Cambodia Archives - Earth Company

Organization

Eco-Soap Bank

Active In

Cambodia, Nepal

Cause

Hygiene & Sanitation

SDGs

• SDG 5
• SDG 6
• SDG 12

Support Starts

2022

Support Ongoing

THE MISSION

"Saving lives with recycled soap"

525,000

children under-five, die each year due to preventable hygiene diseases

40%

of global population have limited access to handwashing

43%

of schools lack handwashing facilities (meaning up to 800 million children do too)

250,000,000±

soaps are discarded, every year directly from factories

WHAT THEY DO

Improving Health, Reducing Waste, and Empowering Women – all together!

Giving new life to discarded soap

Eco-Soap Bank rescues quality soap from hotels and manufacturers—diverting it from landfills—so it’s completely zero-waste. Currently, leftover soap are being sourced from soap factories in the U.S., with it being recycled into new soap and distributed to those who need them at five locations in Asia and Africa

Empowering women, and saving children

Eco-Soap Bank then employs local disadvantaged women, from each region, to transform the leftover soap into clean new bars affordable enough for communities that lack access. By becoming soapmakers, the women are provided a stable source of income. More than that, these women play an important role as “Hygiene Ambassadors” in promoting good hygiene habits to their families and communities.

The end product, recycled soap, is distributed by UN agencies and international NGOs to schools, medical facilities, and several areas that lack proper sanitation or hygiene supplies. These program also provide education on proper hygiene practices.

OUR SUPPORT

Scaling the impact to reach save more lives one soap at a time

Soap Machines

Marketing Support

Fundraising – A total of US$55,000± was collected through a combination of crowdfunding and individual donations. This funding enabled the purchase, installation, and management of three machines at the Cambodian factory, as well as providing employment for 15 more women. The machines will be used to supply soap to 430,000 Rohingya refugees residing in camps in Bangladesh.

The marketing support we have provided for Eco-Soap Bank so far encompasses two parts. First, we conducted a product photoshoot of Eco-Soap Bank's soaps. Additionally, we supported their digital marketing efforts by providing social media content and templates for future use.