A Soap Making Success in Africa
Thursday May 25, 2006
I've posted lots of articles about successful soap makers who have taken the plunge to grow their soap making habit into a full time business. All kinds of people - men, women, young, old, urban, rural - have found soap making a challenging, but rewarding endeavor. Here's another great article, but this time it's from the other side of the globe, from Kenya, Africa. You could change out the names and places and it would read just like an American success story - the story is the same. Develop a good product that you believe in, know your market, market your product creatively and tirelessly, perservere, take advantage of "breaks", and above all, keep making a quality product. Whether on the Western or Eastern hemisphere, those are the steps to success in this or any business.Read the Article...
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Dear Dave,
Could you forward me contact informaton and perhaps a Word version of the article you are citing in your blog entry entitled “A Soap Making Success In Africa” ? I am having trouble accessing the article via the website as my internet link is very slow (I am e-mailing from Kenya, Africa).
I am a nurse working in the Nyalenda slums of Kisumu, Kenya. I hope to set up a hand washing program which will include access to fresh water and soap. As a means of sustainable funding to support this endeavor I am researching the feasibility of a soap making program.
I will be residing in Kenya until April, 2010 and can phone via Skype any afternoon US East Coast time/ evenings Kisumu time. I would very much appreciate your guidance and expertise in soap making, as well as any contact information you may regarding the African program you cite in your blog.
I look forward to your reply.
Kind Regards,
Christine Pence, RN, MSN, OCN
on behalf of the OGRA Foundation
My name is Anton Dormer. I am president of a nonprofit biotech company located in South Lancaster. (www.dobitherapeutics.org). I am looking to work with a NGO in African would create a sustainable project that will create jobs and prevent disease. I am also on Skype and would like to speak with Christine Pence. Thank you for your consideration and I look forward in speaking with you in the very near future. Best regards.