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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Afreen and Our Aleppo Soaps
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Afreen and Our Aleppo Soaps

In the spring of 2010, I traveled to Afreen, an enchanting community northwest of Aleppo where I learned about soaps, kilims, and my Kurdish ancestors. I saw rolling hills dotted with olive trees and sheep grazing the land and met the generous, warm people of Afreen. I learned about their customs, sustainable lives, and left with memories of the fragrant scents and beautiful natural images.

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Rama Chakakisyria, afreen, afrin, olivetree, soap, syrianculture, syrianheritage, weaving, nature, kurdish, farming Comment
The social & environmental impact of Aleppo soap
The social & environmental impact of Aleppo soap

Aleppo soap is organic, good for the skin, good for the environment and has social impact on the community. So as a social and environmental entrepreneur and impact investor, getting into the business of Aleppo soap seemed obvious. What I didn’t realize was how great the impact is for the communities we are serving

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Rama Chakakienvironment, ecofriendly, ecopackaging, boutiquehotel, boutiquespa, Syria, education, luxury, organic, soap, Aleppo, Alepposoap, socent, Socialimpact, plasticfreepackaging, entrepreneur, impact, investor, impactinvestor, jasmine, jasmineflower, olivetree, olivesoap, laurelsoap, business