Gazelle Foundation
Austin's Running Community and Run For The ...

Gilbert Tuhabonye, Gazelle Foundation co-founder, and many luminaries from Austin’s running community share how Run For The Water got started 19 years ago and the impact it is making in rural Burundi.

Austin's Running Community and Run For The Water: Nineteen Years Young
Impact
Gazelle Foundation
7 Steps to Build Sustainable Water Systems in ...

Rural Burundi can be a challenging place to construct sustainable water systems. Find out the seven steps we use to capture, filter, and distribute clean water to communities.

7 Steps to Build Sustainable Water Systems in Burundi

Project Updates

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.

Ngabwe-Gikuyo Extension Water System #50

Ngabwe-Gikuyo Extension Water System #50

Construction on the Ngabwe-Gikuyo Extension water system is complete!

We are pleased to announce that construction on the Ngabwe-Gikuyo Extension Water system began in September 2018 and finished in January 2019. This extension project refurbished the existing system and added new storage tanks and tap stands increasing the capacity and access to clean water for this thriving community that includes a primary school, college and church. This system is located near a primary school and a university, which means students have access to a clean and abundant supply of water.

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.

Bringing Clean Water and Catalyzing Positive Change

Bringing Clean Water and Catalyzing Positive Change

Today, two water collection tanks have been completed in addition to four tap stands to access water. Once complete, the Taba-Henyera system’s six tap stands will provide a clean water source to approximately 1,750 people, like the ones pictured here. Together we are transforming lives.

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.

Newest Project Brings Clean Water to 750 People in Tara Colline Donors to the Gazelle Foundation continue to change lives with the completion of the Foundation's latest water project. Today, thanks to a new tap stand and water system res

Donors to the Gazelle Foundation continue to change lives with the completion of the  Foundation's latest water project. Today, thanks to a new tap stand and water system residents of Tara Colline can collect as much clean water as they need and have time to focus on family, work, or school.