Microsoft and SOURCE Global to Provide Clean Drinking Water Systems to 100 Families in Navajo Nation.

SOURCE Global, PBC and Microsoft have announced an initiative to provide 100 Navajo Nation families with SOURCE Hydropanel drinking water systems. The initiative is part of Microsoft’s water access work, as an estimated 30 percent of Navajo Nation residents, about 70,000 people, don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. The technology was designed specifically for remote environments and is an alternative to the status quo when it comes to drinking water access for people in isolated communities. The project follows an investment in SOURCE by Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund in 2022. Microsoft’s Water Project aims to become water positive by 2030 and includes reducing water use intensity, replenishing more water than it consumes, increasing access to water and sanitation services, and advocating for effective water policy.