I don’t believe that fighting fire with fire is the means to a peaceful end – especially as it pertains to the rights of women in developing countries. We can’t politically sway the opinions and decisions of the civil laws in these places. The means to equality is through empowerment from within. This is what […]
Soapmaking in Daichen Village
We taught three brilliant Tibetan women, Danma, Tashi Khar & Tsho Khar Skyid, the craft of soapmaking in a little village called Daichen, which is located in a Tibetan Autonomous county in province of Gansu. The soapmaking project will start with these three women with the hopes of it funding other community development projects and […]
January 21, Journal Entry
January 21, Journal Entry ~Benjamin In the ayewopo (airport) now, waiting for our flight back into the states. Because of the love and concern of many, we were able to fly down at the last second, getting the last 2 seats on the flight from Miami to Port au Prince. This quick trip was much […]
Journal Entry, 01/19
January 19, 2015 Lovin’ Soap Project Journal Entry ~Benjamin Today was the first full day up in the mountains of this quick, impromptu trip to Haiti. Mizak is a small village that sits in a vast area of mountains and valleys outside of Jacmel, a large port city on the Southern coast of Haiti. It […]
Our 2015 Spring Trip
Around the World in 41 Days The Lovin’ Soap Project is about to embark on its biggest mission yet. We will be literally circumventing Planet Earth on a 6-week journey that includes stops in North-Central China, Northern India & Southern Uganda. China On March 4th we fly west over the Pacific to Lanzhou, China in […]
Florence asked, “Will you stand hand in hand to continue to help us?”
Benjamin and I are back from Uganda where we taught soapmaking to 7 brilliant women who are now part of Project Lydia. The women are (from left to right) Deize, Edith, (Amanda), Florence, Sarah, (Benjamin), Sauda and Tabisa. During the workshops we took the time to interview each women. I asked, “ When you are […]
Uganda and Project Lydia - Empowering Women Lifts Whole Communities
“The best clue to a nation’s growth and development potential is the status and role of women.” — Historian David S. Landes, “The Wealth and Poverty of Nations” Empowering women lifts whole communities. If but one woman is given enough access to information and trained skill development, she can teach an entire enclave of other […]
Love and Community in Haiti
What would you do if you found an infant on the side of the road? That’s what happened to 27-year old Reginald of Haiti who lives with his family in a remote mountain community in Haiti called Mizak. He was on his way to Jacmel, a coastal town south of Mizak, when he noticed a […]
To All Men: Feminism is Vital Work and YOU are a Part of it
Our donor list is predominately women. As a male, it is downright embarrassing. The White Male Perspective Women around the globe possess a unique standpoint in that their experiences have certain perceptions that are shared by the entire female population. Feminist thought can be studied, explained and recorded by people like myself, but it can […]
OFEDA Soapmakers in Haiti
Print this out and send these women your happy thoughts and support! These are the women of OFEDA that we (all of us at Lovin’ Soap Project + our community + YOU) have helped to turn into soapmakers! What does this mean? Two exciting things! 1) These women now have the skills to make something […]