It is with a profound sense of gratitude that I will be stepping down from my position as Executive Director of 33 Buckets.
Since joining the team in 2017, I have served the organization as an intern, volunteer, and eventually as its director and leader. Over these six years, 33 Buckets has given me the opportunity to spend a total of over 2 years abroad visiting and working in 35+ communities in the Cusco region of Peru.
Read MoreIn 2020, 33 Buckets recognized that building a highly effective, on-the-ground team would be crucial to our continued impact in the Cusco region of Peru. In early 2021, Daniel, our Executive Director, connected with Angelica Vergara Cusihuallpa, a recent graduate from her Environmental Engineering program. Working for a national agency at the time, Angelica explained her contract in the Ccorca District would end in a few months, drastically reducing the support available to water managers. While one door closed, another had opened! We presented the opportunity for Angelica to continue supporting the communities in Ccorca, but as a partner to 33 Buckets and our Team.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that water is vital to a prosperous life, yet nearly one in ten people do not have access to clean, safe water1. The global water crisis is one of the greatest challenges that we face in our modern day, affecting health and quality of life across the world. This crisis takes many different forms. In some communities, women and children walk for hours a day to retrieve water from a reliable source. In others, community members have no choice but to knowingly drink contaminated water.
Read MoreClean water is something that a majority of the modern world takes for granted. When the tap is opened, clean water flows. We use our water for drinking, cooking, washing, and much more without worry that it will run out or no longer be safe for consumption. Ultimately, we don’t live every day considering how access to clean water makes our lives possible. But for many individuals, families, and communities, this is not the case.
Read MoreMy name is Anna Babb and I went down to Peru for the last 2 weeks in June to volunteer with 33 Buckets. I had heard about 33 Buckets through a family member involved in the organization who is passionate about the project. I love the opportunity to help people in many ways and working with 33 Buckets sounded like an adventurous opportunity to explore a new part of the world as well as offer help to some of the people living there.
Read MoreWater is available in abundance in Totora, one of several communities that we at 33 Buckets have partnered with in the Ccorca District of Peru. As the need to achieve water security has been given critical focus globally, see how this community has rooted a sustainable water supply into its structure.
Project Development intern, Adam Westmoreland, writes about his observations of water conservation efforts in the small communities of Cusco, Peru.
Read MoreOur current Research & Development Consultant, former intern, Marisol Luna Aguero, writes about how she came to follow a path to water management and policy through her experiences interning at 33 Buckets and visiting Peru one impactful summer in 2019.
Read MoreSooner than we’d like, another year is approaching its close. 2021 has been a year of challenges and successes, and we at 33 Buckets want to celebrate our achievements with our supporters with our second annual Art-4-Agua Auction. Read more about why we started it last year, the impact of the generous donations, and additional information about this year’s in-person auction event.
Read MoreThere are talented students at every college and university looking to gain real-world experience and apply their knowledge and skills to make a meaningful impact. Although college students typically have limited experience, they can still provide tremendous value to non-profit organizations through their enthusiasm, fresh perspective, and emerging knowledge-base and skill-set. It’s also a low risk option to bring in talent to a non-profit and potentially identify future interns and employees. Read more about how to leverage passionate college students for your nonprofit goal.
Read MoreOur interns reflect on their reasons for being a part of a non-profit with the goal to provide long-term clean water access. Learn about what their specific roles are, what they enjoy about working at a non-profit, and what they’ve learned in their time with us so far.
Read MoreGreetings 33 Buckets Community,
This is Danny, Executive Director of 33 Buckets. I am excited to share with you our first Executive Director Update of the summer. This update will include real-time progress on our work, straight from the source. Currently, I’m writing to you from Cusco, Peru where we are working in collaboration with our local partner Sustainable Development Studies (SDS) and the Municipality of Ccorca to create district-wide access to clean water. Continue reading to get caught up on our key initiatives.
Read MoreSince our first project in the Cusco region of Peru, we have been employing the human-centered design approach to improve our clean water solutions. In 2018, our team of engineers determined that we could sustainably create access to clean water for the most people in the region by implementing an improved version of their existing treatment method: chlorine disinfection. Done right, this technique is proven to be one of the most effective long-term solutions to creating clean drinking water.
Read MoreArizona Gives Day is an annual giving movement uniting nonprofits, big and small, new and established, to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Arizona through online giving. As a local non-profit, we strive to work closely with our community to make a global impact. Learn about how we have previously utilized the donations from AZ Gives Day to power our mission to end the global water crisis.
Read MoreAt 33 Buckets, we recognize the importance of water in maintaining health, well-being, and overall quality of life. We see clean water as fundamental in achieving prosperity for individuals, families, and communities. In our existence as an organization, we have seen, first-hand, the positive outcomes of clean water initiatives. That’s why we are excited as always to celebrate World Water Day with you and to the share some amazing stories about the value of water in the communities we work with.
Read MoreHuman-centered design is the key to successful problem-solving. Without truly understanding people’s needs, engineering solutions are doomed to fail. Other water projects have a high rate of failure and are not built to last. 33 Buckets makes sure that even before everything else, we understand the unique needs of the community and to maintain our projects for generations.
Margaret Wong, the UX Design intern at 33 Buckets writes about what exactly human-centered design is, and how we make it our priority.
Read MoreIf you’re anything like us, you’re probably starting to plan for your socially distanced Thanksgiving and the rapid frenzy to the holiday season that follows that. Aside from the tasty food and time spent with family and friends that comes along with the holiday season, one thing that we’re always looking forward to is Giving Tuesday, a worldwide day of giving, which happens to fall on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. That’s December 1st this year. Learn about Giving Tuesday and what we plan to do to make our biggest impact with your help.
Read MoreOur long-time Engineering consultant Juan Carlos Villegas writes about his personal experiences working with three partner communities and the first hand impact 33 Buckets makes on the people that live there. As a father of two, he feels strongly for the parents in these communities.
Read More33 Buckets’ co-founder Swaroon Sridhar discusses how he thinks about structuring effective pitches to raise money for social ventures.
Read MoreAt 33 Buckets, our approach has always been focused on human-center design with a big focus in the engineering part. However, water education is also a major pillar in our work and often the most time intensive. Equipping communities with education and training on water systems is the key to providing long-term solutions.
Read MoreAt 33 Buckets, we focus on developing clean water solutions for underserved communities around the world. Our knowledge in filtration is transferable to home filtration systems so we thought with this post that we would share information about at home water filtration systems, especially for those that currently drink bottled water.
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