CSR Wire

Half the Global Population Washes Clothes by Hand: Whirlpool Foundation, the Washing Machine Project Helping Address With Thousands of Manual Washing Machines

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 ...
Sustainable Brands

How Whirlpool, Washing Machine Project Are Bridging ‘the Global Washing Divide’

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 ...
CSR Wire

Whirlpool Foundation and the Washing Machine Project Celebrate Impactful First Year of Collaboration To Address the Global Washing Divide

In March 2024, Whirlpool Foundation President Pam Klyn traveled from Benton Harbor, Mich., to Puducherry, India, with a small Whirlpool Corporation team. They were there to take an important step in ...
World Bank

COVID-19 Makes Handwashing Facilities and Promotion More Critical Than Ever

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, millions of people are heeding the advice of health experts to wash their hands. But for 3 billion people around the world who do not have access to ...