Her name is Joachim Gracius Philomene, but everyone knows her as Madame Bwa, or just Manman (the Creole word for "mother"). But no matter what you call her, the Ambasadris of SOIL North Haiti plays a crucial role in our work. Since the inception of SOIL in 2006, she has been spreading the word and....
Jean Delinoit works at SOIL as part of the agricultural team, helping to water the experimental gardens, take care of the animals, and working with the rest of the agriculture team on project implementation. He sees first-hand the benefits of SOIL compost in terms of soil amelioration and increases....
Safety is not something SOIL takes lightly. Haiti is battling the deadliest cholera epidemic in recent history, and diarrhea is the number one killer of children under five, so making sure that our waste treatment process kills off pathogens and results in safe compost is literally a matter of life....
We are pleased to announce that our Cap-Haitien Agricultural Director, Romel Toussaint, has been awarded a scholarship to the Ecology Action six month internship! In this program, participants get involved in hands-on research in sustainable agriculture and closed-system food production using GROW....
The rain started on the evening of November 8 and fell for 2 days straight. A combination of deforested hillsides and inadequate drainage meant that the city of Cap Haitien was flooding within hours. SOIL’s office in the center of downtown was surrounded by canals of dirty water, over 3 feet deep in....
SOIL et UNICEF vous invitent à la Conférence sur l’Assainissement Durable qui se tiendra le mardi 12 et mercredi 13 juin 2012 , á l’hôtel Ritz Kinam II á Pétion-ville. Cette conférence, organisée par SOIL, se rencontreront pour émettre des échanges d’idées et d’expériences dans ce secteur en Haiti.....
The paperwork is finalized, the legalization papers are stamped, the borders are defined, and now we’ve started construction! The newest SOIL waste treatment composting facility is located in Mochinette, a small village between urban Cap-Haitien and our demonstration farm site in Limonade. The area....
Bobo is back in Cotonou, Benin. His story is long and thus far not happy: After two attempts at leaving Benin to make the long journey back to Haiti, Bobo finally reached Madrid on Friday, only to be denied his onward journey to Havana. We are still trying to confirm details of why his trans....
By Pete Mercouriou on May 10, 2012 in Mercy Corp's Global Envision. In Haiti, one nonprofit may have figured out how to make a pot o' gold out of a port-o-pot. Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods, or SOIL is dedicated to protecting soil resources, empowering communities, and transforming....
This is one story from a multi-part series on SOIL's adventures in Africa. English version below Mwen te vwayaje pandan twa jou tout lannwit poum te rive nan peyi benin dafrik e mwen te pase plizyè peyi tankou panama, kiba, lespay, mawòk, togo jis mwen te rive nan bout tè peyi benin dafrik. Objektif....
