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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

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.

Central Texas Runners Help 6,400 People Access Clean Water at 2018 Run For The Water

Central Texas Runners Help 6,400 People Access Clean Water at 2018 Run For The Water

More than 3,600 runners registered for the run today, raising enough money for the Austin-based Gazelle Foundation to help at least 6,400 people get access to clean water in Burundi, one of the poorest countries in the world.

Austin Has Clean Water Again - Now Let's Help Others: Run for the Water

Austin Has Clean Water Again - Now Let's Help Others: Run for the Water

Austin has clean water again, but millions of Africans do not. You can help change that just by registering for the 2018 Run for the Water. Make a short 5K run, a longer 10-mile run, or bring your family to the Kids K in beautiful downtown Austin Nov. 4, and you can change someone's life forever.

And if you don't want to run, you can still support water for Burundi, Africa by giving directly to the Gazelle Foundation.

Run For The Water in Austin and Change Lives in Africa

Run For The Water in Austin and Change Lives in Africa

You can give clean drinking water for life to someone in Burundi, Africa just by registering for the 2018 Run for the Water, in either the 5K or 10-mile race.

Runners of all ages and experience levels are invited to take part in this inspiring Austin event which since 2006 has helped bring clean drinking water to more than 92,000 people in Burundi, one of the world’s poorest nations.

Learn How You Can Run & Help Transform Lives At The Same Time

Learn How You Can Run & Help Transform Lives At The Same Time

Join us in Austin on November 4, at Run For The Water. Learn how you can run and help transform lives at the same time.

Check out the race that Austin Runner Magazine calls best in the city, a “crown jewel and must-do event for beginners and veterans alike” and is the marquee event for The Gazelle Foundation. Join us November 4, 2018, for the 12th annual Run For The Water 5k, 10-miler, and Kids-k on a spectacular scenic route, in the heart of Austin.

Gilbert Tuhabonye describes Run For The Water to get YOU excited to join us on a spectacular scenic route in the heart of Austin. Run For The Water is race number two in the Austin Distance Challenge.

Saving Lives Through Access To Clean Water: Update on Heineken Africa Foundation Grant

Saving Lives Through Access To Clean Water: Update on Heineken Africa Foundation Grant

In Burundi the number one cause of death is water-borne illnesses such as typhoid, diarrhea, hepatitis A, schistosomiasis. The HEINEKEN Africa Foundation investment of $57,747 helps to tackle this problem. As part of our stewardship of the HAF grant and in support of our operating values, the Gazelle Foundation is pleased to share the following update based on the key success indicators identified for the project. Together we are transforming lives.

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.