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Profile: African Well Fund
Year Founded
2003
Type
Non-profit
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Updated on: 11/11/2009 12:20
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Mission Statement

The African Well Fund believes that access to safe, consumable water is not merely a basic need, but a basic human right. Our goal is to raise money for the construction and maintenance of clean water projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Location
P.O. Box 9486 Schenectady, NY
Schenectady, NY 12309
United States
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Website
www.africanwellfund.org
Email
info@africanwellfund.org
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Bid by Nov. 16 on signed items from U2, Weezer, Anti-Flag, The Swell Season, and handmade arts and crafts in AWF's Got Water? auction http://myworld.ebay.com/theafricanwellfund/

The African Well Fund is looking for groups (schools, churches, businesses, groups of friends) to raise money to fund water projects at 17 schools in the Ntungamo district of Uganda. For more information, visit http://www.africanwellfund.org/archives/2009/04/sponsor-a-well-at-a-school-in-uganda.html
 
 
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America's Giving Challenge 2009
America’s Giving Challenge, presented by the Case Foundation, Causes and Parade Publications, is a 30-day national online competition to help raise awareness of...
Tags: non-profits   America's Giving Challenge   Facebook Causes   The Case Foundation
by  thinkMTV on september 23, 2009
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Let’s End the Global Water Crisis
This group is intended to engage, inform and inspire all thinkMTV members to fight the global water crisis. Join PlayPumps International in our mission to bring...
Tags: environment   africa   health   water   kids   PlayPumps   playpumps international...
by  PlayPumps International on march 11, 2008
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African Well Fund Hosting Fifth Annual...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The African Well Fund has launched its fifth annual Got Water? online auction (http://myworld.ebay.com/theafricanwellfund/) to raise money to fund water and sanitation projects in Africa. The auction, which features over 50 lots including signed items from the members of U2, Weezer...
Tags: africa   u2   wells   water   auction   Weezer
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Support AWF in America's Giving Challenge...

The African Well Fund is hoping to win one of the daily prizes in America's Giving Challenge. To win, AWF must get the highest number of unique donations between 3 p.m. ET today, Oct. 22, and 2:59 p.m. ET tomorrow, Oct. 23, to its Facebook Causes page. The cause with the highest number of unique donations...
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taykay92 531 days ago
i strongly support the mission statement
African Well Fund 613 days ago
We've just updated the events. Check us out! Even if you don't live in one of the major cities, you can participate in World Water Day but doing a "Virtual Walk for Water"!


dexsta 725 days ago
everyone should visit africa on a holiday and spend lots of money there- give people jobs etc.
dexsta 725 days ago
everyone should visit africa on a holiday and spend lots of money there- give people jobs etc.
African Well Fund 756 days ago
Our next event is in Toronto, CA on Nov 1-3! It's the 5th Annual InTO the Heart U2 fan celebration and AWF is the recipient of all proceeds from this event. If you are in the Toronto area, please come by and check out this event and support AWF.

For more info please visit intotheheart.com
African Well Fund 757 days ago
Tonight's the night! Hope to see you there.
African Well Fund 764 days ago
if you live in LA there is an indie band event on 10/25 at Tangiers restaurant in Los Feliz.
African Well Fund 787 days ago
What's up everyone? Our film is being finished up in the next week and will soon be available for download. More info soon on our website!
hey you should check out africanactiononaids.org....
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AWF - Build A Well For...
Tags: africa   bono   u2   water
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by  African Well Fund on march 04, 2009
 
   
 
AWF documentary film...
FIlmmaker Steve Buckwalter with Ntungamo locals
Tags: africa   water   well
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by  African Well Fund on september 21, 2007
 
   
 
African Well Fund visit ...
This is a trailer from African Well Fund's documentary trip to Ntungamo district in Southwest Uganda.
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by  African Well Fund on september 21, 2007
 
   
 
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by  African Well Fund on september 21, 2007
 
   
 
Uganda child pumping...
This child was photographed in Sept 2006 pumping water from a well funded by donors of African Well Fund.
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by  African Well Fund on september 21, 2007
 
 
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