This campaign closed on Dec 31, 2014 Rachel Beckwith brought clean water to Baramadougou F4 Ecole and 1 other project.

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Mission Statement

For women in the Sahel, the first step out of poverty begins with clean water. We can help!

During the hotter part of the year, the average temperature in the Sahel region of West Africa is more than 110 degrees.

For women here, not having access to clean water means hours of painful and exhausting work. Many of them walk miles each day just to reach the 100-year-old hole in the ground where they collect water. And they make that trip four or five times. Not only is that water contaminated and dirt-colored, but it has to be pulled up by hand, one bucket at a time.

The homemade rope burns their hands; it causes bleeding and leaves callouses — even scars. And sometimes the rope breaks, causing women to fall into the wells.

But we can change all of that!

We can bring solar powered pumps into communities and pipe water to tap stands right next to these women’s homes. We can bring time, energy and a better future to 100,000 people in Mali and Niger.

Help me play a small part in changing the lives of women in the Sahel -- donate to my campaign.

100% of everything we raise will directly fund water projects. And when those projects are finished, charity: water will send us proof in pictures and GPS coordinates, so we can see the actual people and communities we impacted.

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Updates and Comments

  • B
    Barbara Balch
    donated $40 
    · over 8 years ago
    Postmarked 12/31/14 - Rachel
  • donated $50 · over 8 years ago
    For Rachel's wish
  • A
    Anonymous
    donated $647 
    · over 8 years ago
    Im donating in the memory of Rachel, and for the world to be a better place to grow up in. I have a son who's name Lucas. This is a sum I pledged to give to charity after me and my wife Karen, with the help of God, picked a stock that rose pretty high during 1,5 y time. Merry Christmas from Sweden!
  • M
    Marlene Passos
    donated $30 
    · over 8 years ago
    I am donating in behalf of my good friends Hong and Amy in lieu of Christmas presents for them.
  • A
    Anonymous
    donated $5 
    · over 8 years ago
    Wish I could wipe out all problems...
  • C
    Charles Nishida
    donated $25 
    · over 8 years ago
    Water, so simple and yet so precious.
  • donated $5 · over 8 years ago
    Continuing Rachel's legacy, everyone should have access to clean water! Bless everyone who donates....
  • A
    Anonymous
    donated $50 
    · over 8 years ago
    Happy Birthday Sienna!
  • A
    Anonymous
    donated $50 
    · over 8 years ago
    In memory of Rachel Beckwith
  • O
    Orgil Bariadii
    donated $5 
    · over 8 years ago
    Um Ma Ni Bad Me Hum

This campaign brought clean water to Baramadougou F4 Ecole, Mali and 1 other project.

Mali
Water Point & Sanitation
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All donations made to Rachel’s campaign

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Anonymous$647
William Bour$200
Anthony Wong$200
Anonymous$120
Joie Winnick$112x2

Updates and Comments

  • B
    Barbara Balch
    donated $40 
    · over 8 years ago
    Postmarked 12/31/14 - Rachel
  • donated $50 · over 8 years ago
    For Rachel's wish
  • A
    Anonymous
    donated $647 
    · over 8 years ago
    Im donating in the memory of Rachel, and for the world to be a better place to grow up in. I have a son who's name Lucas. This is a sum I pledged to give to charity after me and my wife Karen, with the help of God, picked a stock that rose pretty high during 1,5 y time. Merry Christmas from Sweden!
  • M
    Marlene Passos
    donated $30 
    · over 8 years ago
    I am donating in behalf of my good friends Hong and Amy in lieu of Christmas presents for them.
  • A
    Anonymous
    donated $5 
    · over 8 years ago
    Wish I could wipe out all problems...
  • C
    Charles Nishida
    donated $25 
    · over 8 years ago
    Water, so simple and yet so precious.
  • donated $5 · over 8 years ago
    Continuing Rachel's legacy, everyone should have access to clean water! Bless everyone who donates....
  • A
    Anonymous
    donated $50 
    · over 8 years ago
    Happy Birthday Sienna!
  • A
    Anonymous
    donated $50 
    · over 8 years ago
    In memory of Rachel Beckwith
  • O
    Orgil Bariadii
    donated $5 
    · over 8 years ago
    Um Ma Ni Bad Me Hum

This September, we want to bring clean water to 100,000 people in The Sahel. Watch the trailer to find out why.