Parent-Child Sustainability Workshop
Soap Cycling is all about kids. The soap we distribute in developing countries such as the Philippines, Cambodia, China, and Malaysia is mostly directed toward WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) programs that focus on improving the health of children under 5—those who are most vulnerable to diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia and diarrheal diseases. In developing Asia, these three diseases account for 1/3 of all under-5 deaths. Caring Creativity Community Cultivate understanding for Give free reign to your child’s Let your child use soap—a those less fortunate and how sense of wonder and fun—all common, everyday item—to the next generation can help while learning about science, raise awareness of the issues those in need. the environment, and facing Hong Kong and the planet. developing world issues.
Work rkshop Details Summary A fun and meaningful event for kids and parents. While parents work scraping and sanitizing used soap for shipment to underprivileged communities, their children can learn about the importance of hygiene and sustainability. Kids will join in the action, helping to sort soap by color and shape. Next they will use powdered soap, food coloring, and their own imagination to create soap art (which they can take home for a souvenir). Finally, each child will receive a personalized certificate recognizing their participation. Check out the fun on this video with one of our corporate partners from this past fall semester. Participants: Up to 50 (parents and kids) Duration: 3 hours 1) Soap Cycling’s Kwai Hing Warehouse Locations: 2) Your office or other community space Impact: Preparing the next generation to live in a sustainable and clean environment Duration Activity Description :15 Sustainability/Hygiene Briefing Explain the importance of soap and protective the environment :45 Soap Sorting Kids sort soap based on color/shape :15 Break Colored pencils and paper time for the more energetic :30 Soap Art Making Creating new colored soap creations with powdered soap; free to take home :15 Certificate Ceremony Present every child with a personalized memento certifying their participation
Sustainability/Hygiene Briefing Prior to the workshop starting, a Soap Cycling representative will provide a brief speech giving background on our organization, talk about what we will accomplish during the workshop, and focus on 3 main messages: The importance of proper hygiene with • questions to the young participants about the most important times to wash hands. Sustainability as an issue and how they • can adjust their lifestyles to live greener. The science of soap and how it works. • Where it comes from, what it does, and why it is so important to keep kids healthy. Note: can be given in Cantonese, English, or Mandarin
Soap Sorting A Fun and Easy Way to Give Back Kids will go through our stockpile of used soap to sort by color, shape, and size. Helping us to separate soap this way will improve our efficiency while also confronting our small friends with the wastefulness of modern life.
Break During a quick break to catch our breath, the young ones can take this opportunity to prime their creative spirits. We encourage them to write messages encouraging the downstream soap recipients
Soap Art Making Indulge Your Creative Side Using soap powder, food coloring, and warm water, participants will get a chance to bring their imagination to life. The end result: a unique creation that you can take home as a souvenir.
What a are the Parents D Doing? While the kids are taking part in their Kids can also take part in soap scraping if the activities, parents will volunteer cleaning parents feel that they are old enough to soap by scraping off any detritus. If kids are handle the putty knife. We also have some quite young, parents can also assist them. metal spoons available for safer scraping.
Certificate Ceremony
Refer eren ences es • Soap Cycling Website: www.soapcycling.org • Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/soapcycling • YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8_lRGD6Pk8TUtU1tTnR0zA • Twitter Account: www.twitter.com/Soap_Cycling • Instagram Account: www.instagram.com/soap_cycling Kids Workshop Videos: • Baptist Oi Kwan: Summer 2016 workshop with a local NGO serving underprivileged HK kids • Davis Polk: November 2016 corporate session at our warehouse • Credit Suisse: October 2016 corporate session at ICC • Discovery Bay: December 2016 public session for kids at the DB Foreshore Pitch
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