Volunteer Opportunity
Volunteer Opportunity: Travel Agent Needed!
Are you a travel agent? Or do you know someone who loves SOIL and could help us to keep our costs down by finding good travel deals for us? In exchange for occasional help arranging international travel for SOIL staff presenting at conferences or volunteers coming to Haiti, SOIL will feature your business on our Collaborators page, tell everyone we know about your quality services, and shower you with gratitude. We'd also be happy to host you in Haiti whenever you want to cash in your travel miles to visit the Caribbean! Please email us at [email protected] for more ...
Wish List From Our Friends at CHIBAS
Hello SOIL supporters! Our friend Gael from the non-profit organization CHIBAS, is in need of a few things for his laboratory here in Haiti. Do you have any extra lab equipment looking for a good home? CHIBAS is a research center on bio-energy and sustainable agriculture with the goal of improving and promoting the use of local varieties of sorghum and jatropha that are adapted to the Haitian ecosystem and climate in drought-prone regions. CHIBAS not only is a research center, but a technical institute for farmers to gain and share knowledge. They just produced their ...
Volunteer Needed: Help Us With The Household Sanitation Survey
SOIL is currently working on a Household Toilet Pilot Project in two of Haiti's poorest neighborhoods- Shada, in Cap-Haitian and Cite Soleil, in Port-au-Prince. We completed a lengthy handwritten paper-based survey of the 3,000 or so residents of Shada, assessing socio-economic status, sanitation needs, water use, etc. Now we need someone absolutely meticulous to enter this data for us. (more…)
Support SOIL by Gifting EcoSan Calendars and Greeting Cards
The 2012 SOIL calendar follows the EcoSan cycle, featuring gorgeous photos of the elements of EcoSan - people, toilets, compost and agriculture. As in the past, we kindly ask our friends and supporters purchase a pack of ten calendars at a discounted rate of $150 for ten, and then resell or give them to friends and family. This greatly reduces our shipping costs, thereby increasing the funds raised via calendar sales. The calendars are $20 each when purchased individually and we believe they are well worth the cost. We also have beautiful 8-packs of greeting cards with ...
SOIL's 2012 calendar available soon!
SOIL's 2012 calendar is at the printer! It was designed by the amazing Mimi Jorling, a friend and volunteer of SOIL, who lives in New York City but also volunteers for a local organization in Cabaret, just outside Port-au-Prince. The 2012 calendar follows the EcoSan cycle, featuring gorgeous photos of the elements of EcoSan- people, toilets, compost and agriculture. This year we chose to print the calendars on high post-consumer content 100% recycled paper using only low-impact soy and vegetable based inks. The calendars were printed by Greenerprinter in Berkeley, ...
Volunteer Graphic Designer Needed
SOIL is looking for a volunteer graphic designer who has time to help us put together the 2012 SOIL calendar... We would provide photos and text. It must be sent to the printer within the next 4 weeks. Anyone out there want to help SOIL raise funds to continue to provide EcoSan and EcoSan education to thousands of people in Haiti? If so, send an email with your CV or samples of your work to [email protected]. Thanks!
SOIL’s 2011 Calendar is Out
SOIL volunteer, Corinne Coe, helped us put together a beautiful calendar featuring the best photos from our Looking Through Their Eyes photo empowerment project and we now need your help distributing them. All proceeds from calendar sales will directly benefit SOIL's ongoing relief work. Please help us make 2011 a better year in Haiti! If you are planning an event, looking for a unique holiday present or know a group of people that might be interested in purchasing one (take them to your office!), please let us know. We ask that you purchase calendars in packs of 10 or ...