The Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild, in conjunction with Clean the World, has called soapmakers to action in the Haitian relief efforts.  Clean the World accepts soap donations, melts them down and turn them into new soap, and distributes this rebatched soap to people in need.

While we at Sarva focus on creating beautiful, artistic soaps for you, we believe soap is a basic necessity.  Scientists have recently confirmed  that overuse of antibiotics is causing dangerous pathogens to mutate — and actually thrive — and become drug-resistant.  Soap attacks problems at the source:  Sanitation is the best, most basic way to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses. Bar soap, including handcrafted soap, is indeed antibacterial, even without potentially harmful antibacterial chemicals added… and what’s more, regular bar soap doesn’t kill the beneficial bacteria that live on our skin.

Sarva usually donates soap to a local homeless shelter, but in these circumstances, we have chosen to divert the majority of our routine donation to Clean the World.  Sarva has donated 40 pounds of soap to the cause.

Right now, soap is greatly needed in Haiti. It will directly help prevent the spread of disease and, thus, further loss of life and devastation.  Clean the World already has stores of soap ready to go to Haiti, and needs your financial support to make this happen.

This is a unique, practical, and directly implementable way to get help where it’s needed right now.  Please consider donating to Clean the World so they can continue their invaluable work.

Thank you so much.