SOIL Fòmasyon EkoSan 28 Mas

[ Read this information in English.] SOIL òganize tanzantan atelye pou montre SOIL sèvi ak teknoloji sanitasyon ekolojik (EkoSan) an Ayiti. Fòmasyon sa gen ladan yon rezime de pwogram yo nou, kom pa egzamp: teknoloji ke nou sèvi, leson nou te aprann nan developman teknoloji sa, e pwopozisyon pou....

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SOIL EcoSan Workshop on March 28th

[ Li enfòmasyon sa a an kreyòl ayisyen.] SOIL conducts regular one-day workshops on how SOIL’s use of ecological sanitation (EcoSan) technology in Haiti. This workshop includes an overview of SOIL’s programs, technologies used, lessons learned, and implementation suggestions. Workshops are held in....

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Under Fire

Dear friends, Just a few short months ago, I wrote to you about how the SOIL team has transformed a section of Trutier in the Port-au-Prince city dump. While we're happy to have created a lovely, lush little outpost in the sea of trash and rubble, we're even prouder of what happens there every day....

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SOIL's New Consulting Services

SOIL is happy to announce that we are now offering consultancy services in Haiti and abroad. These consultancies will allow SOIL to share valuable knowledge and experience gained in implementing Ecological Sanitation in both emergency and non-emergency contexts. In addition to our core experience in....

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Many Hands: SOIL's EcoSan Training

Haiti has often been referred to as the Republic of NGOs - no one knows exactly how many programs exist in the country, but there are easily thousands, maybe tens of thousands, operating in this country of nine million people. In this environment, NGOs can get caught up in competition with other....

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Piti Piti Zwazo Fè Nich Li

Piti Piti Zwazo Fè Nich Li “Little by little the bird makes its nest.” –Haitian Proverb Last month marked the four-year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti. Since January 12, 2010, SOIL has provided emergency sanitation services for over 20,000 displaced people. Over the past four....

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Safety First: The New and Improved SOIL Lab!

A few months ago, our team in northern Haiti moved into our beautiful, eco-friendly, cost-effective new office on our farm outside of Cap-Haitien. But we left one thing behind in our old office: the lab! Due to the unique demands of a lab space, it took a bit more time to get set up than the rest of....

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Goats, Blindfolds, and Bandits: SOIL Hosts Training for Red Cross Staff

Blindfolded participants navigating their way through a web of ropes, a forest of saplings, and around a goat? While it may sounds like some kind of strange party game, this was actually an educational demonstration during a recent SOIL workshop. SOIL hosted its first Green Recovery Reconstruction....

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SOIL 2013 Annual Report is Here!

Dear friends, The 2013 Annual Report is here! We hope you enjoy this quick summary of what we've been up to lately. It's an exciting time at the SOIL offices in Haiti these days: ecological sanitation (EcoSan) toilets built by SOIL and other organizations using SOIL's designs are providing critical....

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SOIL EcoSan Workshop on February 20

[ Li enfòmasyon sa a an kreyòl ayisyen.] SOIL conducts regular one-day workshops on how SOIL’s use of ecological sanitation (EcoSan) technology in Haiti. This workshop includes an overview of SOIL’s programs, technologies used, lessons learned, and implementation suggestions. Workshops are held in....

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