Boom Soap

Orphans happily displaying Boom Soap

 

When was the last time you became super excited about receiving a gift of laundry soap? ?  At least 15 of the orphans in Chipulukusu can tell you exactly when because it just happened!  Gershom, the HealthEd Connect Zambian representative who took the picture of the children meeting at the church said, "Yesterday was a very good day for the children who attended the classes where I had time to take two photos with children and their Mothers [the CSS volunteers] Maurine, Esther, and Joyce.  The children were very happy to receive the Boom soap.  You can see the excitement."  Soap is a treasured gift and one the caregivers would have been as excited about as the children.  In lieu of soap, a flat stone is frequently used to painstakingly scrub dirt from clothes.