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Global Humanitarian, Founder and President of Wine To Water, Clean Water Crusader, Top 10 CNN Hero
Doc Hendley, global humanitarian and clean water crusader, began his journey in an unlikely place: behind a bar. In 2004 he founded Wine To Water, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing sustainable clean water to communities around the world. Today the organization has helped more than 2 million people across 50+ countries, working in disaster zones, conflict areas, and underserved regions. Named one of the Top 10 CNN Heroes in 2009 by a panel that included General Colin Powell, Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Turner, and Sir Elton John, Doc has turned a simple idea into a global movement. He is the author of Wine to Water: A Bartender’s Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World (Penguin), now used in university courses across the country. Through the Wine To Water Filter Build® Experience, Doc engages teams in a hands-on effort to assemble water filters while learning about the global water crisis. The program strengthens teams, creates meaningful impact, and delivers clean water to communities that need it most.
Doc Hendley Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type
$20,001 - $30,000
Languages Spoken
English
Travels From
North Carolina, USA
Doc Hendley Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type
$20,001 - $30,000
Languages Spoken
English
Travels From
North Carolina, USA
Doc Hendley is the Founder and President of Wine To Water, a global non-profit preserving life and dignity through the power of clean water. Wine To Water is committed to building a holistic, community-based model by supporting the life and dignity of all through the power of clean water.
Their teams around the globe integrate strategies for social, environmental, and economic impacts through access to clean water.
Doc did not dream of dedicating his life to humanitarian efforts in developing countries. Far from it, in fact. He graduated from North Carolina State University with a communications degree that he wasn’t sure how to use. While bartending to pay the bills, he noticed the men and women sitting on the stools seemed to want to be part of something bigger. The 30-year-old Hendley got inspired behind the bar and traveled to Darfur, Sudan, and with the money raised, began installing water systems for victims of government-supported genocide.
In 2004 Hendley launched Wine To Water (W|W) from an idea that started with wine tastings and a humble donation jar. W|W radically transformed the process of bringing clean water to people in need anywhere in the world. To date, Wine To Water has dug, repaired, and sanitized drinking wells for nearly 2 million people in 53 countries. While developing water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions (WASH) in direct partnership with local leaders, WTW creates impact beyond water. This impact includes environmental sustainability, improved education, women’s empowerment, better healthcare, and economic growth.
For his life-saving work, Doc Hendley was named one of the Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2009 chosen from over 9,000 applicants by a panel of judges, including General Colin Powell, Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Turner, and Sir Elton John.
Doc Hendley is the epitome of the individual who has made a difference. Because of Doc and his organization, hundreds of thousands of people around the world have access to clean drinking water. Hendley is proof that anyone, even a “tattooed keg-tapper,” can cure what ails the world.
