Empowering Lives Through Hygiene

Ensuring Health, Hope and Dignity for All

Ensuring Health, Hope and Dignity for All

Imagine not having any soap to wash yourself.

Imagine going to an interview without having a shower.

Imagine attending school without deodorant.

Imagine going to an important meeting without menstrual products.

How would you feel? 

Imagine not having any soap to wash yourself.

Imagine going to an interview without having a shower.

Imagine attending school without deodorant.

Imagine going to an important meeting without menstrual products.

How would you feel? 

THE PROBLEM 
Hygiene Poverty: A Barrier to Health and Dignity

Statistics Canada reports that in 2022, 9.9% of Canadians lived in poverty, with 1 in 4 children affected in 2020. Hygiene poverty, however, reaches beyond these statistics, affecting even those above the poverty line who must choose between food and hygiene products. 

This pervasive problem goes beyond cleanliness; it deeply impacts both physical and mental health.

“Hygiene poverty occurs when people are forced to go without or cut back on essential personal care products. Living without access to basic hygiene items can have a profound negative impact on a person's life, dignity, physical and mental health."

Dr. Joe Whelan, Trinity University, Dublin, Ireland

Hygiene Products in a market locked behaind a glass doors
Hygiene Products in a market locked behaind a glass doors
Hygiene Products in a market locked behaind a glass doors
Smiling kids holding hygiene kits
Smiling kids holding hygiene kits
Smiling kids holding hygiene kits
THE SOLUTION
Providing hope and dignity through hygiene 

Soap for Hope Canada is a complete hygiene solution that ensures consistent access to essentials hygiene products for vulnerable people. 


UNICEF states hygiene is a powerful catalyst to healthier and dignified lives,

along with thriving communities. 

Hygiene essentials save lives.

Hygiene essentials are crucial for everyone, from children to seniors. They ensure health and dignity for all. By providing basic hygiene products, we protect vulnerable people. We help prevent illnesses, and reduce the spread of infectious diseases.

Hygiene essentials are crucial for everyone, from children to seniors. They ensure health and dignity for all. By providing basic hygiene products, we protect vulnerable people. We help prevent illnesses, and reduce the spread of infectious diseases.

Hygiene is a self-confidence booster.

Hygiene boosts self-confidence when one feels clean and fresh. This sense of well-being empowers people to face the world with assurance. Feeling good about their hygiene allows individuals to engage with others confidently.

Hygiene boosts self-confidence when one feels clean and fresh. This sense of well-being empowers people to face the world with assurance. Feeling good about their hygiene allows individuals to engage with others confidently.

Healthy Communities start with hygiene.

Ensuring that all individuals have essential hygiene fosters not only physical health but also supports mental and social well-being. This allows people to reach their full potential and contributes to a more resilient and flourishing society.

Ensuring that all individuals have essential hygiene fosters not only physical health but also supports mental and social well-being. This allows people to reach their full potential and contributes to a more resilient and flourishing society.

We are a complete hygiene solution for all.

We are a complete hygiene solution for all.

As rising living costs increasingly affect more people, our program stands as a unique and comprehensive solution for Community Facilities serving vulnerable people. By offering complete hygiene support, we positively impact the health, hope, and dignity of individuals facing economic challenges.

Witness Our Dedicated Volunteers Processing Hygiene Products. Watch Video

An example of the impact came from a mother who expressed her newfound ability to wash her and her children’s hair with proper shampoo instead of resorting to dish soap. Such stories highlight the meaningful change facilitated by Soap for Hope Canada.  

Anna Carr, Vancouver Branch Director

Mamas for Mamas

Anna Carr, Vancouver Branch Director

Mamas for Mamas

Help Eradicate Hygiene Poverty

Changing lives by providing health, hope and dignity through hygiene.  

Registered Canadian Charity: 76991 2676 RR0001

426b William St. Victoria, BC V9A 3Y9

250 590 1462

victoria@soapforhopecanada.ca

SOAP FOR HOPE CANADA 2025

Changing lives by providing health, hope and dignity through hygiene.  

Registered Canadian Charity: 76991 2676 RR0001

426b William St. Victoria, BC V9A 3Y9

250 590 1462

victoria@soapforhopecanada.ca

SOAP FOR HOPE CANADA 2025

Changing lives by providing health, hope and dignity through hygiene.  

Registered Canadian Charity: 76991 2676 RR0001

426b William St. Victoria, BC V9A 3Y9

250 590 1462

victoria@soapforhopecanada.ca

SOAP FOR HOPE CANADA 2025