Hurricane Fiona struck the eastern provinces of
the Dominican Republic (DR) on September 19th, causing major flooding
and damage to thousands of homes in that region. Our wonderful team in DR jumped right into
action, partnering with the local charity community to distribute the first
1,000 bars of recycled Clean the World soap.
Beneficiaries included the community of Las Terrenas located on the
Samana peninsula along the northeastern coast of the island. Floodwaters can increase the transmission of some
communicable diseases, including gastrointestinal infections. As such, handwashing becomes critically
important at these times as an effective way to help prevent acquiring and
transmitting infectious diseases. In
response, Clean the World Foundation strives, as quickly as possible, to get
soap into the hands of those individuals most in need after a natural disaster
such as Hurricane Fiona.
