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 ...

Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool Foundation has partnered with international grassroots organization, The Washing Machine Project, to deliver washing machines to people in low-income and displaced ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Washing Machine Project, supported by the Whirlpool Foundation, is getting many helping hands for their manual washing machines. Last week 70+ Whirlpool Employee volunteers, The Washing Machine ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Co-Founder, Conspiracy of Love, and Good is the New Cool. For millions around the world, washing clothes is a physically demanding ...

Global collaboration will help unlock millions of hours for women and girls to improve quality of life, saving time for learning and income-generating activities LONDON, April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ...