The primary mission of Humane Borders is to save lives and protect human rights by preventing death due to dehydration and exposure in the Sonoran Desert, one of the deadliest places on the planet.

Humane Borders maintains dozens of water stations on routes used by migrants. Bright blue water barrels marked by a blue flag are located with permission on private and public land near Ajo and Tuscon. This water is for everyone--migrants, hikers, four-wheelers, and Border Patrol agents because we all are human and we all need water to survive.   

Education, advocacy, and community building is a fundamental part of their mission. Humane Borders partners with the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office to produce interactive maps of deaths of migrants in the region. Humane Borders partners with other humanitarian aid groups and welcomes researchers, students, journalists, artists, and filmmakers to help co-create a more just and humane border. Write to info@humaneborders.org if you are interested in volunteering or collaborating.   

Founded in the summer of the year 2000, Humane Borders, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation powered by volunteers and private donations. Donations to Humane Borders are tax-deductible.