What the Project Does

UNCC Hands of Hope will establish community-based production hubs capable of working toward 500 quality handmade soap bars per production hub per production day.

The project has two interconnected purposes: provide free soap to people experiencing significant vulnerability and develop a sustainable production enterprise that creates training and income opportunities.

The proposed product range includes White Soap, Yellow Lemongrass Soap, Blue Soap, African Black-Inspired Soap, Oatmeal Gentle Soap, Aloe Vera & Coconut Soap, and an Unscented Gentle Soap.

Complementary livelihood activities may include household candle making and simple body-moisturising products, subject to applicable quality and regulatory requirements.

Why Soap Matters

For someone experiencing poverty or displacement, soap can represent much more than cleanliness.

A Senior should be able to wear clean clothes when attending church, mosque, a hospital appointment, market or community gathering. A child mother should be able to attend school, training or community activities with dignity and confidence. Vulnerable families should be able to maintain cleaner homes without having to choose between buying soap and meeting other essential needs.

Cleanliness supports dignity. Dignity supports participation. Participation creates opportunity.

Who We Support

Priority GroupProject SupportSeniors (Age 65+)Regular free soap and hygiene supportChild MothersFree soap, training and income opportunitiesVulnerable Children & FamiliesHousehold hygiene assistancePersons with DisabilitiesInclusive hygiene and livelihood supportRefugees & Host CommunitiesAssistance according to assessed vulnerabilityHospitals & WardsHygiene-product support according to identified need and approvalOlder Prisoners & Mothers in PrisonHumanitarian soap support, subject to official approvalBabies of Vulnerable MothersHygiene supplies and nappies where resources permit

Handmade With Quality and Care

PAS soap is intended to be handmade primarily from carefully selected plant-derived oils and natural ingredients, without unnecessary synthetic detergents.

Production will follow controlled formulations, batch recording, safe handling, appropriate curing, quality testing, packaging and applicable Ugandan regulatory requirements before products are released for distribution or sale.

Natural ingredients may include suitable vegetable oils, coconut oil, shea butter, oatmeal, aloe vera and lemongrass, depending on the approved formulation.

From Skills to Sustainable Income

The project is designed as more than a donation program.

Training → Production → Quality Soap → Humanitarian Distribution + Sales → Income → Reinvestment → Community Support

Child mothers, vulnerable women and other eligible community members can receive practical training in soap making, packaging, quality control, inventory management and basic enterprise skills.

Part of approved production can be distributed free to vulnerable beneficiaries, while another part can be sold to help maintain the project and create sustainable livelihood opportunities.

Supporting Seniors' Health

Where the project generates an approved surplus, UNCC proposes reinvesting part of that income into humanitarian priorities.

This may include assistance toward prescribed medication for eligible vulnerable Seniors, including medicines prescribed for conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and mental-health conditions, as well as nappies and essential hygiene supplies for vulnerable babies.

Prescription medicines would only be supported through appropriately authorised health and pharmacy channels and according to valid prescriptions.

Our Production Goal

At full planned capacity:

TargetPlanned CapacityPer production hub/dayUp to 500 barsPer hub/5 production daysUp to 2,500 barsFour hubs/dayUp to 2,000 barsMaximum theoretical annual capacityUp to 480,000 bars

Actual production will depend on funding, demand, staffing, curing requirements, raw-material availability, quality assurance and regulatory requirements.

Where We Work

Rhino Camp • Eden Settlement • Terego District • Kiryandongo • West Nile, Uganda

Our aim is to take locally produced soap from the hands of trained community members directly to the people who need it most.

Support Hands of Hope

One bar of soap can support cleanliness.
One skill can create an income.
One opportunity can strengthen a family.

Your support can help UNCC establish production facilities, install solar power, purchase equipment and raw materials, train vulnerable community members, package quality soap and deliver free hygiene products to people experiencing hardship.

DONATE TO UNCC HANDS OF HOPE

Help us turn soap into dignity, skills into livelihoods, and local production into lasting community support.

UNCC Hands of Hope Soap Project — PAS
Made with Care. Supporting Seniors. Empowering Child Mothers. Strengthening Communities.

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