Soap Aid in India

Soap Aid was started in Australia by Mike Matulik fo Concept Amenities. A way of recycling used soap and distributing it to developing  countries in the region. Here is an excerpt from a recent email update

As some of you are aware I have just returned from a week in India for strategic workshops with our local Soap Aid distribution teams (Rotary) there, meetings with government officials, a media launch, as well as visiting several very poor villages to better understand the communities and conditions we will be targeting with our recycled soap.

This was my 4^th trip to India and it continues to surprise me. Extreme population, pollution, traffic, history.. and poverty.. yet the people are wonderfully gentle and happy.. however sickness and disease, particular for children under 5, is just unacceptable. This is why we have targeted India with our soap, starting in the Bihar region, a very poor part of the world.

An incredible trip – the media launch was a great event, with an audience of over 600, building good awareness and understanding of the program.

We also have our 1st FCL shipment enroute to India, arriving before Christmas, containing 140,000 x bars of Soap Aid soap.

So thank you all for being part of this amazing and important initiative, directly or indirectly. Well done, so far!

to see more about Soap Aid – visit the website www. soapaid.org