The Problem

(1) Globally, 785 million people – 1 in 9 – lack access to safe water. Every single minute, two people die because they lack clean water. Unsafe water kills nearly 1,000 children every day.

(2) By 2060, the water demand along the U.S.-Mexico border will rise by 22%.

(3) The U.S. - Mexico border, spanning 2,000 miles, is home to approximately 13 million Latinos, Immigrants, Migrants, and Asylum-Seekers living in Colonia communities who lack access to clean drinking water. Sadly, many even live without indoor plumbing (hot or cold running water, a shower/bath, or a flush toilet).

(4) 42% of households in Colonia communities along the U.S.-Mexico Border live in poverty and cannot afford to pay for clean water.

(5) If the U.S. - Mexico border region were considered a state, the region would be comprised of the following characteristics: 1) rank last in access to health care; 2) second in death rates due to hepatitis; 3) third in deaths related to diabetes; 4) last in per capital income; 5) first in the number of school children living in poverty; and 6) first in the number of uninsured school children. Access to clean water would help turn these statistics around for the better.