non profit organization founded 2003 2003 founder doc hendley headquarters boone north carolina number of locations international area served developing countries services clean water distribution and training number of employees 5 full time 5 part time dozens of volunteers and international aid organizations website winetowater.org wine to water is a non profit organization focused on providing clean water to people around the world . the organization was founded by doc hendley in 2003 . contents 1 history 2 projects 2.1 sudan 2.2 india 2.3 cambodia 2.4 uganda 2.5 peru 2.6 haiti 3 references 4 external links history edit the idea for wine to water was born in late 2003 with the first fundraiser being held in raleigh north carolina in early 2004 . the founder and current president doc hendley was a bartender in raleigh and had a strong desire utilize the bar and nightclub industry as a way to bring about positive change in the world . after becoming aware of the world s water crisis doc held fundraisers at wine tastings and bars in the raleigh area . the funds from the events would be used to implement clean water projects around the world . 1 the projects financed include digging and repairing wells supplying areas with filtration systems and storage containers and educating locals on how to maintain fresh water supplies . nearly one billion people worldwide lack access to clean water 2 and roughly 3.5 million people die each year because of water related issues . 3 almost half of these deaths are attributed to diarrhea . 4 5 wine to water has expanded greatly recently and is currently working on water projects in sudan india cambodia uganda ethiopia peru and kenya . wine to water is based in boone north carolina and has clean water projects running in multiple international locations . wine to water has received a great deal of media attention on the local national and international levels . doc hendley was selected by cnn as a top ten finalist for the 2012 cnn heroes . 6 as of 2009 wine to water had implemented sustainable drinking water initiatives to over 25 000 individuals . 7 by october 2014 wtw had expanding to include projects in 18 countries on four continents supplying clean water to over 300 000 individuals . projects edit well being dug in trujillo peru sudan edit sudan was one of the first countries to receive aid from wine to water . much of the work in sudan is focused on the rehabilitation of old wells that have stopped supplying water due to faulty pumping mechanisms . wine to water has also helped truck water into many of the war torn regions of sudan . in addition to the above successes they have constructed and installed an entire water system for an orphanage located in the country s capital . prior to the contributions made by wine to water the orphanage children were drinking out of a basin of standing water . this is very unhealthy because the basin was the same basin they washed in and standing water is a breeding ground for bacteria . thanks to wine to water the children and staff now have access to clean running water . many of the locations wine to water has visited in the sudan area have been deemed unsafe for humanitarian work . however doc and his organization have traveled to these areas and successfully implemented water treatment facilities and practices . 8 india edit a leper colony located on the outskirts of new delhi lacked access to clean water . wtw has installed a new running water system for this colony . 9 cambodia edit cambodia is a country surrounded by water yet most of the citizens lack access to clean water . roughly 3 4 of the deaths in cambodia can be attributed to a lack of clean water . 10 one focus of wine to water in phnom penh is to supply bio sand filters for the residences and communities that do not have access to clean water . the primary focus however is the drilling of new water wells for communities . as of october 2009 wtw has drilled over 70 wells for the people of cambodia . using local supplies and hand pumps wtw is able to cut the cost of drilling a well to one fifth the original cost . 9 uganda edit work in uganda is focused on several areas first is the distribution of bio sand filters second is the training of local persons to manufacture their own filters lastly the formation of training centers around the country to educate the citizens about how to clean water and the importance of this process . 9 doc right checking out a water tank placed on a roof in peru peru edit wine to water s work in peru is currently centered in trujillo . water projects underway as of 2009 include hand digging wells as well as supplying households orphanages and daycares with a water pumping and storage system to ensure clean water for the community . individual filtration systems are being distributed in additional areas exposed to contaminated water sources . 11 haiti edit in response to the 2010 haiti earthquake wine to water responded by partnering with filter pure 12 to distribute 500 ceramic water filters . the filters provide clean water for a family of 10 for up to five years . along with filter pure wine to water has also begun to build a haitian run ceramic filter factory to ensure clean water will continue to get to those who need it most . 11 references edit 1 archived december 21 2010 at the wayback machine . http www.who.int water sanitation health monitoring jmp report 7 10 lores.pdf who world health organization . who.int . retrieved 2012 05 16 . who safer water better health . who.int . 2010 12 10 . retrieved 2012 05 16 . frequently asked questions survival expert discovery channel . dsc.discovery.com . 2011 12 01 . retrieved 2012 05 16 . cnn heroes 2012 everyday people changing the world special reports from . cnn.com . retrieved 2012 05 16 . cnn heroes special reports from . cnn.com . retrieved 2012 05 16 . bartender helps turn wine to water in developing world . cnn . 2009 04 30 . retrieved 2012 05 16 . a b c 2 archived october 13 2009 at the wayback machine . bartender helps turn wine to water in developing world . cnn . 2009 04 30 . retrieved 2012 05 16 . a b our projects . wine to water . retrieved 2012 05 16 . marcel zakzrewicz by web macon international . ceramic potters water filters for peace in haiti during this hard times after the earthquake desaster . filterpurefilters.org . retrieved 2012 05 16 . external links edit official website wine to water discussed in congress articles.cnn.com cnn doc hendley cnn hero retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wine to water & oldid 740741258 categories charities based in north carolinadevelopment charities based in the united statesorganizations established in 20032003 establishments in north carolinawater supplyhidden categories articles with wayback machine links navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search 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