SOIL promotes dignity, health, and sustainable livelihoods through the transformation of wastes into resources. Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods

Haiti: The Pearl of the Antilles

Ecological destruction in Haiti

Haiti’s debt to France: $27.1 billion Years it took to pay off: Over 100 The consequence? Massive social and ecological damage

Haiti’s soil is eroding at a rate of over 36.6 million metric tons per year

Only 25% of people in Haiti have access to a toilet.

Preventable nutrient loss

1/6 of the Haitian population has been sickened by cholera

How It Works: The Poop Loop!

Transforming wastes into resources since 2006

EcoSan dry toilet

EkoLakay

Sustainably Increasing Access to Sanitation SOIL’s EkoLakay social business pilot is now providing household sanitation services to over 2,500 people with plans to expand to over 7,000 people in the next year.

The Poopmobile!

Waste Transformation SOIL’s two waste treatment facilities transform human waste into more than 150,000 gallons of safe, organic, agriculture-grade compost each year

Improving Public Health Perhaps human waste, the cause of so many problems for Haiti, could actually be one of its saving graces thanks to the hard work of SOIL…” – International Political Forum, August 20, 2013

Making Compost! SOIL has sold over 70,000 gallons of compost in Haiti

Agricultural Growth SOIL’s compost was found to increase sorghum yields by 400%

Working with students, gardeners, community groups, reforestation projects, churches, and others, SOIL is planting seedlings nourished with SOIL compost all over the country - ensuring that together we are growing a stronger, more vibrant Haiti. Nourishing Hope

Sowing the Seeds SOIL’s agronomy interns promote the sustainable farming methods they learn at SOIL around the country.

Creating a Sustainable Solution SOIL’s innovative focus on social business development has the potential to vastly expand global sanitation access in an affordable, sustainable way, while creating new jobs and livelihoods.

Exponential Impact In , SOIL shared information with over 11,000 people, from our neighbors in Cite Soleil to Peace Corps volunteers in Kyrgyzstan. We know that when more people are empowered through education, we can accelerate change in Haiti and in communities around the world.

What Makes SOIL Different? +Cultural fluency +Local sourcing +Inclusivity +Sustainability +Expertise

SOIL Haiti

This is a land so vibrant and alive that laughter will come bursting through as imperious as the sun and the spirit will survive resilient as the soil. Dennis Brutus 1978 Love; the Struggle

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