By PRI's "The World", October 16, 2012 [one_half][/one_half] [one_half_last][box]Features a quote from SOIL's very own Baudeler Magloire aka "Bobo" talking about his experience in Benin. See below![/box][/one_half_last] If all goes as planned, Haiti, yes North America's Haiti, will become the latest....
October 2012. Posted on Future-ish. Future-ish is pleased to announce our second annual list of the world's most stylish scientists. The individuals on our list are changing the world with their innovative research and changing stereotypes every time they make an appearance expressing their oh-so....
Join SOIL's Regional Director, Theo Huitema, on the first (of many we hope) adventures in EcoSan. In Theo Talks Episode 1, Theo will take you on a sunrise tour of the SOIL nursery outside of Cap-Haitien. Listen closely and you might hear some tree cocks! Do you want to support this effort to improve....
Dear Friends, Another month has passed and thanks to your ongoing support SOIL has remained as active and dedicated as ever. We are most grateful to our friends and supporters for helping us to ensure that our emergency toilets in Port-au-Prince stay open. As the rainy season begins the threat of....
Opportunity is all around us. The other day, Theo, our Cap-Haitien Regional Director, was strolling around our farm and nursery site in Limonade, when he noticed a considerable presence of dry pea pods scattered from trees in the area. He put on his thinking cap and discovered that these pods, or....
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - October 10,2012 - The Utopia Foundation announced today a dollar-for-dollar matching grant to donations made through the Foundation to Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) through December 31, 2012 up to a total of $7,500. SOIL is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated....
It is with great sadness that we share the news that a dear friend and colleague of ours Joseph Decius Derilus (known to us as Fre De) passed away on Sunday October 7 at a hospital in Port au Prince. In August Fre De had a terrible accident in his home when a kerosene lantern tipped over and started....
Help us send SOIL’s Deputy Director to Durban, South Africa! Nick Preneta has been invited to present on SOIL’s behalf at the Faecal Sludge Management Conference later this month. This is a fantastic opportunity to continue spreading the word about SOIL’s unique and effective utilization of EcoSan....
From everyone at SOIL, we want to offer our sincerest thanks to all who donated to our September Open Challenge campaign through Global Giving. With your help, we far surpassed our goal of raising $4,000 from 50 unique donors by the end of September. At midnight last night, we had raised $8,370 from....
The annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York took place earlier this week, featuring numerous presentations, breakout sessions, and discussions. SOIL co-founder and Executive Director Sasha Kramer participated in the "Haiti: Lessons for the Future" session on Monday, September 24....