About Us

African Well Fund is a registered non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to raising funds for clean water and sanitation projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was formed in October 2002 by a group of U2 fans inspired by the media coverage of Bono’s May 2002 trip to Africa with former Secretary of the United States Treasury, Paul O’Neill. Struck by the relatively low cost of building a well and the enormous difference that a well can make in the life of a community, we were convinced that raising the money to build a well was an easily achievable goal. It was from this conviction that the African Well Fund (AWF) was born.

Partners

All projects are implemented by partner organizations working on the ground in Africa.

Africare was a partner from 2002 until their reorganization in 2020. Africare  implemented AWF funded projects in 16 African nations.

PanAfricare – Successor organization to Africare. PanAfricare is an independent non-profit organization, established in July 2020, with its Headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. PanAfricare builds on technical and operational experience Africare has gained over the past decades of its existence in order to continue to serve African populations.

The Outer Loop – Humanity Project – theater for social change, has partnered with AWF for 4 water and sanitation projects in Tanzania.

Nsiama League – Small nonprofit organization working to improve the lives of the residents of Nsiama, a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Founded by former residents of the village.

Kigezi Diocese Water & Sanitation Programme – a faith based organization established in 1986 working to provide communities with an improved quality of life through partnerships with development agencies

Refer to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) page for answers to most of the common questions we receive about the African Well Fund.