You brought clean, hot and cold running water to Sylvia and her 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, Sylvia isn’t one of them.

Sylvia and Stewart have relied on hauling water from Tall Mountain to their hogan for years. The water they received from Tall Mountain made up their entire water supply — they would haul water for both emergencies and everyday use.

The first thing Sylvia did with her new System was ask for a cup of hot tea. She is impressed at how much more efficient running water has made her life, and is excited to be able to spend more time basket weaving, Navajo loom weaving, and with her 13 year old dog, Twooshy. Thanks to her new Home Water System, Sylvia is thrilled to be able to use the time she previously spent hauling water to tend to her sheep, and the money she will now save on wood and groceries.

Sylvia was amazed at how “nice and warm” the water from her new System is, and thanks you for your generosity and care!

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 Sylvia’s life. On behalf of the entire DigDeep family and the communities we serve, thank you.