(John Bazemore/AP) Derreck Kayongo displays bars of soap he has stored in the basement of his Lawrenceville, Ga., home. Kayongo has collected five tons of lightly used bars through his Global Soap Project, which melts them down, sterilizes them and reshapes them before sending them to refugees back in Uganda.
Ugandan Refugee Turns Hotel Soap to Hope
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OCTOBER 16, 2009
Associated Press

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.
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Now America's bountiful soap bars have prompted Kayongo to launch the Global Soap Project, an effort to help his country's poorest — one used bar of hotel soap at a time.