Soil haiti presentation SXSW Eco

SOIL promotes dignity, health, and sustainable livelihoods through the transformation of wastes into

resources.

Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods

Haiti: The Pearl of the Antilles

Food Insecurity

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.

Globally, 2.5 billion lack access to improved sanitation.

Preventable nutrient loss

EcoSan dry toilet

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

Nutrient-Rich Compost!

Agricultural Growth

EkoLakay:Sustainably Increasing Access to Sanitation

Marketing to people at the “base of the pyramid”

Creating Sustainable Solutions

www.oursoil.org