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Gazelle Foundation
See how your support made a difference in 2023

Celebrate with us the impact we have had in building awareness and action in Central Texas for sustainable, clean water systems in rural Burundi. Thank you for being involved and spreading joy, unity, and peace a world away to 125,000 Burundians and counting!

See how your support made a difference in 2023

Spring for the Water

Save The Date: Spring For The Water

Save The Date: Spring For The Water

Mark your calendars for a very special Spring For the Water event celebrating the 25th anniversary of Gilbert Tuhabonye's escape from genocide and second chance of life.

Tickets and Tables are available. Join us April 30. Our goal for the evening is to fully fund two water projects that will serve 4,300 people honoring Gilbert's legacy of joy and gratitude. And recognize several of the key people behind the Gazelle Foundation’s success: philanthropists DK, Mike and Kley Reynolds, will accept the inaugural Peter Rauch World Changer Award. Read about the honorees here.

Chikage Windler, Chief Meteorologist, CBS Austin will emcee the evening. It will be an evening of fun, food & drink, and changing lives. Ticket is required. Ticket includes cocktails, dinner, and award ceremony at the Hyatt-Regency Foothills Ballroom, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Purchase ticket or tables for Spring For The Water dinner and award ceremony.

16 Weeks To Impact Lives Forever

16 Weeks To Impact Lives Forever

After just 16 weeks the Gahanda-Rwego Water Project is complete and bringing clean water to 2,750 kids, grandparents, and families.

People using this water system are immediately healthier, because sanitation and hygiene are boosted, and risk of water-borne infectious diseases are reduced. Rather than spending hours collecting water, kids get more time to attend school. And people can work and earn money. The combination of health, income and education begin to reverse a cycle of poverty.

Clean Water For 1,200 People: Update on Kadasha-Kayange Water System

Clean Water For 1,200 People: Update on Kadasha-Kayange Water System

Providing access to clean water is more than quenching thirst. Regular access to clean water saves lives. We thrilled to report that the Kadasha-Kayange water system is 90% complete. Over the next few weeks all holding tanks, pipes, and tap stands will be connected, then final testing will begin. Five tap stands distribute clean water to 1,200 people. This water system is one of three that the Gazelle Foundation is currently working on. The project is on time and on budget, and its impact is already considerable.

Joy! Water for 3,800 More People

Joy! Water for 3,800 More People

With great joy, we announce the completion of three more water systems. The handover to local residents means 3,800 more people have access to as much water as they need.

For perspective that's water for more people than the number of students enrolled at several Austin area high schools: Austin High School 2,262, Del Valle High School 3,003, Lake Travis High School 2,699, Vandegrift High School 2,257, Westlake High School 2,655.

12 Week Progress Update: Water System Is Nearing Completion

12 Week Progress Update: Water System Is Nearing Completion

Week 12: Progress continues on the Kiziba-Rokoma project in Songa Commune of Burundi. Our team reports that multiple milestones have been met in the development of the 2.4-kilometer-long water system. Once finished 1,300 people will have regular access to as much clean water as they need.

Spring for the Water 2017: Two Projects Completely Funded!

Spring for the Water 2017: Two Projects Completely Funded!

We did it! We raised more than $125,000 making this year’s Spring for the Water the most successful in the history of the event!  Because of the amazing generosity of our sponsors and attendees, we have completely funded the Muryamurebe-Kigembe Project, which will provide clean water to 2,800 people AND we also completely funded the Karuhaya-Kuntatemwa Water Project, which will provide clean water to another 1,800 people.