The Global Soap Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to improve global health. The leading causes of death for children globally are hygiene-related illnesses, and hand washing with soap is the single most effective way to prevent these illnesses. Hotels in the United States alone discard an estimated 2.6 million bars of partially-used or unused soap on a daily basis. The Global Soap Project works to collect partially-used and discarded soap from hotels, recycle it into new bars, and distribute the new soap through global health programs to people in need around the world.
In March 2013, Humanitarian Support Foundation had the pleasure of assisting this organization by shipping a full container of new soap to Haiti. More than 90,000 bars of soap were distributed in schools, accompanied by comprehensive hand washing and hygiene education.
In April 2013, Humanitarian Support Foundation shipped another container of new soap to Sierra Leone to assist with the prevention of a cholera outbreak. The soap was distributed by hospitals to children and families living in and around Freetown. These families, who live in extreme poverty, do not have access to soap because it is either not available or unaffordable.