SCSG Annual Report 2019

Company Profile 2019 Soap Cycling Singapore 2019 Annual Report Saving Lives One Bar at a Time 001

SGSC Annual Report 2019 About us Mission and Vision Mission Vision Values Saving Lives, One Bar at a Time A world in which no soap is wasted Using hospitality waste recycling as and no one suffers from the lack of a platform to empower and connect hygiene and sanitation resources. various communities to create a more sustainable and equitable planet. 002

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Table of Contents Jackie's Forethought 02 2019 by the Numbers 09 2019 Highlights 10 Local Distribution 12 Overseas Distribution 13 Hotel Partners 14 Corporate Partners 16 Community Partners 18 Meet the Team 20 Meet the Millennials of Soap Cycling Singapore 22 Board and Financials 20 Pat’s Afterthought 22 003

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Jackie's Forethought When I first got to know about Soap ” Cycling while in Hong Kong, I was intrigued by how lightly used soap can be “rescued” and given a new lease of life to benefit whole communities, especially children from developing countries, who have little or no access to this everyday item. For vulnerable communities, the importance of a humble soap Migrant workers are an integral part of the SCSG community; bar and its potential to save lives has become all the more ap- they have also been one of our most active volunteers, taking parent in these unprecedented times – it’s that essential but the lead in several packing and distribution efforts. As our work it took a pandemic for people to realise that the simple act of expands with plans in the pipeline for liquid soap collection, we washing your hands with soap can potentially keep you safe are also looking at strengthening our distribution efforts to low- from Covid-19. income families in Singapore. So far, 70kg of soap bars have gone out to them. We also hope to put in place a part-time It’s been slightly over a year since I joined Soap Cycling Sin- employment programme for people with disabilities to work gapore (SCSG) as Partnerships Manager. What started out with us. three years ago as an organisation run by different batches of student interns has grown into a social enterprise with 12 hotel Overseas distributions have also been robust: last year alo- partners and regular volunteering, outreach and distribution ne, 430kg of soap went to children and families living in rural sessions. communities and urban slums in Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The former interns have laid a good foundation, cementing partnerships with three major hotels for routine collections. As No doubt these are challenging times, but it has been hearte- word spread about SCSG in the past year, more new hospitali- ning to see the outpouring of support from our volunteers, and ty and corporate partners have come on board to join us in this corporate and charity partners. I would also like to thank our soap recycling movement. student interns, past and present, who have been instrumental to our growth, with their injection of fresh ideas, enthusiasm Gaining a foothold in the local community is key for the Sin- and creativity into our work. We are confident SCSG can con- gapore chapter, and we’re grateful to have found a supportive tinue to grow if we come together as a community to reduce charity partner in SG Accident Help Centre, an NGO that as- soap wastage and turn this precious commodity into a life-sa- sists injured migrant workers. Through this collaboration, we ving resource that ends up in the hands of the people who have distributed 300 kg of soap to some 2,000 migrant wor- need it most. kers in the second half of 2019, and we will continue to actively channel soap to them. Jacqueline Tan, Partnerships Manager 004

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SGSC Annual Report 2019 NB20YU1MT9HBEERS DISTRIBUTION OVEASEAS 320kgs (8,000 bars) COUNTRIES DISTRIBUTED Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia & Myanmar 006

SGSC Annual Report 2019 DISTRIBUTION LOCAL 480kgs (11,750 bars) of soap bars distributed to Migrant workers & low-income Singaporeans WASTE REDUCTION 1,400kgs of soap bars saved from going into landfill VOLUNTEER WORK 1,100 volunteers contributing over 2,000 hours of service 007

