Written by Rob Goodier for Engineering for Change on July 8, 2012 Sasha Kramer's enthusiasm for recycling poop is contagious. After hearing from her, it's not hard to imagine the need to give your indoor bathroom a Stone-Age rennovation. She developed EcoSan latrines that store human waste in....
Dear friends, We are trying to be vigilant in sending a note each month on the 12th as our commemoration to the earthquake victims in Haiti, those who are still struggling to recover and those that were lost. The months fly by so quickly and sometimes it feels like so little has changed, and then I....
SOIL, in partnership with UNICEF, hosted the first Sustainable Sanitation Conference in Haiti on June 12-13, 2012. Over 150 people from over 50 groups, organizations and government ministries attended. This review summarizes the key lessons presented and discussed at the Sustainable Sanitation....
Written by Lauren Ward for National Geographic on July 6, 2012 SOIL (Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods) won first place at this year’s UNCCD’s Land for Life Award ceremony and will receive $40,000 to support the development of an integrated agricultural livelihood learning center and....
Fantastic news from the experimental garden at Pernier: A batch of cabbages came in last week, some grown with SOIL compost, some without. The cabbages grown without compost looked perfectly fine, but the SOIL compost cabbages looked magnificent! Everyone in the office was excited to see the results....
Did you miss the Sustainable Sanitation Conference? Don't worry, we'll have video footage, presentations and further information available soon. In the meantime, check out one of SOIL's tried and true educational tools: the Eleven Steps to Using a Urine Diversion Toilet. We've used the Eleven Steps....
Konferans asenisman ekolojik nan pòtopwens nan dat 12, 13 jyen 2012, se te 2 jounen ki te empòtan anpil pou peyi Dayiti, paske peyi a genyen yon gwo pwoblèm sanitasyon depi plis pase 25 lanne. Se te yon moman bwase lide. SOIL kòm lidè nan domèn sanitasyon ekolojik te pwan devan pou yon dezyèm fwa....
Last week's Sustainable Sanitation Conference was an incredible success. The two-day conference, held in Port au Prince and co-hosted by SOIL and UNICEF, was attended by over 150 people representing more than fifty groups and organizations. Over two days, participants shared information about....
( Li vèsyon kreyòl la anba a) Thank you all for being here today. It is a pleasure to see so many people interested in sustainable sanitation. Many of us have shared this dream for some time, organizing a space where we can come together and share our experiences. I want to thank everyone who has....
At long last Bobo arrived home in Haiti today and was received by the entire SOIL team at the airport, complete with loud instruments and dozens of Haitian flags. He looked as fresh as a spring day, don’t know how he did it after such a long flight, maybe it was just the relief of finally being home....
