Former refugee recycles US hotel soap to rid Uganda of diarrheal diseases - Instablogs
Former refugee recycles US hotel soap to rid Uganda of diarrheal diseases
George , Kampala: Oct 13 2009
Made Popular Oct 13 2009
Uganda :
Nearly two decades after he arrived in this country, Ugandan Derreck Kayongo is still bowled over by one subtle display of American wealth: the endless array of soaps available in stores. In his African homeland, the cost of soap is out of reach for...
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John kjohnah.blogspot.com Oct 15 2009
Kampala, Uganda
Interesting! He mentions that a bar of soap is about shs.500/=, that was the old price before credit crunch(?). Now the same bar (same size, shape & composition) costs 1700/=, price of 1 dollar!

Its indeed a very innotative way to help back home. So many people will be eternally grateful, not only the refugees (those who can’t afford) but everybody who will land their hands on a free bar of soap :-)
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