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.
Construction on the Kanyinya-Nyagihotora water system began on February 25, 2019.
At the outset this community, located in Rwasanga Colline, Bururi Province. Among the 3,000 beneficiaries of this water system are; 414 students and teachers of Nyagihotora primary school, 476, students and teachers of Kinyinya primary school, 350 worshipers of Nyagihotora Pentecote Church.
We are pleased to announce that construction on the Ndago-Murabi-Myange Extension water system #51 began on February 25, 2019, and was completed on June 19, 2019. The project renovates and expands existing water infrastructure that had failed due to inadequate water supply. The Gazelle Foundation re-engineered the system, so it has sufficient water flow and built a large tank that will supply this community with clean water for generations to come.
We are pleased to announce the construction on the Kinyinya-Nyagihotora water system #52 began on February 25, 2019. Thanks to donations from our generous supporters, the water system was completed June 5, 2019. Among the 3,000 beneficiaries of this water system are; 414 students and teachers of Nyagihotora primary school, 476, students and teachers of Kinyinya primary school, 350 worshipers of Nyagihotora Pentecote Church..
Construction of the Kanyinya-Nyagihotora water system, a 11.05km (6.867 miles) project is about to begin. When complete 3,000 people will have daily access to water, including students and teachers at two different schools, a church, and a health center.
Access to clean water creates new opportunities and changes the trajectory of every person in the community. That’s what we mean when we say clean water transforms lives. 16 weeks of work by local contractors in Burundi and the support of people just like you are what it takes to make this project a reality.
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.
