SOIL’s success leads to 1000th toilet

It’s a time of celebration for Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) – we just installed our 1,000th EkoLakay household toilet! SOIL is developing a transformative social business model for the sustainable provision of urban household sanitation and ecological waste treatment services in Haiti. In SOIL’s EkoLakay social business pilot, SOIL employees collect and transport wastes…

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Sneak peek into our Q4 beneficiaries

We are thrilled to give you a sneak peek into our fourth quarter Humanist giving beneficiaries. Remember, these beneficiaries will show up on the Now Supporting page of our website on October 1 and you can change the amount you give to each beneficiary by going to your My FBB page in the top right-hand…

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Q3 2014 beneficiary, SOIL, continues critical sanitation work

SOIL was deeply honored to be chosen as a Q3 2014 Poverty and Health beneficiary. Here at SOIL we are developing sanitation businesses that fight poverty and improve public health in Haiti. In addition to Foundation Beyond Belief's previous report on our progress, the $11,095 grant from FBB this past fall helped SOIL to expand some of…

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Update on SOIL, our most recent Poverty and Health beneficiary

SOIL, our Q3 2014 Poverty and Health Nominee was awarded $11,095 grant to further their program.  Meet one of their clients and see what SOIL has to say about their program:"I was very happy that I was able to receive a second model toilet for my home. I had a few problems with the first model, but then…

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Deserving organizations benefit from strong Q3 2014 giving results

The grants we provide to our featured beneficiaries each quarter are funded by our monthly giving members. Each quarter we see a steady increase in total member giving, and therefore an increase in the support we can give to our beneficiaries. This quarter, our Natural World beneficiary was Rainforest Foundation US. Their techniques are to…

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How can you make soil out of poop?

SOIL, our Poverty and Health beneficiary for Q3 2014, is using new and innovative approaches to solve a problem created when people live in tight quarters without sufficient sanitation programs. Throughout the world, people have dealt with this issue through their own rites, cultural practices, and necessities. However, in many parts of the world, proper…

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Closing the Book on Our 3rd Quarter Beneficiaries

As the 3rd quarter of 2014 comes to a close, we'd like to take a look back at the many ways that our beneficiaries this quarter put your contributions to good use in putting humanism into action. Poverty and Health: Sustaining Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL).  SOIL is doing important work in Haiti building ecological sanitation…

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SOIL is not just about poop — it is about people

Soil is a product that we often take for granted. It is largely present here in the United States, and it is necessary our farming and food structure. However, in the developing world, healthy soil is not prevalent, leading to a host of problems. Next time you walk by your bathroom, take a peek at…

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Meet our third-quarter beneficiaries

It’s time for a new quarter and a new slate of featured beneficiaries! Get to know our new charities for the third quarter of 2014:   Human Rights: Footsteps Footsteps is a New York-based organization that helps people from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community leave this insular way of life. Most leave with a limited knowledge…

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