Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Join us for Empowerment in Action on Feb 28, 2026 in Austin to celebrate and advance sustainable clean water in Burundi.
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.
Join us for this year’s Spring For The Water Gala Fundraiser. Our annual springtime event celebrates and supports our mission to bring clean water to the people of Burundi. One village at a time.
Taking place February 23, 3034, at W Hotel. Space is limited, we fully expect this year’s event to sell out. For Tickets, tables, and more
Burundi and Austin celebrate winter holidays in different but meaningful ways. Gazelle Co-Founder Gilbert Tuhabonye shares what it was like to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s growing up in Burundi. Learn about how winter holidays are celebrated in Burundi and Austin and learn how Texans can get involved to make clean water accessible for more Burundian communities.
This year our supporters have been a part of something truly transformative: bringing clean water — health, education, income - to four communities in Burundi. It brings us, 6,500 people closer to achieving our goal of providing every person in Burundi with clean water, the highest quality of life, and hope within reach.
Thank you for making the 17th annual 2023 Run For The Water 5K, 10-miler, and Kids K a tremendous success. The race was held November 5, 2023, in Austin, Texas, and runners and walkers took to the streets to spread awareness for the life-changing difference that clean water makes for communities in rural Burundi, East Africa. The race benefits the Gazelle Foundation, a charity co-founded by Award-winning Runner Gilbert Tuhabonye, to spread peace and hope through clean water.
