洗衣机项目：2025全球洗衣鸿沟：了解手洗衣物的负担研究报告（英文版）（33页）.pdf

1、1The Global Laundry Divide Understanding the Burden of Hand Washing ClothesA Report on The Washing Machine Projects Innovation,Impact,and Theory of Change.32How do you wash your clothes?For most of us,or rather,what we assume is most of us,the answer is simple.We use an electric washing machine.It m

2、ight be in our kitchen.It might be in our utility room.It might be at the laundrette down the road.Or maybe we still bring our clothes round to mum and dads.However we do it,the process is largely invisible;throw it in,press start,walk away.Job done.For billions of people,washing clothes is not a ba

3、ckground task.It is not something that happens while you get on with your day.Sometimes it is your day.Long hours.Back-breaking work.Bent over buckets.Kneeling on hard surfaces.Washing clothes with your hands,with harsh soap or detergent,using a huge amount of water fetched from far away or bought a

4、t a cost.Scrubbing fabric against stone,skin sore and cracking,bad backs-huge amounts of time slipping away.In refugee camps,rural communities,informal settlements,and disaster zones around the world where reliable electricity and/or running water arent available-this is daily reality.And the number

5、s back it up.In some places,as The Washing Machine Project has found from its research over the past six years:People can spend up to 20 hours a week hand washing clothes.1Contents1 Kabarto 1&Kabarto 2-Findings Report&Philippines Research FindingsForeword3Chapter 1 The Global Laundry Landscape07Chap

6、ter 2 The Divya Washing Machine:Evolution and Product Development20Chapter 3 Washing Machine at Work 27Chapter 4 The Impact of the Divya Washing Machine38Chapter 5 Partnerships in Practice45Chapter 6 The Road to 2030:Impacting 1,000,000 Lives 57References and Studies Cited62Contact Information6454Th