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Sustainable Development Goals Soap Cycling Singapore strives to connect our local com- munity to the wider global ambitions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Utilizing the targets and frameworks of the international community helps to guide our young organization to creating additional impact. Relevant SDGs Current Impact Future Plans Provided experiential leadership expe- • Expand internship plans to inclu- riences to 16 undergraduate students de secondary school students. in Singapore, creating the social leaders tomorrow. • Create overseas service learning opportunities. Distributed 800 kg (20,000 bars) of • Expand distribution network. reprocessed soap to 10 countries in • Incorporate handwashing the region, helping to improve lives and health outcomes for vulnerable instruction with distributions. communities. Collected 1,300 kg of discarded soap • Expand hotel network. from four local hotels and two soap • Commence bottled amenity manufacturers, conserving a precious resource from being burned in the recycling. incinerator. • Increase messaging related to circular economy and zero waste lifestyle. Engaged 11 partners and 1,150 volun- • Expand partnerships with teers to help achieve our mission and schools, corporates, and raise awareness of hospitality waste. • community groups. 008

Company Profile 2019 Collect to Protect \"In many parts of the Philippines, even a In 2019, SCSG ramped up its collection efforts with five basic bar soap can hotels and two fragrance manufacturers donating 1,400 kg be expensive. There of lightly-used soap. are many poorer families that still Touching Lives Across Asia use laundry soap to shower and wash SCSG distributed 435 kg (10,875 bars) to nine countries their hair. It causes in Asia, improving thousands of lives from school children health problems in in Batam to ultra-poor families dwelling in slums and the long run. I was cemeteries in Manila. very grateful to be able to get soap from Soap Cycling Singapore to bless the disadvantaged families and children in my village.\" Nina Rotelo, domestic worker from the Philippines 009

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Keeping it Local Coming Together SCSG distributes soap locally as much as possible. 1,140 Singaporeans donated their precious time to help In 2019, we donated 368 kg to our charity partners in us achieve our mission in 2019, with 31 events and 11 Singapore serving migrant workers and low-income partners providing a platform for raising awareness. Singaporeans. \"I have to clear rubbish and Raising the Bar clean the whole day, so I use a lot of soap to keep clean all In September 2019, SCSG was officially admitted to raiSE the time. I use the donated soap to wash my hands and as a registered social enterprise operating in Singapore. also save some of the bars for shower as they smell very nice.\" Aujit, cleaner from Bangladesh 0010

SGSC Annual Report 2019 COLLECTED TOTAL DISTRIBUTED 1,400kg 803kg SINGAPORE REGIONAL 368kg 435kg » Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, » Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Nepal, Vietnam VOLUNTEERS SESSIONS 1,150 31 HOURS SERVED SEPARATE ENTITIES 2,300 11 0011

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Singapore Distributions: Keeping it Local With a commitment to distributing as much soap as possible to underprivileged communities in our home city, 2019 saw increased volumes donated to our charity partners. Part of Soap Cycling Singapore’s mission is to provide soap to com- munities who lack access to sanitation and hygiene resources or who struggle to find the means to afford it. Tai Seng Distribution Soap Cycling Singapore joined our charity partner, SG Acci- dent Help Centre (SGcare) for the official opening of their third branch in Tai Seng industrial estate, which has about 5,000 migrant workers living at the dormitories in the vicinity. SCSG distributed about 400 soap bars to over 200 workers who sho- wed up for a free health screening. \"It's remarkable how recycling soap helps build communi- ty. It's given Singaporeans and migrant workers a chance to strike up conversations and get to know one another. I can't begin to emphasise the crucial role that these soaps play in providing hygiene to the many migrant workers staying in the dormitories. This is testimony to how the humble soap bar has connected all of us, and how important up-cycling is for our society.\" Jevon Ng, director of SGcare Physiotherapy Clinic Sungei Tengah Lodge: EHS Challenge In December, local distributions took place at the Sungei Ten- gah Lodge where 40 migrant workers who completed their English/computer classes conducted by volunteers of SGcare received a certificate and also got a hand-knitted mesh bag filled with soap bars from us. Packs of soap were also given out to more than 100 workers at the EHS (environment, health & safety) Challenge organised by City Developments Limited. The workers’ welfare event had an exciting lineup of tele-matches and educational activities focusing on well-being and safety. 0012

