Erin Zaikis was visiting a village in Thailand when she noticed one glaring piece of everyday life was missing. “Never once did I see soap,” she said. “A water charity had been in this village and had built two wells and deemed it a smashing success. But no one was using soap or washing their hands.” At the time, Zaikis was working with children outside of Bangkok on the border of Myanmar for an organization…
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