The global water crisis affects everyone—but not equally. In Haiti, nearly 50% of the rural population lacks reliable access to clean water. Even in cities where water systems are more developed or accessible, supplies can still be contaminated—sometimes visibly so, with oil-slick surfaces appearing....
SOIL is lucky to have a Board full of compassionate, thoughtful practitioners who bring expertise, lived experience, and a shared commitment to Haiti’s future. It’s our pleasure to welcome each new Board member with an interview that lets our readers know a little more about who they are and their....
Last week, members of SOIL’s research team traveled to Boulder, Colorado to share recent findings with water and sanitation practitioners and researchers at the 2026 Colorado WASH Symposium (March 12-13). Miselie Fanor Pierre, SOIL’s Research Project Manager, and Rhodenischelah (Rhode) Limage....
Energy, collaboration, and community pride were on full display during a two-day EkoLakay outreach and sales event in the commune of Katye Morin (Quartier-Morin), where SOIL’s team worked side-by-side with residents to expand access to safe, dignified sanitation. The event combined community....
On Tuesday, March 17, Sunrise Airways opened a new flight route between Boston Logan International Airport and Cap‑Haïtien. SOIL’s Executive Director, Sasha Kramer, was aboard one of the inaugural flights and joined an opening ceremony on March 18 with members of the Haitian community. “We remain....
On January 20, 2026, Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) and DINEPA , Haiti’s National Directorate for Drinking Water and Sanitation, finalized a landmark agreement that marked a major achievement for urban sanitation worldwide. The agreement represents the first government-funded....
Le 20 janvier 2026, Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) et la DINEPA , la Direction Nationale de l’Eau Potable et de l’Assainissement d’Haïti, ont finalisé un accord historique marquant une avancée majeure pour l’assainissement urbain à l’échelle mondiale. Cet accord représente le....
In 1779, before the United States became a sovereign nation, more than 500 Black soldiers from Saint-Domingue crossed the Atlantic to fight in the American Revolutionary War. They fought at the Siege of Savannah , one of the most brutal battles of the revolution, as part of the Chasseurs-Volontaires....
The 20th anniversary of Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) is a time for celebration and, also, a time to pause, look back, and honor the dedication and sacrifice of the many individuals who have worked over the past two decades to build SOIL into what it is today: a locally-run....
At SOIL, our mission is to expand safe sanitation access to every corner of Cap-Haïtien. But what happens when the neighborhoods we want to serve are up steep and densely vegetated hills that our Poopmobile collection vehicles (as heroic as they are) simply can’t climb? Our fleet of three-wheelers....