The Washing Machine Project, a grassroots organization that provides off-grid manual washing machines to people in low-income and displaced communities, announced today it is collaborating with the ...
While most Americans rely on washing machines to clean their clothes, that's not the case everywhere: Over half of the global population washes clothes by hand. It's a time-intensive and physically ...
In 2018, Navjot Sawhney was volunteering in South India with Engineers Without Borders UK when he discovered that his neighbor, Divya, spent up to 20 hours per week hand-washing clothes. Sawhney ...
A postgraduate of the University of Bath, Navjot’s vision coalesced when he founded The Washing Machine Project in 2018. Its manually operated machines are designed by a team of engineers in Bristol.
Imagine washing clothes by hand for up to 20 hours each week. This is a reality for more than 5 billion people worldwide. In remote villages and settlements — many lacking electricity or running water ...