SGSC Annual Report 2019 We are One (WAO) Since SCSG started focusing on building more robust local distri- bution channels, more than 300kg of soap have been given out to migrant workers who are injured and to those staying in purpose- built dormitories. 200 soap bars were distributed to South Asian migrant workers through the NUS Students’ Community Service Club’s Project WAO (We Are One) initiative. Great to see our youth so actively engaged, and we look forward to working with more youth groups to distribute soap to the com- munities that need it most! 2019 Local Distributions 368kg2019 Total Distributed: (9200 bars) Organisation Soap (kgs) SG Accident Help Centre 186 AmCham Singapore 50 ACMI 35 HOME 28 Red Cross Singapore 24 Ngee Soon East GRC 20 City Developments Limited 12 NUS WAO 8 Big Heroes 5 0013

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Global Distributions: A Little Soap Goes a Long Way In 2019, SCSG distributed 435 kg to 17 charities and indivi- duals in nine countries throughout the region. A simple bar of soap is one of the most effective ways to prevent diseases such as pneumonia and diarrhoea yet many communities in developing countries still lack access to this basic item. Soap Cycling is committed to partnering with hotels to divert this lifesaving resource from the landfill and put it in the hands of families and communities in need. Soap Bars to Batam Our first overseas shipment of soap reached the kids at Little Angel Bukit Timor in Batam in late July! The school is one of the five kindergartens run by Yayasan Dunia Viva Wanita, one of our regional charity partners that does fantastic work in rea- ching out to children from the slum areas. \"Soap is considered a luxury in the slum areas. The children Bangladesh: Sanitation at Schools don't know much about hygiene and sanitation because their families' priorities are food and shelter. The soap donated by Soap distribution to the children from the kindergarten foun- Soap Cycling Singapore was distributed to the children and ded by former migrant worker Rahman. Located in the village families in the slums, and our teachers taught the kids proper of Atorshova in Papna, Bangladesh, the pre-school is a reali- handwashing before and after meals.\" sation of Rahman’s dream to provide the girls and boys in his village with a basic education. Thanks for being our soaper Nurul Ariyani, executive secretary of Yayasan Dunia Viva hero, Rahman! Wanita, a Batam-based NGO that runs kindergartens for slum children 0014

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Himalayan Hygiene “With SCSG’s support, we were able to reach out to a Last December our reprocessed soap wide group of people and was distributed in the Neora Valley of introduce affordable and West Bengal (bordering Nepal), thanks practical means of maintaining to Project Neora IX. hygieNnGeO. WCeouinnttrryoduced the most basic tool to maintain Project Neora, which is in its ninth ins- hygiene – soaps! Each talment, is a continuing project by SMU recycled soap bar contributed Lee Kong Chian group of scholars. The to a cleaner home in the group was in the valley for three weeks village.\" to carry out various activities aimed at improving the villagers’ economic, social Juhi Agrawal, head of sponsorship for Project Neora IX, an and educational standards. SMU community initiative focusing on improving lives in the Himalayan region of Neora Valley Their project involves hygiene work- shops for school children, and has ex- tended to include supporting homestay owners in their business by introducing better hospitality techniques and hygie- ne standards. 0015

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Hotel Partners: Raising the Bar With new hotel partners being onboarded throughout 2019, Apart from operational issues, she also shared about SCSG’s our partnerships manager Jackie, along with SCSG’s student mission and the importance of sustainability in hotel interns, pounded the pavement to provide training to local operations. hospitality workers on proper soap collection and storage practices. 0016

