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By Kimberly Egolf, Editor
2008.04
Could you balance a 40-pound tub of water on your head and walk 4 miles? Over half of Africa’s population has to make this journey each day, but the African Well Fund wants to change this. One well at a time.
On March 17th the non-profit organization launched its annual drive to Build a Well for Bono’s Birthday. This drive aims to collect donations, no matter how large or small, from anyone who is “inspired by Bono’s tireless activism on behalf of Africa.”
In its six years of operation, the drive has raised over $110,000 – all of which has gone directly to well projects throughout the African continent. Working closely with Africare, a leading private charitable organization delivering aid to Africans, the African Well Fund is currently sponsoring projects in Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Liberia, and Nigeria. These projects are bringing fresh well water to over 35,000 people.
Access to fresh drinking water can change a whole village. Current Well Fund projects in Uganda’s Ntungamo District are not only bringing drinking water to over 6,000 people, they are also enabling sustainable long-term farming projects. This means better access to nutritional foods. Better food means better health. Better health means more productivity. The upward cycle is endless.
And it all begins with a low cost well that you can help to build.
This year’s drive – titled “Walk to the water…walk with me” – will run through May 10th, the day of Bono’s birthday. To donate, please visit (LINK HERE: To view this link you must Register. If you're already a member, Login Here!) After donating, you can also sign a birthday card which will be sent directly to Bono! Last year the big man himself sent a thank you card recognizing the African Well Fund’s outstanding grassroots efforts. “Well, well and well done,” he wrote. Well done, indeed.
You can help the African Well Fund walk to the water by donating here: (LINK HERE: To view this link you must Register. If you're already a member, Login Here!).
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