5.6 Billion People handwash their clothes. We’re changing that.
The story so far…
Who are we?
The Washing Machine Project is a grassroots social enterprise based in the U.K. aiming to alleviate the burden of handwashing clothes and empower women by providing remote, low income and displaced communities with an accessible, off-grid washing solution. The Divya Washing Machine.
What’s our focus?
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Women Empowerment
We want to empower women and girls by reducing the time spent hand washing clothes, giving back opportunities for generating income or education. We want women to improve their physical and mental well-being through our products.
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Unpaid Domestic Labour
Alleviating the burden of unpaid domestic work is critical in our mission to empower women.
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Humanitarian Innovation
We are dedicated to finding solutions to the world’s biggest humanitarian problems through innovative and sustainable Engineering.
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Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Our products are designed to resolve the lack of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene facilities and their effects.
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Operating Sustainably
We take pride in developing sustainable solutions for our planet whilst simultaneously achieving our mission of empowering people.
