Soap recycling for hotels and hygiene education for communities in need
Soap recycling for hotels and hygiene education for communities in need
“Villagers stand on jute plants surrounding a flooded house in the Gaibandha District of Bangladesh. The country is among the most vulnerable to increased flooding with climate change. “ (PHOTOGRAPH BY JONAS BENDIKSEN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION) 村民們站在孟加拉國Gaibandha區一座被水淹沒的房屋周圍的黃麻植物上。該國是最易受氣候變化影響的國家之一。 “ (JONAS BENDIKSEN攝影，NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION） CTW is proud to be a part of UNICEF’s water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program. WASH works in …
(CNN) — Next time you check out of a hotel, spare a thought for the barely touched bar of soap left behind in your room. Around the world, five million hotel soaps make their way to landfills every single day. But Clean the World aims turn those discarded slabs into a life-changing commodity.With recycling centers in the United States and Hong Kong, the …
Text by Jaana Harris (Bachelor in Nutrition & Food, Masters in Pharmacy) How Poor Hygiene Can Affect our Health Practicing good hygiene is pivotal when it comes to food preparation. It ensures that the food being eaten is safe for consumption. Poor hygiene when handling, or eating food can lead to the harmful spread of germs, which can cause food-born …
“Hygiene related illnesses claim the lives of almost 6,000 kids under the age of five every day; that’s more than malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis combined. Interestingly, the way to prevent those deaths is not a vaccine, it’s not even clean water, but just a bar of soap.” This is the way the global hygiene revolution begins — not with a …
Repost from Billionaire Magazine: Diarrheal diseases kill approximately 1.8 million people per year, predominantly children under 5 years old in Africa and South Asia. The tragedy is that these deaths are easily preventable – through simple hand-washing with soap. In the late 2000s Shawn Seipler was working for an e-commerce technology company and traveling several days a week. He was shocked …
Repost from Clean the World: In May, Clean the World Foundation was delighted to participate in two important events in the global health community. First, we attended the WASH Futures conference in Brisbane, Australia, with some of the most innovative organizations and leaders in the WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) sector. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn more about …
This summer, Clean the World Asia is hosting two summer interns. Here is a fun interview with Ben Ellsworth, a rising sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley. 1. What’s your name?My full name is Benjamin Earl Ellsworth! But most people just call me Ben. 2. Where are you from?I am from Chino Hills, California, a small suburb outside of …
This summer, Clean the World Asia is hosting two summer interns. Here is a fun interview with Victoria Umutoni,a rising senior at Emory University. 1. What’s your name?My name is Victoria Umutoni but most people call me Vicky. 2. Where are you from?I am from a small beautiful country in the heart of Africa, Rwanda 3. What are you studying …