Lightening the load: How Bath Uni engineer Nav made poverty-busting washing machines for under $30
“A mother or a child doesn’t have to spend 20 hours a week handwashing clothes,” says Nav Sawhney, a Bath University student.
"I thought - I would love to make something that someone really needs – that would change their life for the better"
"70% of the world’s population don’t have access to an electric washing machine like you and I. These people need smart innovation."
"Our surveys with women in Iraq have shown they spend up to 20 hours a week washing clothes."
"The goal of the washing machine project is to alleviate the burden of hand washing [clothes] for people all over the world. We do this by making a manual – off-the-grid – washing solution that is portable."
Creating a movement
The need for a washing machine cheaper than $30
Giving back valuable time
“My hopes and dreams are to have a washing machine project in every country in the world where it is needed.”
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