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Corporate Partners: Lending a Helping Hand Soap Cycling Singapore relies on volunteer labour recruited from all spectrums of society to help us achieve our mission. Our corporate partners are key supporters of our mission to make Singapore a more sustainable and healthier city. Providing manpower, in-kind, and monetary donations, Soap Cycling Singapore is grateful for these generous and helpful partners. Sustaining Partner: Eurofragrance Our most-committed corporate partner, offering space for meetings, wasted soap for processing, and very precious advice on administrative matters from skilled volunteers, Eurofragance has contributed immensely to Soap Cycling Singapore’s recent development. Apart from the donation of resources, the staff of Eurofragance are also passionate about helping Soap Cycling Singapore become Singapore’s next great charity. On May 10th, a group of 15 hardworking staff joined our interns for a volunteer session at their office, preparing 40 kg (1,000 bars) of soap for distribution locally to migrant workers. Great work! Global Handwashing Day: LUSH Our one-week joint campaign with Lush Singapore to mark #GlobalHandWashingDay campaign in October ended with a Charity Pot Party at the LUSH Raffles City store– one that was filled with fun, laughter, action and meaningful conversations. Caring Community: Huge SHOUTOUT to the fantastic team at Lush, for Credit Suisse believing in our work and for your dedication and conviction in supporting small grassroots groups and Our biggest volunteer session of the year, 140 people movements! joined Soap Cycling Singapore for a fun-filled evening of quiz games, volunteering, and team bonding. By The campaign has come to an end, but the work combining fun challenges and giving back to the continues. Join us in our mission to raise awareness community, this unique event was a great opportunity and help improve hygiene and sanitation in different to introduce our mission to a new group of stakeholders communities around the region. It may just be a simple bar while also getting a good deal of work done (40 kg of soap of soap to you and me, but there are whole communities processed). that still lack access to it. At Soap Cycling Singapore, we also never lose sight of the fact that our work is about bringing different communities together and we hope more will work together with us to achieve that! 0017

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Festive Cheer: Amex SGSC Annual Report 2019 We conducted a soap scraping workshop for about 50 Amex staff in December, turning their office Christmas party into a meaningful event by setting aside two hours to reprocess some 60kg of gently used soap for the slum communities in Manila. We invited two migrant workers, Rob from Bangladesh and Yun Long from China to join us – both are seasoned volunteers with us and had plenty of tips to share on soap scraping with the participants! They guided the corporate volunteers on safe and proper soap scrap techniques. Through this simple soap activity, the Amex staff bonded and laughter filled the room against the backdrop of festive Christmas music. The more creative participants made Christmas cards and wrote wishes for the recipients. The soaps and cards were eventually handed out to children in the slums of metro Manila the next day. Says Natalie Lim, a senior manager: “We tend to take the little things in life for granted. The work that SCSG does is a great reminder of how we can collectively make small efforts to reduce waste and impact lives whilst providing a meaningful platform for corporate team bonding sessions. SCSG made the organising process seamless and hassle- free, and we look forward to having them back again soon! Looking at the pictures of the smiley children holding onto a bar of soap, I realise how meaningful our actions can be. Keep ‘cycling’!” Thank you, Amex, for making SCSG part of your festive celebrations! 0018

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Community Partners: Singapore Soaper Heroes Soap Cycling Singapore reaches out to many community organizations for opportunities to share about work, run volunteer sessions, and expand our impact. Soaper Heroes walk the streets of the Lion City every day. Join us to find your Soaper Power! \"We are glad to partner with Soap Cycling Singapore as their community- centric focus is closely aligned with our values. The soap scraping and packing sessions have helped our injured migrant workers to keep busy and occupied. We also work closely with SCSG to distribute soap in the dormitories and many migrant workers have benefitted from the soap!\" Singapore Accident Help Centre Our cornerstone charity partner, SGAHC has been the rock that has helped Soap Cycling Singapore scale up its operations from scrappy start up to impactful social enterprise in 2019. Helping us to distribute 190 kg (4,750 bars) to the local migrant worker community has helped improve hundreds of lives in. Apart from distribution, they also host our volunteer workshops at their Farrer Park, allowing us to connect with the community and get our soap processed. Sincere thanks to our friends and supporters at SGAHC! Eric Lee, Executive Director of SG Accident Help Centre 0019

