From May 1st to May 31st the African Well Fund invites U2 fans and others who are inspired by Bono’s tireless activism on behalf of Africa to donate to the 19th Annual Build a Well for Bono’s Birthday fundraiser in honor of Bono’s 61st birthday.
The 18 previous campaigns have raised over $283,000 in Bono’s honor to fund the construction of clean water and sanitation projects in Sub-Saharan Africa which are benefiting more than 73,000 people in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
This year’s campaign marks a return to AWF’s partnership with The Outer Loop. The Outer Loop, founded by Michael Herman and Rachael Yoder, has recently completed the construction of a maternity clinic in Mloka, Tanzania. Previously African Well Fund funded the construction of a waterpoint for the clinic and its surrounding village of 6,000 people. Our current project will be located in the neighboring village of Msona, Tanzania and will provide a waterpoint in the local secondary school which currently has no water for sanitation. It will also be used by the local community of approximately 3,500, providing them with safe, clean water.
Once you’ve donated at the above link, be sure to sign the card with a personal birthday message to Bono!
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