These words, from the U2 song ‘Crumbs from Your Table’, serve as the inspiration for a new fundraising campaign being launched this fall by the African Well Fund.

Timed to coincide with the third leg of U2’s Vertigo tour, the Where You Live campaign aims to highlight the fact that when it comes to access to clean water, ‘where you live’ is indeed the deciding factor. While the developed world enjoys nearly universal access to clean water even among their most disadvantaged populations, the situation in Sub-Saharan Africa is vastly different. In Uganda, only 56 percent of the population has access to a safe, clean water source, in Angola it’s 50 percent and in Ethiopia just 22 percent. According to the World Health Organization, more than 3.4 million people die each year as a result of water borne diseases. These are preventable deaths, preventable by wells and water projects that cost a few thousand dollars to build.

To donate directly please go here.

Distribute Flyers

Download Half Page 2up PDF here Download Quarter Page 4up PDF here Handout at U2 shows, other shows, record stores, parties etc. Volunteers interested in distributing flyers at U2 shows, please contact Rob Trigalet at trigelle@juno.com. Questions? Email lwineman@africanwellfund.org.

Print Ads in Magazines and Newspapers

Contact your local newspaper or magazine about donating space for ads. Email info@africanwellfund.org for more info. Here are some general sizes you can download. If you need a different size or file format email lwineman@africanwellfund.org: Half Page Portrait (5.5 wide x 8.5 tall) Half Page Landscape (8.5 wide x 5.5 tall) Quarter Page Portrait (4.25 wide x 5.5 tall) Quarter Page Landscape (5.5 wide x 4.25 tall)

Limited Edition T-shirts!

The Basic Where You Live in White The shirts are 100% ring spun cotton and are made in the continental U.S. in a sweatshop free environment. Available in S - M - L - XL View: Front • Back For t-shirt size tables click here WYL Basic T Small Medium Large X-Large   Where You Live Ringer in White The shirts are 100% ring spun cotton and are made in the continental U.S. in a sweatshop free environment. Available in M - L - XL View: Front • Back For t-shirt size tables click here WYL Ringer Medium Large X-Large

Avatars

80x80 or link to it using this code: http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-PAGE/Banners/WYL_80x80.gif 72x72 or link to it using this code: http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-PAGE/Banners/WYL_72x72.gif

Web Banners

If you are a webmaster, please post one of these banners at your site. Here are some general sizes. If you need a different size email lwineman@africanwellfund.org:

88x31 message board code to cut & paste: [URL=http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-Downloads.html][IMG]http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-PAGE/Banners/WYL_88x31.gif[/IMG][/URL]

120x60 message board code to cut & paste: [URL=http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-Downloads.html][IMG]http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-PAGE/Banners/WYL_120x60.gif[/IMG][/URL]

234x60 message board code to cut & paste: [URL=http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL- Downloads.html][IMG]http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-PAGE/Banners/WYL_234x60.gif[/IMG][/URL]

300x250 message board code to cut & paste: [URL=http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-Downloads.html][IMG]http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-PAGE/Banners/WYL_300x250.gif[/IMG][/URL]

468x60 message board code to cut & paste: [URL=http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-Downloads.html][IMG]http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-PAGE/Banners/WYL_468x60.gif[/IMG][/URL]

600x120 message board code to cut & paste: [URL=http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-Downloads.html][IMG]http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-PAGE/Banners/WYL_600x120.gif[/IMG][/URL]

728x90 message board code to cut & paste: [URL=http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-Downloads.html][IMG]http://www.africanwellfund.org/WYL-PAGE/Banners/WYL_728x90.gif[/IMG][/URL]