each 40W), which are installed at the SOIL demonstration farm and nursery in....
Today we are thrilled to present SOIL's first Annual Report! For the SOIL team, this project represented a great opportunity to demonstrate to all of our friends just how dedicated to our programming we are. Over 95% of our funds go directly to our impactful projects that are designed to bring long....
Re-Posted from www.oursoil.org to New Clear Vision on January 22, 2013 Dear Friends, I am writing this letter at 3:53 pm on January 12, 2013. Three years ago today, Port au Prince was bustling with activity as people spilled into the streets from work and school. Mothers returned home after a long....
On Saturday the SOIL teams from both Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien gathered to celebrate the tenure of our favorite Deputy Director Nick Preneta, who will be leaving in February. Although we're sorry to see Nick go, he will always be a part of the SOIL family, and we hope he'll continue to share....