Providing safe sanitation doesn't end when a toilet container is collected from a household. What happens to the waste afterward matters just as much. For SOIL, the transformation of human waste into nutrient-rich compost is a core part of our model — one that turns a public health challenge into an....
On Saturday, May 2, 2026, a city-wide clean-up effort was organized by the municipality of Cap-Haïtien along the boulevard. To support the initiative, SOIL donated four wheelbarrows, four rakes, and four shovels to community members participating in the event. The clean-up was held as part of Samdi....
Courtesy Visit of DINEPA Director General Ing. Théophil OSTINVIL to SOIL/EkoLakay, Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien — March 21, 2026 On the eve of World Water Day, DINEPA Director General Ing. Théophil OSTINVIL came to Cap-Haïtien to visit SOIL's facilities and meet with SOIL's Executive Director Sasha....
Visite de courtoisie du Directeur général de la DINEPA, l'Ing. Théophil OSTINVIL, à Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL/EKO LAKAY), Cap-Haïtien, une entreprise spécialisée dans la collecte et la transformation des matières fécales en compost Cap-Haïtien — 21 mars 2026 À l'aube de la....
From March 16–18, government representatives and technical experts from across northern Haiti gathered at the Retrouvailles Hôtel in Cap-Haïtien for a workshop convened by Haiti's Ministry of the Environment on the country's Third National Communication on Climate Change — a report submitted to the....
SOIL's success in delivering safe sanitation services is owed in large part to our network of dedicated and brilliant partners. One such comrade is Tracey Keatman, a development professional with over 25 years experience in public health, water and sanitation, and environmental sectors. A WASH....
In January of this year, SOIL had the delight of hosting the first visitor trip to Haiti since 2021. In the reflections below, our board members share what they experienced during their visit to Cap-Haïtien—offering stories that reveal a country that remains vibrant and fueled by hope. During your....
SOIL recently collaborated with a group of statisticians from Statistics Without Borders (SWB) to develop a (drum roll please) data quality monitoring dashboard! The aim of this project? Bring critical program data that had previously been managed across multiple sources into one centralized system....
Kriz dlo mondyal la afekte tout moun—men pa egalman. Nan Ayiti, prèske 50% nan popilasyon riral la pa gen aksè fyab ak dlo pwòp . Menm nan vil kote sistèm dlo yo pi devlope oswa pi aksesib, dlo a ka toujou kontamine—pafwa vizibleman, ak sifas ki sanble lwil ki parèt sou dlo yo tire nan pi yo. Pandan....
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....