• This resource provides an introduction to ecological sanitation, featuring a video about a team in Haiti that transforms human waste into nutrient-rich agricultural fertilizer.
• Students will learn about this innovative method that is more cost-effective and also better for the planet than synthetic, fossil fuel-dependent fertilizers.

Positives

• This short video is lighthearted with an engaging narrator and provides footage of this ecological sanitation team at work.
• This resource provides an inspiring look at one way that a country has set up a healthy sanitation system while also supporting its own economy.

Additional Prerequisites

• The National Geographic article "Human Waste to Revive Haitian Farmland?" may not immediately load from the link, so a search using keywords from the article title may be necessary.
• The Dr. Sasha Kramer link is broken, but more information about her can be found on SOIL's website.
• There is an ad at the end of the video.
  

Differentiation

• Before watching the video, use a KWL chart to have students brainstorm what they already know about both Haiti and fertilizers and then generate questions they have about turning human waste into fertilizer.
• Ask students to use the embedded link to SOIL's website and write persuasive paragraphs or create posters describing the organization and its many benefits.
• Provide students with the opportunity to explore the 15 other links provided within this resource.
• Pair students up to conduct more research on ecological farming practices, using resources such as this subtitled video about the benefits of regenerative farming practices or this resource about ecological farming practices in Spain.

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