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....
On August 20, 2025, Haiti’s Council of Ministers introduced a new leadership team for Cap-Haïtien, appointing Angie Bell as president of the municipal commission—effectively the city’s mayor. Magistra Bell brings with her a legacy of community leadership, a professional background in communications....
How can wastewater fuel homes, nourish crops, and mitigate climate change? The latest episode of the waste(d)water podcast hosted by the Nature Conservancy explores this question with guests from around the world, including Dr. Sasha Kramer, Executive Director at SOIL Haiti. Drawing on nearly two....
This week in Stockholm, the global water and sanitation community gathered for World Water Week , hosted by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) . It has been a week of powerful conversations, new partnerships, and a shared commitment to building resilient systems that deliver safe....
It is with deep gratitude and sadness that we at SOIL remember the life of our longtime volunteer and friend, Elaine Linda Covell (June 11, 1947 – June 15, 2025). Elaine was part of SOIL’s story for more than a decade. Her home served as SOIL’s official address for many years, and she faithfully....
On the humid night of August 14, 1791, deep in the forests near what is now Morne Rouge , in northern Haiti, enslaved Africans and maroons gathered in defiance of the French colonial system. This historic meeting-known as Bwa Kayiman —was both spiritual and political, and it would spark the Haitian....
Through our container-based sanitation (CBS) services in Haiti, SOIL is not only delivering safe and dignified sanitation to thousands of people in dense urban neighborhoods but also helping mitigate climate change. How? Rather than waste going into a pit latrine or septic tank (both of which have....
A special thanks to our friends at the UC Merced Agroecology Lab led by Dr. Rebecca Ryals and Julie Celestin for conducting this research in partnership with SOIL Haiti and furthering the sectoral knowledge base for ecological sanitation. Context Aerobic composting of human feces has been shown to....
SOIL is proud to be a nonprofit partner of 1% for the Planet , a global network of businesses, non-profits, and individuals working together to improve the health of our planet. 1% for the Planet connects donors—businesses that wish to help make positive environmental change—with doers—the non....
Last month, SOIL provided a statement to the NYTimes on the effects of the travel ban issued on June 4th, rescinding multiple visa categories for several countries, including Haiti. SOIL’s Executive Director, Sasha Kramer, gave insight as to how this decision hinders our ability to train, meet with....