Hi, I'm George.
I run digdeep.org in Los Angeles, which I founded. While most people think of the water crisis as a problem in Africa or India, more than 2.2 million Americans still don't have clean, running water or working toilets at home. (Crazy, right?)
I started DigDeep to help those communities build and manage their own water systems. We’ve brought clean, running water to thousands of families on the Navajo Nation, Appalachia, and Texas border colonias. DigDeep also conducts groundbreaking research, empowers communities to advocate for their rights, and teaches Americans to use our resources more intelligently. It’s is the only non-profit focused on closing the Water Access Gap here at home.
"He is amazing, and I know you're going to want to join his cause."
Jeff Skoll
I’ve become a leading queer voice in social entrepreneurship, environmental justice, and water. I'm an avid speaker and writer, and I co-authored the first national report on water access, Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States (2019). I share my knowledge as a frequent university lecturer, opinion writer, guest on national broadcast news, and as a speaker for major corporations and universities.
I am an Ashoka Fellow, A Civil Society Fellow of the Aspen Institute, and the former Social Entrepreneur in Residence at Stanford University. I have a Masters in International Law and Conflict Management from the United Nations University for Peace.
If we can learn to love our water, it just might save our lives.
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About DigDeep
DigDeep is a unique human rights non-profit working to ensure that every American has clean water, forever.
DigDeep empowers marginalized American communitiesto build and manage low-cost, locally-led projects that bring safe, hot and cold running water into homes, schools and community center—like the Navajo Water Project, the Appalachia Water Project, and the Colonias Water Project.
DigDeep also conducts research and designs experiences that help Americans form a deep and lasting connection to the water we often take for granted. By investing in research, education, advocacy and sector partnerships—and by leveraging brands and celebrities—we’re working to close the Water Access Gap for good.
