Last week, several members of the Container Based Sanitation Alliance traveled to Cap-Haïtien to see how much SOIL has grown, meet the passionate individuals who make our work possible, and dig into the challenges that the CBS sector is facing today—from available financing and the operational....
Sa fè preske ven ane depi SOIL te poze yon gwo kesyon: Èske li posib pou bay sèvis twalèt ki an sekirite, abòdab, ak diy nan katye iben ki toupre lanmè san sistèm egou — epi transfòme dechè ki soti nan twalèt sa yo an konpòs? (Repons lan se: wi, sa posib.) Sa ki te kòmanse kòm yon solisyon inovatè....
As part of our ongoing initiative to spotlight peer learning and partnership across the container-based sanitation (CBS) sector, we sat down with Fresh Life , a CBS provider based in Nairobi, Kenya. For over a decade, SOIL and Fresh Life have deepened a thought partnership rooted in mutual learning....
Almost twenty years ago, SOIL asked a question: Could affordable, safe and dignified sanitation services be delivered in dense, coastal urban neighborhoods without sewer infrastructure — and could the waste collected from these services be transformed into compost? (Spoiler alert: the answer is yes....
How do we measure the true value and impact of sanitation on people's lives? For decades, the global health community has focused primarily on sanitation’s role in reducing infectious diseases and child health outcomes. While this remains essential, recent sectoral research has shown that the....
Last week, SOIL participated in a thought-provoking forum hosted by Escuela de Gobierno at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) , focusing on strategies for enhancing access to sanitation in urban areas. The event, titled, “¿Cómo cerrar la brecha en el acceso a saneamiento urbano?” (....
SOIL and Partners Advance Discussions on Sustainable Financing in Haiti and around the world. From April 23–24, 2025, SOIL had the privilege of participating in the Outcomes Finance Alliance Summit in Cali, Colombia—an international convening of nearly 200 leaders from 23 countries, focused on....
Friends for many years, and allies in reimagining sanitation, SOIL and Loowatt have long orbited the same vision: creatively imagining what the world might look like if waste was not simply flushed away, but transformed into something valuable. In this conversation with Loowatt’s founder, Virginia....
Join us in giving a warm welcome to Dioloto , a container-based sanitation service based in Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar, and the newest member of the Container Based Sanitation Alliance ( CBSA ) family! Although we’re located nearly half a world apart, Dioloto has drawn close inspiration from SOIL’s....
Sanitation is not an issue of privilege. It is not an optional upgrade to someone’s quality of life. It’s a human right. Haiti’s constitution declares that every citizen has the right to suitable housing . The United Nations agrees with this , stating that the lack of access to safe, sufficient, and....
