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.
Run For The Water is made possible by the efforts of many. We want you to get to know the people who make the event possible. Tessa Madison is taking the reins for race development manager this year. She has been a key member of the Gazelle Foundation and Run For The Water for more than a decade, her tenure includes working to make the Foundation’s mission, special events, and philanthropy accessible to children and families.
💧As Gazelle Foundation celebrates World Water Day this March 22, we acknowledge that access to clean water plays a critical role in global stability and prosperity. This is why we construct clean water systems with multiple distribution points that serve rural villages, health clinics, schools, churches, and more. See the impact we are making together.
Staff at eBay contacted the Gazelle Foundation because they were looking for a sustainable, charitable project to bring clean water to a country in need. We gave them information about our process that enabled their distributed team to sponsor the construction of a water tank that supplies 4 tap stands including the ones at Musenyi Primary School in Burundi.
Spring For The Water is one of the signature events for the Gazelle Foundation in its mission to bring more clean water to Burundi. Learn more about co-founder Gilbert Tuhabonye and how you can get involved.
Construction on the Kabuki-Mwurire water system is complete.
We are pleased to announce that construction on the Kabuki-Mwurire water system #69 began on February 1, 2024 and was completed 1 week early. It serves 1,400 people, including 150 members of the Mwurire Anglican Church.
The water system was made possible through a generous donation from Alvin Chee in honor of his parents Bill and Dorothy Chee.
Thanks to our 2023 AMAZI for Burundi donors, construction on the Kiriza-Gisisye Extension water system began on December 18, 2023. Our sustaining donor community is named for its purpose; Amazi means water in Kirundi, the local language.
The system was completed on February 7, 2024.
