Abe Wright Design Outreach www.doutreach.org Telephone: (574) 527-3448 Email: abe@doutreach.org Press Release Design Outreach Joins World Water Innovation Exhibit in Chicago Non-profit organization Design Outreach to present scalable and sustainable water production technology pioneered in the Central African Republic, along with the world’s top innovators on the freshwater sector. Winona Lake, IN – October 7, 2013 – Indiana-based non-profit … Read More
Walking in Their Shoes
At an event this month, I participated in a “water challenge”. The task was simple: carry a 5 gallon jerry can, full of water, down the sidewalk and back. With the help of a rolled up T-shirt to cushion my head, others to lift the can onto my head, and a missionary who lived in Africa for two decades … Read More
DO at the CMC
The CMC (Columbus Metropolitan Club) is a 501c3 that strives to connect people with ideas. They provide lunch-time forums of panelists and moderators discussing a wide variety of current affair topics. Past participants have included Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Governor of Ohio. We consider it a great honor to have been invited to take part in the forum last … Read More
PR News: DO Joins the CMC Forum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Columbus, OH, 08/03/2013] – Design Outreach’s CEO & co-founder, Greg Bixler will be speaking at the (CMC) Columbus Metropolitan Club’s Wednesday Forum, tackling social entrepreneur-ism in an event titled: “Product, Profits & Purpose”. Social Entrepreneurship isn’t just a buzz word, it is a whole new way of thinking about solutions to social problems, job creation, … Read More
Design Outreach’s Central Africa Trip
Three years ago, we had a dream. What if we could design long-lasting, sustainable products to provide practical relief for the impoverished, co-citizens of our world? Design Outreach was formed and we turned first to water, strategizing ways to make clean water accessible. Strategy became PCP piping and hand cranks, refinements and US testing and finally, in February 2013, we touched African soil once … Read More
Greg Bixler at 2013 APTE Summit (Video)
Greg Bixler, co-founder and CEO of Design: Outreach spoke at the 2013 Alleviating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship APTE Summit held in Columbus, Ohio last February 9, 2013. “But as many of you know, many of us speak the same language which is social entrepreneurialism…something we can all work together and solve these problems.” – Greg Bixler Find more details about APTE at http://www.aptesummit.org/ … Read More
Opportunities for Collaboration
Design Outreach co-founders, Greg Bixler and Abe Wright, and board member Henry Wava had the opportunity to meet with leaders from World Vision USA and Water4 last weekend and discuss opportunities for collaboration. It was a very productive meeting and it was incredibly encouraging to meet with others who have a desire to bring lasting clean water solutions to Africa. We are … Read More
Design Outreach in the News – Columbus Dispatch
READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/faith_and_values/2012/11/30/groups-goal-clean-water-for-africans.html