Wine to Water
Wine to Water founder Doc Hendley had a dream to build an organization to fight water-related death and disease using different methods than anyone else. Since his only experience was bartending, he started to raise money to fight the water epidemic the best way he knew how, by pouring wine and playing music. Today this global organization’s mission is ‘To support life and dignity for all through the power of clean water.’ W/W both raises funds and executes their programs on the ground. They remain committed to use local people and local materials whenever possible and forging lasting collaborations across the world. Their work includes building and deploying water filters, drilling new water wells or fixing broken ones, constructing latrines and education people on proper water, sanitation and hygiene methods, as well as disaster preparedness. Through 2019, Doc and his team have impacted 742,794 people by serving 338 communities through 984 projects