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30% of Navajo families still don't have a sink or a toilet. So we bring clean, hot and cold running water to families across New Mexico, Utah and Arizona.
Our work began with a single family in Thoreau, NM — the Bensons — and has grown to serve more than 250 families across 9 towns in New Mexico alone. In 2018, we opened new project offices in Navajo Mountain, UT and Dilkon, AZ as we continue expanding across the Navajo Nation.
Many Navajo people worry that they will never get running water. But when they hear about DigDeep, they know there is hope.
Navajo people are 67 times more likely than other Americans to live without running water or a toilet. That's an injustice.
More than 150 years ago, the Navajo and many other tribes signed treaties with the federal government giving up their land in exchange for funding of things like housing, infrastructure and health care. But for decades that hasn't happened.
more than 2 million people in America live without running water or plumbing
about 30% of Navajo families haul water home every day
Navajo households pay at least 72x more for the water they haul vs. piped water
“We are United States citizens but we're not treated like that. You can hear the frustration, the tone of my voice. We once again have been forgotten by our own government.”
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, April 2020
The 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. We do this primarily by installing our off-grid Home Water Systems, but our impact doesn’t stop there.
We’re also investing in more effective septic systems, skilled job creation, and even making grants to individuals and communities stepping up to solve their own water challenges through the Water is Life Fund.
How it works:
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 provide 1200 gallons of hot and cold running water and solar power
community
the entire project is guided by a council of clients and local leaders
The Navajo Water Project is Indigenous-led, and registered as an official enterprise on the Navajo Nation. Our work creates meaningful, high-paying jobs, many with benefits like 100% employer-paid health coverage.
None of our work would be possible without the leadership of community members and the support of our local partners.
Here are a few of them:
Whitehorse Lake Chapter
Dilkon Chapter
St. Bonaventure Mission
Navajo Mountain Chapter
With the support of thousands of individual Americans, foundations and companies like Ferguson.
DigDeep has been in constant motion this year. We are keeping our fellow Americans supplied with clean water for drinking and hand washing, which is essentia...
And it speaks truth. You can't #stayhome without clean, running water. This holiday, you can help bring clean water to Navajo families impacted by COVID-19.
This truck delivers clean water so hundreds of Navajo families can clean, drink, and bathe -- stopping Covid-19 in its tracks. That's a big job for a little ...
This is the story of a boy and his pup, and how their lives changed one day. Thousands of kids on the Navajo Reservation have to haul their drinking water on foot. It takes just one day to change their lives with running water forever. http://navajowaterproject.org ...
Velma and Silas thought they would never have clean, running water... something so many of us take for granted. But because of you, that dream became real. Listen to Velma describe that beautiful day and know how grateful we are for you.
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Today we're giving thanks for everything you've done to help us deliver water and love to more than 200 families on the Navajo Nation. Take a minute to celebrate with us. This video is for you.
For #WorldWaterDay we're teaming-up with Ms. Baca Diné Princess 2018, Cavileen Johnson (11), to build a beautiful new well in the center of her town on the Navajo Nation. Many of Cavileen's neighbors rely on DigDeep for clean, running water.
"Most people who are living in the United States, and outside, don't know that there are many Americans that don't have running water." The fourth edition of the international Community Plumbing Challenge program was hosted from October 22-26, 2018 in the Baca-Prewitt region of New Mexico, USA in collaboration with The Navajo Water Project; an initiative of DigDeep and the St.
Here's a crazy thought: What if we gave water to an entire town for Christmas? Meet Annie Begay -- DigDeep's youngest team member. She's from Baca, New Mexico, where many families still don't have water or power. With your help, we could transform Annie's town in time for the holidays.
This 23-year-old is doing her part to bring clean water to her Navajo community after decades of pollution and neglect.
In this corner of the Navajo Nation, just 100 miles west of Albuquerque, N.M., an estimated 40 percent of residents don't have access to running water. Their savior is Darlene Arviso, born and raised on the Reservation, who drives her precious cargo - a tanker truck filled with water - to make monthly deliveries to 250 families.
This last year, we've brought clean water and hope to hundreds of families in rural New Mexico. We wouldn't be able to do that without your help. So this Thanksgiving, we're taking a moment to say THANK YOU. Look at all of the incredible things we've done together!
Two young girls inspire care when they help a family get running water, one piece of paper at a time. #ShareKleenexCare
Every American family should have running water, but 40% of Navajo Americans live without it. This winter, help us bring running water to 205 homes just like this one. http://digdeep.org/navajo
Darlene Arviso, or the 'Water Lady' as she is called, drives hours every day to deliver water to people who wouldn't have it otherwise-namely, Navajo Americans who don't have a tap or a toilet at home. Ride along on her daily deliveries, and watch what happens when she finally gets thanked for her tireless work.
With the care of Kleenex® and Paper for Water, this family finally has running water and they're paying it forward. #ShareKleenexCare
Are you ready to take the #4Liters Challenge? Follow the link to learn more, and donate: http://www.4liters.org Take the pledge! http://bit.ly/4Lpledge It's been a year since the last #4Liters vid, but the thirst is STILL real for many of those living in water poverty, even here in the U.S.
Over 40% of Navajo Americans in New Mexico don't have running water or a toilet. These aren't Indians from a 1950's TV show - they're normal Americans like you and like me. This Christmas, help us bring clean water to 250 American homes for the first time ever.
Give clean, running water.
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