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Lenot in the lab

Inside SOIL’s Laboratory in Cap-Haitïen: How We Test Our Compost

Behind every bag of SOIL’s KonposLakay compost is a careful process to ensure it is safe, free of harmful pathogens, and ready to restore Haiti’s soils. Each batch is held to rigorous standards in compliance with the Haitian government’s requirements for processing waste as well as the World Health....

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Research blog

Enpak Done: Asosye Rechèch SOIL sou Elajisman Sanitasyon nan Okap

Sèvis sanitasyon EkoLakay SOIL la toujou gen baz sou prèv syantifik ak rechèch, epi nan kè ekip rechèch nou an genyen asosye Bridj Ozeris ak Miselie Fanor Pierre . Tou de mete anpil tan ak pasyon nan ede ekip operasyon nou an amelyore sèvis EkoLakay la, e nou te chita ansanm avèk yo nan biwo SOIL....

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Sanitation as a pathway to QOL

Sanitation as a Pathway to Improved Quality of Life

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....

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Container Based Sanitation Alliance Members

SOIL Takes the Stage at UNC's Water and Health Conference

Last week, members of SOIL’s research team ( Winnie Felix-Jean and Maya Lubeck-Schricker ) had the opportunity to attend the 2024 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's annual Water and Health Conference . The Water and Health Conference, hosted by UNC’s Water Institute , is a key event that....

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EkoLakay Toilets

Identifying Eligibility for Sanitation Subsidy: SOIL’s Test of the EquityTool

In urban areas of developing countries like Cap-Haitien in Haiti, high-quality sanitation services are often unaffordable for low-income residents, whose ability to pay typically falls well below the full cost of delivering services. For a sanitation service provider such as SOIL, setting prices for....

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Haiti Map

The Sanitation Situation in our Target Zones – What We’ve Learned So Far

In October 2023, SOIL launched a baseline survey study to collect and compile data points on sanitation access and behavior in the zones targeted for expansion in our pilot with IDB Lab’s Outcomes for Change Fund in Haiti. Comparing collected data around toilet ownership and open defecation....

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Marketing in Caracol

RBF Baseline Survey: An Investigation of Sanitation Access and Coverage in Targeted High-Risk Zones

In the pursuit of advancing sanitation initiatives in Haiti, the SOIL research team recently completed a comprehensive population-level survey in Cap-Haitien as part of our Results-Based Financing (RBF) project . During SOIL’s initial conversations with IDB Lab regarding partnership around their....

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signing on a new client

Official Launch of the First Results-based Financing Contract for Container-Based Sanitation in Haiti

SOIL is delighted to announce our groundbreaking partnership with IDB Lab’s Outcomes for Change Fund (OCF) in Haiti – the first large-scale Outcomes Fund to be implemented in a fragile country context and small island developing state. We are thrilled to be part of the first cohort of partners to be....

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Research Associates

Introducing SOIL's Research Associates

SOIL is excited to welcome two new staff members to our Research team: Miselie Fanor Pierre and Bridj Ozeris. Miselie and Bridj will be working out of our offices and work sites in Cap-Haitien, supporting the development and implementation of research projects. “Increasing our knowledge and....

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Winnie at work at our composting facility in Haiti

Meet Winnie: SOIL's Research, Innovation and Advocacy Director

We’re thrilled to introduce SOIL’s new Research, Innovation and Advocacy Director, Winnie Felix-Jean! Winnie comes to us with a background in microbiology and global public health advocacy and with many years of experience with both clinical research and project management. Winnie has worked as a....

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