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Indian Women’s Ministry of Education - ELIS Association A big shout-out to the staff at M.O.E's ELIS Singapore! They spent an afternoon The inspiring and impactful ladies scraping and packing close to 40kg of soap for a village school in Bangladesh! at Singapore’s Indian Women’s Our migrant worker volunteers were also part of this event, mingling with staff Association invited us to participate from ELIS and sharing about their experiences volunteering with Soap Cycling. in their annual Festive Bazaar to share about our work at Soap Cycling Special mention to the Staff Welfare Committee from ELIS who gave much Singapore. The fun and festivities thought and creativity in coordinating the event and the packaging of the were a great chance to connect with soaps. We look forward to partnering with more educators and students in the our community and brainstorm new New Year! ways to expand our mission in a fun environment. 0020

“Soap is so essential to keep ourselves clean and healthy, and it was shocking to hear of communities who don’t have access to proper soap bars in this day and age. I realise that this small act of kindness can help many disadvantaged groups that we may not know about.\" Faith Ong, Master Trainer from Ngee Ann Polytechnic's Office of Service-Learning 0021

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Community Partners Singapore Soaper Heroes Ngee Ann Polytechnic Very excited to share our collaboration with a \"One of the pillars of Service-Learning - group of enthusiastic students from Ngee Ann Ngee Ann Poly's signature pedagogy - is Polytechnic! As part of their Service-Learning the immersion activity. Through hands-on Programme, students from the School of Film & experience, our students gain a deeper Media Studies - FMS helped scrape about 20kg appreciation and understanding of the issue of soaps as an immersion activity, and then at hand and hence would be better equipped spent two months working on a social media to deliver high quality work for the Service- strategy for Soap Cycling Singapore. Learning client,” shares lecturer Najib Ahmad 0022

2022 SGSC Annual Report 2019 Meet the Team! Uncle Hou Migrant Worker Voices Hou Yan Ming, a migrant worker from Uncle Wang Shandong, China, got injured at a worksite accident and had sought Migrant Worker Voices assistance at our charity partner, SG Accident Help Centre. He was part of Our very best wishes to Wang Mingjia, soap for Soap Cycling Singapore's the pioneer group of migrant worker one of our migrant worker volunteers local and overseas distributions. volunteers who helps with the weekly who recently returned home to He had also helped out with hotel soap scraping and packing activity. Jiangsu, China. collections. Over the last half of 2019 with Soap Cycling Singapore, he played a big Wang is one of the many injured His work injury compensation was part coordinating the soap scraping workers who has received assistance finally settled after a year's wait and and packing work. He has even and community support from our we're happy he can finally be reunited shared about the important work that charity partner, SG Accident Help with his family! A Big Thank You for SCSG does at our outreach sessions Centre. the time spent volunteering with us, to students and teachers. Mr Wang. For the past five months, Mr. Wang \"I lost my job due to a back injury and had led a small group of migrant spent seven months in Singapore worker volunteers to scrape and pack unable to work,\" recalls Hou. \"Volunteering with Soap Cycling Singapore has helped take my mind off things, and has given me the opportunity to be involved in a meaningful cause. I am glad I could help out in small ways even though it was just for a short time.\" Thank you for volunteering with us, Mr Hou, and all the very best to you! 0023

