You brought clean, hot and cold running water to Irene’s family and completely transformed their lives. 

When we imagine life without clean, running water, we often think of communities that barely resemble our own. But right here in the United States, more than 2 million people still don’t have running water.

Because of you, Irene isn’t one of them.

Irene and Marty live in a hogan without running water. Since 2010, they have relied on hauling water from the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and Coyote Springs.

This newly installed water system has already changed Irene and Marty’s life. They no longer have to haul heavy buckets of water or purchase water in order to clean around their home and wash dishes. This will allow Irene and Marty to save money, which will help them to purchase firewood to heat their home in the winter months. Irene and Marty are excited about the additional time they now have, which will allow them do the things they love, like traveling and watching basketball.

Irene and Marty are deeply appreciative to have access to running water in their home and extend their gratitude to you for supporting this project.

Every DIGDEEP project is designed for the family and community it serves. Our clients contribute their own time and resources during installation and are trained to use and maintain the equipment we install. We use simple technology with locally-available parts, and we’re constantly available to make repairs. We take a Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) that measures the way water access achieves other key goals like health, gender equity, and access to education.

Our neighbors without running water wake up and collect water from a source outside their home, buying it in bottles or fetching it in buckets. When desperate, some haul water from unsafe sources contaminated with bacteria, arsenic or even uranium.

Many Navajo worry that they will never get running water, but when they hear about DigDeep, they know there is hope.

Our Navajo Water Project is a community-managed utility alternative that brings hot and cold running water to homes without access to water or sewer lines. It's the first system of its kind in the United States.

wells

we develop new sources where water is pumped, treated and stored locally

trucks

we deliver water in food grade trucks to hundreds of families living close to each source

water systems

our home water systems store 1200 gallons of water underground and use solar power to pump it inside

community

the entire project is guided by a council of clients and local leaders

or give a different amount

You can sponsor that amount every month, make a new gift to a family in need, or even give in someone's name. There are hundreds of families like this one waiting for a water system of their own.

100% of your gift will fund a water project.

We’re so glad you trusted us with your hard earned resources; they’re going to make an incredible difference in Irene’s life. On behalf of the entire DigDeep family and the communities we serve, thank you.