Sharjah24 – Reuters: If you're fan of the smell of a fresh brew in the morning then this might be the soap for you.
It's made from coffee by a women's cooperative in Democratic Republic of Congo.
And it's a product that has been a big success, says Heshima Coffee's founder Solange Kwidja Kahiriri.
"It takes about three weeks to make the coffee soaps. We make about 5,000 soaps in a week. For now, our soaps can be found in five provinces in DRC."
Kahiriri used to work in communications but was introduced to the coffee industry by a client.
In 2018 she founded the entrepreneurship group in Congo's east.
She says it has created a source of income for 1,500 women and young people.
The cooperative produces coffee as well as the soaps.
It gives out free coffee plant seedlings and connects members to fair-trade buyers once beans have been harvested and processed.
The soaps are made at a Heshima-owned factory in Bukavu.
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