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Guiness World Record Soap Carving!
Today, in celebration of Global Handwashing Day on October 15, renowned South African rugby player, Bryan Habana and Moeneeb Josephs, Bafana Bafana and Pirates goalkeeper, will join Protex® to unveil the world’s largest soap sculpture at Maponya Mall in Soweto, South Africa. This sculpture has been assessed by Guinness World Records™ and has been approved as having met their stringent guidelines. To surpass the previous record, Protex® partnered with sculptor Neil Gilbert of Thor Ice, to create this massive sculpture that measures approximately 2m in length, 2m in width and 2.5m in height.
The sculpture, made entirely from Protex® soap, features a giant globe being held by two hands to symbolise the mission of Global Handwashing Day. Once the display at Maponya is finished, the sculpture will be divided into blocks and distributed for use to nearby Soweto schools, orphanages and hospitals.
Global Handwashing Day marks the start of a week of activities that will mobilise millions of people in more than 80 countries across all five continents to wash their hands properly with soap. Protex®, South Africa’s number one soap brand, supports Global Handwashing Day through its ongoing handwashing campaign and its latest Guinness World Records™ attempt, spearheaded by Bryan Habana. Protex® organisers also hold the Guinness World Record™ for the largest number of people washing their hands in a single venue which was achieved in 2009 with the cooperation of Edenglen and Eastleigh Primary Schools in Gauteng.
“To kick off the third annual Global Handwashing Day, we unveiled our soap sculpture which powerfully signifies this important cause and I hope it will help rally awareness and participation,” said Bryan Habana, Official Brand Ambassador for the Protex® “Gimme 5 for Germ-Free Hands” campaign. “I’m proud to be involved in this project and I look forward to educating more people about healthy handwashing and how it can save lives.”
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