Trujillo Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 India’s first soap recycling programBy Heather Johanssen After spending time in Thailand, Sundara’s founder Erin met children who had never even seen or used soap. When she returned home to the United States, she learned that this was true of many other developing countries. 1,350 Indian children die of preventable, hygiene related disease each day. 70 million Indians have no access to soap or can’t afford it, according to the company. Sundara employees underprivileged women in Mumbai to collect waste soap and create new bars, which are then distributed to children in some of India’s poorest slums. ("Sundara’s mission is to reduce preventable hygiene-related deaths by creating sustainable soap recycling programs for underserved populations around the world.") I find that pretty hard to believe that there are Thai kids who have never seen soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Indian children maybe,but defiantly not Thai children,Thais shower at least 2 times a day,and where are they going to find this waste soap to recycle ?, when the soap gets to small to use I just piggy back it on the new bar,now my daughter, she wants to use a new bar,if the old one gets halved used. regards Worgeordie, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seligne2 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 This does not ring true to me as I find Thai people in general to be exceptionally clean (I'm talking bodies here...their yards maybe not so much.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Family connections have taken me into some of the more dirt-poor homes of rural Isaan. There is always at least a tatty piece of soap in the shower shed/room. I charge Erin with bull$itting for effect! Maybe some remote tribe in the far North? Proves nothing in the manner she wants to prove. Perhaps the general can sue her for defaming Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonwilly Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Well back in early 90's Wife's village in Nakhorn Nowhere, 25 Ks from nearest town, had a purpose built Hong Nam. A Frang style throne, bucket of water to flush and in the large shower area soap, shampoo too much. Always considered Thai's very clean folk better then little old me. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 In fairness she didn't say she'd met a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daoyai Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 There are blind people that have never seen soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiangmaiexpat Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 There may be a few in the mountains who don't use much soap. I've seen some quite dirty kids in tribal villages without road access. One of them had a dead bird in his right hand and sucked some sugary stuff with his other hand. He was probably building a helluvan-immune-system. Thai children who have never seen soaps, on the other hand... no, they don't exist! Cheers, CM-Expat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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