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Meet the Team! Tracy Yeow Angelo Roxas Steven Chung Advisor Advisor Advisor Serving first as a student intern and Angelo is a Director for Cordevest Steve joined Sentosa Development subsequently as an advisor for Soap Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, working Corporation in 2009 after returning Cycling Singapore since 2018. Tracy directly with C-Suite executives. from a stint in Hong Kong in 2009, works in the Sustainability office and served as Head of Events and of City Developments Limited, a Prior to this appointment, Angelo Programmes, and was at one time leading green property developer in was the MD of Booz Allen Hamilton taking care of all the events and Singapore. ASEAN, based in Singapore. Prior to weekend/festive entertainment Booz Allen, Angelo held a number of programmes and activities on the She specialises in sustainability senior positions at Barclays in London island (outside of Resorts World). reporting, ESG financing, community and Singapore. engagements related to youths and He was a volunteer for the Children the arts and co-manages the activities Angelo is a co-founder and advisor Cancer Foundation, from 1999 to held at the Singapore Sustainability to a number of start-up companies 2004 and was Involved in volunteer Academy, a collaborative space and social enterprises and is the recruitment programmes, summer to advance climate action and UN former President of the University camp organizing and major event SDGs. She is motivated to contribute of Penn and Wharton alumni club management. Just before leaving for her time and skills to create good for of Singapore. He is also the current HK in 2004, Steven co-founded Hair the environment and society. co-chair for Cybersecurity at the for Hope with a few other volunteers. American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. 0024

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Meet the Millennials of Soap Cycling Singapore 0025

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Millennials of SCSG: The tedious task of going around collecting soaps would not have been possible without interns like Hong Jin! Hong Jin graduated in December 2019 from the Nanyang These collections really helped put things into perspective Business School at Nanyang Technological University. for me – the sheer amount of soaps which consumers Besides helping us with soap collection, he is also involved discard unwittingly, and how these bars can meet the in the housekeepers' training programme. sanitation needs of so many people out there! \"I enjoy exploring sustainable solutions and helping people Unbeknownst to many, the soap bars were also scraped in need. That's primarily why I joined Soap Cycling Singa- and packed by some of the migrant worker volunteers from pore – the organisation helps me achieve both my goals to the SG Accident Help Centre before distribution. I had the reach out to the wider community. Our mission is simple: opportunity to participate in these sessions. It's heartening channel unused or gently used soap from the hospitality to know SCSG is working with another charity here to industry to the people, especially children, who may not provide these workers (who are unable to continue have access to it. their work due to injuries) a form of psychological therapy.” I was given lots of learning opportunities, especially training Our intern, Samantha Tan, is a Year 3 engineering student at on the ground. I am involved in the hotel collections – it can N.U.S, Samantha is also an avid rock climber. be a daunting task given that we collect about 100-150kg a \"I was an ignorant millennial and didn't know much about month. But it's been an interesting experience as well! Once sustainability movements until I attended university. a month, we set off to collect soaps from our hotel partners. It has been fun working alongside my fellow intern, and also I became more involved in community projects in Malaysia meeting the hotel staff from the back of house.” and Vietnam, and saw for myself how sanitation and hygie- ne isn't the most ideal in many disadvantaged communities Meet Zheng Xiang, who's with the Operations team and and how this affects the health of the locals there. Some of helps out with soap collections/distribution and logistics. them don't even have access to water, let alone soap. It is \"I am a second-year undergraduate in Accountancy at the so important that everyone has equal access to basic sani- National University of Singapore. When I first heard about tation, as the lack of it can affect not just the health but also Soap Cycling, I was attracted by its unique social and economic outcomes. environmental causes it stands for, given how accessibility to soap and sanitation, and the waste generated from Before joining Soap Cycling Singapore, I came across an disposing soap are things most of us take for granted. article about how much more energy and resources is required to produce liquid soap as compared to a solid I had the opportunity to collect soaps which were subse- soap bar. So when I got to know about SCSG, I was quently distributed to migrant workers here and other interested to find out more and signed up to be an intern underprivileged communities in Southeast Asia. to learn more about how I can contribute to a sustainability movement here.” 0026

