Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 9

114 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 9 the dough, stamp your biscuit, and re-roll any leftover dough,” Benton explains. “When we stamp out soap, we try to re-circulate as much of it as we can, but you always get some remnants. So, we started working with World Vision, which was initiating entrepreneurial programs in African villages. In Somalia, which is classified as one of the most dangerous places in the world, they were able to get some of our soap scraps in. And so, World Vision taught women about economics; taught them how to turn these scraps into bar soap. They then used the soap in their own homes or sold them as part of learning to be entrepreneurs.” That year, Bradford provided more than 165,000 pounds of soap base to World Vision, which translated into 75 jobs for women in those communities. In 2020, Bradford donated over 755,000 pounds, making possible even more jobs and better health clinic services. Benton notes, “In Zambia as more soap got into the community, THE SOURCE FOR PURE BIO-BASED CASTOR OIL AND CASTOR DERIVATIVES Supplying the personal care industry for over 50 years Organic products available Environmentally friendly Extensive product list ALNOR OIL CO. INC. 6160561-6146 • vegoil.source@alnoroil.com • www.alnoroil.com LINE CARD AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST