A print version of the African Well Fund Education Kit is now available by request. The kit includes the 15 pages of educational materials currently available for download on the African Well Fund Web site, a DVD documentary about AWF and a CD-ROM with printable materials, including maps and photographs of AWF project sites in Uganda.

To request a print version of the kit, e-mail your name, address and the name of the school or group you work with to info@africanwellfund.org. Please use "Education Kit" in the subject line.

To download a copy of the kit, please visit the Education section of AfricanWellFund.org.

African Well Fund Water Project Updates

African Well Fund representatives recently met with our partner Africare and received updates on our current projects, as well as three new proposals to fund. We will be adding detailed updates complete with photos to our well pages as soon as we are able but until then, there is a brief synopsis of the work your donations have been funding on our website http://www.africanwellfund.org/blog/archives/2008_07.html#000353

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The African Well Fund Updates Its Educational Kit

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The African Well Fund will be taking part in Education: A Path to Empowerment, a free event hosted by Be the Cause at the Sikh Center of Orange County on Saturday evening.

The aim of the event, according to Be the Cause, is to show how education is the path to empowerment locally and globally. The event will provide the opportunity for participants to meet people from various non-profits working both locally and globally to provide education opportunities for the under-privileged, engage in dialogue with a panel discussion of dedicated activists, and learn more about the interconnectedness of social issues through an interactive Web activity.

The evening will also feature music, poetry dance and live art from local artists, as well as a set from DJ nPrevail. Food will be provided and a raffle held.

AWF volunteers will be at the event to answer questions about our mission.

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African Well Fund representatives recently met with our partner Africare and received updates on our current projects, as well as three new proposals to fund. We will be adding detailed updates complete with photos to our well pages as soon as we are able but until then, here is a brief synopsis of the work your donations have been funding:

Camakupa, Angola -- The project was initiated in mid-April and seeks to improve access to clean water to more than 10,000 people. Water and sanitation committees have been formed, and local community members are being trained in spring construction and maintenance.

Kibala, Angola ...

The African Well Fund's July e-newsletter was sent out last night. If you would like to have the e-newsletter sent to you, please sign up at http://www.africanwellfund.org//mail.html.

African Well Fund July 2008 Newsletter

West Vancouver Girl Chooses African Well Fund for Bat Mitzvah Project

Thirteen-year-old Anna Stuber will be starting grade eight at Collingwood School in West Vancouver, BC, this fall. She celebrated her bat mitzvah in January and raised money for a chosen charity as part of the experience. She chose the African Well Fund.

Anna has been selling little blue pins featuring the words for water in six different languages. She has been selling them for $3 Canadian or more each (about $2.93 US) by donation and has currently raised about $1,500 Canadian (about $1,467 US).

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