Clean, running water is essential when battling a pandemic. We kept it flowing for thousands of Navajo families by delivering more than 1 million gallons in 2021. We also strengthened our team to double our impact next year.
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Our new microgrant program (in partnership with Kohler) supports creative, high-impact solutions that provide access to water and sanitation developed by local Navajo change-makers.
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They say you should sing happy birthday twice when you wash your hands, but what if you don’t have a sink? The 355,000 plumbers of the UA trade union help us build and place 21, highly-durable community hand washing stations across the Navajo Nation.
Access to a sink shouldn't be a pipe dream →
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"They say that the United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. So why are citizens still living with no access to clean water?" Our client, Amanda, shares her story in Marie Claire.
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The “Suitcase” water system was invented by one of our staff to keep the water flowing when we couldn’t enter homes safely. Suitcases brought running water to 100 Navajo families during the pandemic, and the technology was a Finalist in Fast Company’s 2021 Innovation by Design Awards.
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During the holidays, 1966 donors came together to give running water and solar power to 122 Navajo families in a single day, united by the belief that “water is for all of us.”
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DigDeep offered a professional development opportunity to every staff member in 2021. Our Navajo teammates used it to learn critical skills and get new certifications, including Commercial Drivers’ Licenses.
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DigDeep received our first direct investment from the Navajo Nation’s Sihasin Fund, which we spent on water trucks and Home Water Systems . The name Sihasin is a Diné word that means hope.
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The Washington Post convened key Native leaders and activists working to solve the water crisis at this pivotal moment. They brought Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez into conversation with our own NWP Executive Director, Emma Robbins.
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“I’m so happy to have the water turned on, I don’t know what to do!”
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Just months after launching our innovative new effort to lay water lines in McDowell County, WV, we finished phase one. All told, we brought clean, reliable running water to 191 families in a single year.
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Americans helping Americans has been our business model since we launched the Navajo Water Project in 2014. To celebrate World Water Day, we brought that same spirit to Appalachia. Hundreds of new donors came together to fund water connections for 100 families in a single day.
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DigDeep’s Water Tech, Eddie George, cares about bringing water to people in rural West Virginia because he grew up there. So did the 3 other staff who joined the Appalachia Water Project in 2021.
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Most Americans without running water feel invisible. That’s why DigDeep empowers our clients to tell their stories through photos, videos, and major news placements, like this piece on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
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The coal mining regions of Appalachia used to be some of the wealthiest in the country; now they’re the poorest, without basic services like running water. Why is this happening?
Go deeper with the Washington Post →
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Everyone deserves a working toilet, but in some places that’s easier said than done. That’s why DigDeep created the Decentralized Wastewater Innovation (DWI) Cohort, a community-driven effort to solve wastewater challenges in remote places across the US.
How do we get toilets to everyone, no matter where they live? →
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For every dollar we invest in closing the Water Access Gap, how many dollars do we get back in improved health, access to education, and economic opportunity? In 2020, we launched a two-year study to find out. More than 30 water, infrastructure, and public health experts joined the research project in 2021. The final report lands in Summer 2022.
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In 2021, DigDeep signed our first MOU with the international WaSH nonprofit Water for People. First thing on the agenda: collaborative-learning webinars to exchange program data and insights from our project teams accross the country and the world.
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Good research doesn’t extract; it adds. That’s why we partnered with Michigan State University and the US Water Alliance to get detailed microdata from our 2019 report, Closing the Water Gap in the United States, back into the hands of community organizations for grant applications, government testimony, and fundraising.
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Did you know the world record for the fastest blindfolded mile is 7 min 19.63 sec, and was run by Megan Merenda on November 13, 2021? We did! That’s because Megan is our Strategic Partnerships Director, and she did it to raise awareness for the Navajo Water Project!
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