https://reasonstobecheerful.world/upcycling-leftover-hotel-soap/
"A little over 10 years ago, while teaching English in northern Cambodia, Samir
Lakhani had a soap epiphany. “I saw a village mom bathing her newborn kiddo,
but unfortunately, she was scrubbing him with laundry powder, which can be
quite harmful to the skin.” It was all the mother had to use.
According to UNICEF, 2.3 billion people around the world do not have
handwashing facilities with running water and soap available at home. This has
consequences. It’s estimated that the simple act of using soap to wash hands,
for example, can prevent up to one million deaths and can reduce the risk of
respiratory illnesses by up to 21 percent in both children and adults.
What Lakhani witnessed in Cambodia changed his life. “Ever since I have wanted
to work in soap and to connect people with proper soap,” he says. He came up
with a smart but simple idea: rescue used soap from hotel trash bins and
deliver it to communities where it could save lives."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
