Angelica, Vanessa, and I after renewing our partnership in the Ccorca District It’s with a profound sense of gratitude that I am 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 leader and Executive Director. 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. Collectively, we’ve delivered critical resources and transferred essential skills th ..read more

In 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 support ..read more

It’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. And in others, water is rationed to an extreme extent, causing disputes within a community in ad ..read more

Clean 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. Clean water is often a problem passing through generations and creates significant barriers in improving quality of life in all aspects. While there are many factors ..read more

My 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.   Getting to Cusco was quite easy and although there were a couple of layovers, none of the flights were painfully long. The journey is worth it. The city is s ..read more

Since the beginning, 33 Buckets has been a student-powered team. Thanks to the entrepreneurial mindset of our founders at Arizona State University, we’ve built an organization capable of changing lives, both in our partner communities and within our own team. Over the years, we’ve engaged students through internships, thesis projects, research, and much more. In total, we’ve engaged with over 75 students in some capacity.  At the core of our team are our student interns on both our Project Development and Fundraising & Marketing Teams. These student interns work as a part of their res ..read more

Water 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. Creating water security in a community means ensuring two primary conditions are met: 1.    Does the community have enough water? 2.    Is the water clean? In the community of Totora, 33 Buckets has partnered with members of the local government and water management ..read more

It is about once a week that I remember the day I told my best friend in college: “I’ll work on anything but water projects, I’m just not interested”. Fast forward seven years later and water is all I do. But my journey wasn’t clear to me when I first started, my path has happened serendipitously. I graduated with a civil/environmental engineering degree from Arizona State University in 2017. Since starting my degree, I’ve traveled to India and Peru (with 33 Buckets) working on water projects in rural areas. Now I sit in my flat, looking out to the gloomy street in Oxford, England, where I am ..read more

In 2017, I joined the 33 Buckets team as a Project Development Intern. Since then, I’ve spent over 4 months on the ground working with our community partners to develop permanent, clean water solutions. Now, as a recent graduate of Arizona State University, I am committed, full-time, to our mission. The following content originates from my experience traveling to Cusco, Peru and working as a 33 Buckets team member. Thanks for reading. Daniel Hoop | Executive Director The Cusco region of Peru is rich with history, heavily influenced by the Inka Empire of the 15th century. At an elevation of 11 ..read more

Sooner 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.  The Origins of A-4-A At the end of the year in 2020, we at 33 Buckets decided that there needed to be a new way to simultaneously engage our supporters, work with our community, and raise money for our future i ..read more