We Drive Water Equity
Creating a world where everyone has access to safe, clean, sustainable water and sanitation.
How is it possible that 2.2 billion people still haul dirty water for miles on foot? In contrast, our own Lake Erie here in Cleveland, Ohio, is plagued with pollution. These are the issues that Drink Local Drink Tap grapples with every single day. Our work is rooted in water equity: we strive for all people to have the ability to access clean, affordable water. We do this by protecting our water resources, advocating for underserved communities, recognizing the United Nations Declaration of the Human Right to Water and Sanitation, and building affordable, sustainable water and sanitation systems.
Advocating for Water Equity
In the United States of America, Drink Local Drink Tap advocates, educates, and collaborates with organizations to ensure water equity and protection.
Volunteer to Keep Lake Erie Clean
Greater Cleveland Water Equity Partners
Explore Water Equity with the US Water Alliance
Solving Rural Water Equity
In Uganda, Drink Local Drink Tap works to ensure that rural Ugandans have access to affordable, clean, safe, and reliable water and sanitation systems and facilities.
Our Projects:
Clean Water Systems Sanitation & Hygiene Facilities
Our sustainable water projects are important because water is a human right. Building new water sources is easy, but making them last takes investment in humans and relationships. Drink Local Drink Tap focuses on human connection at schools, in slums, and at refugee camps. Over half of the hospital beds in the world are filled with people who are sick because of waterborne illness. Together, we can change that.