Project UpdateS
Start-to-finish updates on the water system work you make possible.
Construction on the Ngarambe-Kidaseba water system kicked off September 28, 2026. Over the next 15 weeks, local teams will build a new system providing 800 people with permanent, nearby access to clean water.
Today, families walk several miles to collect contaminated water. Soon, clean water will be close to home.
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Water system #79 is officially underway. Fully funded by Alvin Chee in honor of his parents, Bill and Dorothy Chee, the Mwivomo–Murangara system will bring clean water closer to approximately 900 people, including 120 members of Murangara Pentecost Church—shortening the distance people travel for water and bringing a reliable source closer to the places they live, gather and worship.
Construction is completed o Kabizi–Butwe water system—renovating and expanding an existing, failing system to bring reliable, nearby access to clean water for 4,500 people including a church and college.
News & Events
Our latest news and events, and how they impact our ability to build water systems.
Two Austin founders, a shared love of running, and a friendship built on purpose. Watch findhelp’s Erine Gray and Gazelle Foundation’s Gilbert Tuhabonye share what running means to them and the passion behind Run For The Water, a charity race benefiting the Gazelle Foundation and presented by findhelp.
To celebrate 20 years of Run For The Water, we teamed up with Austin artist Taylor Matchok to create a limited-edition commemorative bandana. Discover the original hand-drawn artwork, hidden gems, and creative inspiration behind this one-of-a-kind piece of race history.
Gazelle Foundation co-founder Gilbert Tuhabonye was honored at HISTORYTalks 2026 with a moving video tribute celebrating his extraordinary journey from surviving genocide in Burundi to inspiring hope and changing lives through clean water. On the anniversary of his survival, we're sharing this powerful tribute to his resilience, forgiveness, and enduring impact.
Rocks are arriving, trenches are being dug, and clean water is already flowing! Take a behind-the-scenes look at how our local crews are bringing another gravity-fed water system to life in Burundi—and why people can collect water before the first tap stand is even finished.
When the Musinzira-Mahwa water system was first proposed, there was skepticism. Now, clean water is flowing for 3,500 people, and the message at the handover was simple: “You are people of action.”
Watch The Journey Behind Every Drop and see how a water system goes from careful planning to clean water flowing throughout a community.
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