Charity:water Project Completed (final update)

It has been two years since my Charity:Water 50th Birthday campaign and I’m very happy to report that the project is now completed.  Together, we raised $1,670 to help drill a well so a community of 360 people in a village in The Republic of Mali, West Africa, could have access to clean water (something I have plenty of and tend to take for granted).  Every penny of what we raised went to this project (no admin fees!), the total cost of which was just under $14,000 (lots of other generous donors got involved some matching what people raised).  I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday present, and the value of this gift continues to provide value throughout the community, especially the women and children who used to have to walk up to two hours to collect water, which often wasn’t safe and made people sick.  It’s very gratifying to see a project through to its completion and to see how many people came together to make this project a success.  If you’d like to see more specifically how you helped, who else got involved, and where the project is located on a map, you can visit the project page here:  Tomikoro F2 Community Water Project.  Thanks so much to all of you and if you decide to do some similar kind of fundraising project, do please feel free to hit me up.

Quick video update on Charity:Water Birthday Fundraiser

Hi everyone, in Oct 2014 I promised regular updates on the impact of your donations for my birthday fundraiser.  The money went directly to funding a water tower in Mali to provide water for people in the Segou region of Mali.  More than two million people live there, but only 72% of the population has access to clean, safe drinking water. Charity:Water (who is working with World Vision now on this project) is changing that, and your support has been critical.  So thank you!