A thriving planet includes everyone

As an engineering doctoral student, Mark Huerta, formed 33 Buckets with fellow engineering students in 2011. The nonprofit’s mission is to create filtration systems and sustainable infrastructures for developing countries with no access to clean drinking water.

Broad, societywide equity is essential to a brighter future. We must ensure that all people are involved in making smart choices for the planet. We must also ensure that they all share in the wealth, stability and resources our societies offer, and that they are free to think and act from stable living conditions without threats to subsistence.

Just as we strive to create a healthier planet and population through these principles, we are committed to fostering an environment within the Global Futures Laboratory where everyone feels safe to make their voices heard.

As we pursue solutions, our scholars ask, “Who is contributing solutions? Who do the solutions benefit? Who is missing from the conversation?” We believe a better future is one that includes everyone, and we stand by our commitment to culturally responsive programming in everything we do.