Humane Borders Inc

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS IN NEED IN THE DESERT BORDERLANDS OF THE U.S. AND MEXICO, AND TO WORK TOWARDS A MORE JUST ENVIRONMENT IN THE BORDERLANDS.

SERVICE WATER STATIONS: WE ASSIST MIGRANTS IN DISTRESS WITH FOOD, WATER, FIRST AID, AND IF NECESSARY ARRANGE WITH THE BORDER PATROL FOR RESCUE AND, OR TRANSPORTATION OF MIGRANTS. IN 2023 WE SERVICED APPROXIMATELY 30 WATER STATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA DESERT, ON LAND MANAGED BY FEDERAL, COUNTY, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS WHO HAS GIVEN US PERMISSION. OUR TWO PART-TIME STAFF COORDINATE THE WORK OF 17 REGULAR VOLUNTEER DRIVERS OF OUR WATER TRUCKS, AND WE HAD MANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND A FEW FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. VOLUNTEERS HAVE PUT OUT MORE THAN 18,000 GALLONS OF WATER EVERY YEAR, AND HAVE PUT MORE THAN 4,000 HOURS SERVING THE WATER STATIONS EACH YEAR, PICKING UP TRASH LEFT BY MIGRANTS, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, HELPING FAMILIES LOOKING FOR LOVED ONES PERHAPS LOST IN THE DESERT, AND HELPING OUT AT SHELTERS ON THE US MEXICAN BORDER. WE ALSO REPORT IF WE FIND HUMAN REMAINS IN THE DESERT AND KEEP A NATIONALLY KNOWN MAP THAT MONTHLY UPDATES THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF KNOWN DEATHS IN THE ARIZONA DESERT.

RECORD VEHICLE DEPRECIATION EXPENSES FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S STATED GOALS.

VEHICLES FLEET: WE MAINTAIN A FLEET OF WATER TRUCKS AND AUXILIARY VEHICLES. THE WATER TRUCKS HAVE OFF-ROAD WATER HAULING AND DISPENSING CAPABILITIES THAT INCLUDE DESERT RESCUE AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT. IN 2023 WE WERE OUT IN THE DESERT 3 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY MORE THAN 15,000 MILES.

OUTREACH, MIGRANTS FOOD AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATION: WE CONSTANTLY ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN CONTRIBUTOR, PUBLIC, AND MEDIA CONTRACTS. WE PUBLISH A NEWSLETTER, IT IS DISTRIBUTED BY MAIL AND POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. WE KEPT UPDATING OUR WARNING POSTERS THAT WARN MIGRANTS OF THE DANGERS OF CROSSING IN THE DESERT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PIMA COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER, WE CONTINUE TO POST ON OPENGIS OUR MAPS OF WHERE DEATHS ARE OCCURING IN OUR AREA. WE RESPOND TO THOSE LOOKING FOR LOVED ONES USING OUR WELL ESTABLISHED (24 YEARS) CONNECTIONS WITH VARIOUS U.S. AND MEXICAN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO MIGRANTS, ESPECIALLY IN ARIZONA, WHO NEED WATER, FOOD, CLOTHES, OR MEDICAL CARE.