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Financials / Board Mr. Davis Mr. Davis is a 2016 graduate of the University of Hong Kong’s full-time MBA. He started as a volunteer with Soap Cycling in Hong Kong starting in September 2015, and later served as general manager from March 2016 to November 2019. He currently works for a New York-based think tank, the EastWest Institute, focusing on East Asian diplomacy. Mr. Steger Mr. Steger serves as the general manager of Eurofragance South East Asia. Eurofragance is a Spanish company founded in 1990 that creates and distributes fragrances. Mr. Steger has resided in Singapore for 9 years and obtained permanent residency in 2017. Mr. Ang Ms. Ang is an associate with the Hong Kong office of Sidley Austin, a multinational law firm based in Chicago. She has diverse professional experience in legal services in Hong Kong, New York, & Singapore. While focusing on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and regulatory compliance, Ms. Ang also has a passion for community service. Apart from serving on the board of a local Hong Kong nonprofit, Greensmiles HK, she was also awarded the Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award in Hong Kong for her efforts providing legal advice to refugees. 0027

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Soap Cycling Singapore 2019 Finances 2019 Total Expenditure: Program Expenses $19,926.62 $16.254 Programme Administration Fundraising Fundraising 2019 Total Revenue: Expenses $11,142 $2,512 Admin Expenses $1,161 Program Expenses $16.254 Fundraising Expenses $2,512 Admin Expenses $1,161 Corporate Hotel Collections Events 0028

SGSC Annual Report 2019 Managing Director's Afterthought Soap Cycling Singapore faces the new year full of optimism Leaving Singapore the next day, I flew to Manila to visit one for the future and pride in the impact created by a small, of our charity partners to deliver the soap prepared during but growing organization. Starting from almost nothing one the session. Kilos Bayanihan, a charity serving the street year ago, in 2019 we were able to sign up 10 new local hotel children of Malabon and Tondo, two slums on the north side partners. With the tremendous support of our donors and of the city, arranged to accept the 750 bars of soap to bol- volunteers, we were able to distribute almost 1,000 kg (or ster their activities in the slum communities. The kids I met 25,000 bars) of life-saving soap to charities all over the in Manila were ecstatic to receive our donation of something region. Our migrant worker outreach, aided by our local we all take for granted every day. Even the Christmas cards charity partners, saw almost half that amount distributed were treated as valued treasures as they communicated to help some of our most vulnerable residents stay healthy. much-needed well wishes to families suffering from difficult living situations. During the last volunteer event of 2019, I was fortunate enough to join our Singapore team to run a corporate My experience in Manila bolstered my belief that our work at volunteer session at the AMEX office. The passion and Soap Cycling is creating crucial positive change in a world enthusiasm of the volunteers and SCSG facilitators was facing an environmental crisis, rapid urbanization, and gro- infectious in the festive atmosphere. Each person who took wing inequality. I look forward to the next chapter of my part seemed to personally take pride in their work and story with an organization that provides so much support truly care about where the soap would eventually end up. to the least vulnerable communities in Asia. Soap Cycling A few volunteers even took the time to write personal Singapore has just started its story. holiday greetings on handmade Christmas cards for the beneficiaries. Patrick L. Davis, Managing Director of SCSG 0029

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SGSC Annual Report 2019 For Coporates For Welfare Organisations For Hoteliers and Manufacturers Would you like to explore a novel Would you like to explore a novel corporate volunteering idea? corporate volunteering idea? Would you like to upcycle discard soap amenities, and be an agent for We can organise a corporate We can organise a corporate volunteering and/or team bonding volunteering and/or team bonding social good? session for your team. session for your team. We can arrange to collect soap from your premises and pass it on to those in need. For Schools For Individials For Students Are you looking for a meaningful Would you like to contribute to a Are you looking for internship engagement activity for your meaningful cause? opportunities with a social enterprise? students? Find out about volunteer opportunities Find out more about our internship We are happy to partner with you to with us! programme! conduct workshops to share about hospitality waste and the importance of sanitation and hygiene. 0031