(Global Soap Project) – For the 5th year, CNN has asked its viewers for nominations for their everyday “heroes” – people that make a difference in the world. This year, one of our supporters, Jack Harvey, from Knoxville, TN nominated Global Soap Project founder Derreck Kayongo for the award. When his profile aired in June, we were inundated with emails, phone calls and LOTS OF SOAP from hotels all over the country, all in support of our mission to improve global health.
(Derreck has been passionate for humanitarian work for the last fourteen years while working for distinguished organizations like Amnesty International as Regional Director and now as Sr. Advocacy Field Coordinator at CARE. During this time, his passion to do more led him to start a project called the Global Soap Project with the goal of recycling partially used bars of soap from the Hotel Industrial complex into new bars that are then turned around and donated to the vulnerable populations around the world.)
The winner of the award will be voted on by you, the public, and will receive $250,000 to further their cause. A live tribute show, hosted by Anderson Cooper at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, will culminate in the announcement of the CNN Hero of the Year on December 11th.
You can help Derreck win!
Visit the CNN Heroes page now and vote for Derreck! You can vote up to 10 times a day – this is a campaign we can all get behind. Thanks again for your support!