CNN Hero Derreck Kayongo , a Uganda native , started the Global Soap Project in 2009 . Kayongo , 41 , is familiar with the stress that poverty and displacement can create . The group recycles partially used hotel soaps and sends them to impoverished nations . Kayongo says many children are dying because they lack access to basic sanitation . TL;DR Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes .
CNN Hero Derreck Kayongo , a Uganda native , started the Global Soap Project in 2009 . The group recycles partially used hotel soaps and sends them to impoverished nations . Kayongo says many children are dying because they lack access to basic sanitation . TL;DR Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes .