Project 1040
Project 1040
Read Mission Statement$160,550
UPDATE 3: And we're done!! Thanks so much for joining us on this incredible journey over the last 40 days. Keep in touch with us to hear about the 16 wells that will be built in Tigray, Ethiopia!
UPDATE 2: It's Friday and we're so excited to be so close to well #15! Only two days left. Thank you for your immense support.
UPDATE: We hit 10 wells with 18 days left! We are blown away by everyone's support! We are taking a leap of faith and increasing our goal to 15 wells ($150,000) and we will continue to match!
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Nearly 1 billion people do not have clean water.
Every 19 seconds, a child dies from a water-related illness.
During the 40 days of Lent, Project 1040 aims to raise money to build 10 wells, which would provide lasting clean water for 5,000 people daily. The wells will be dug in Tigray, Ethiopia, the poorest region in one of the poorest countries in the world.
Your contributions will be matched—dollar for dollar—up to $50,000, to reach our total goal of $100,000.
We also want to raise awareness for the world water crisis, a problem that actually has a solution!
10 wells. 40 days.
Follow our journey at:
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Charles and Tracy Lin
Albert and Renee Lee
Warren Chiang and Melissa Yeh
Joseph Yang and Jin Xu
Jimmy Quach and Ivy Ku
(For privacy reasons, we'll switch all gifts to Anonymous regardless of your selection.)
Updates and Comments
- AAnonymousdonated $500over 7 years agoWe've been so inspired by your cause. For lent, we committed to only drinking water and would like to break our lent by making a donation. Thanks for letting us be a part of your journey.
- AAnonymousdonated $2,000over 7 years agoThanks for doing this again!!
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agofor life
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agoLove you Albert and Renee Lee. Awesome project.
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agothe ultimate procrastinator, it only took me 39 days...
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agoGood work!
- AAnonymousdonated $200over 7 years agowhat a great cause and you're all very inspiring!
- AAnonymousdonated $100over 7 years agoGlad you all are involved in such an important cause. Come August, I will be moving to South Sudan, where access to clean water is a huge issue. I applaud all of you in your efforts - thanks for spreading the word and helping those in need!
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agoTeaching know-how to make water drums, which you can roll instead of having to carry, locally, may also be worthwhile.
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agoWay to go on this project! Thanks for inviting us to be a part of it!
This campaign brought clean water to Meremieti 1, Ethiopia and 16 other projects.
All donations made to Team 1040’s campaign
288
donations
| Project 1040 Matching Funds #11 + #12 | $10,000 |
| Anonymous | $6,647.33 |
| Project 1040 Matching Funds #4 | $5,000 |
| Project 1040 Matching Funds #2 | $5,000 |
| Anonymous | $5,000 |
Updates and Comments
- AAnonymousdonated $500over 7 years agoWe've been so inspired by your cause. For lent, we committed to only drinking water and would like to break our lent by making a donation. Thanks for letting us be a part of your journey.
- AAnonymousdonated $2,000over 7 years agoThanks for doing this again!!
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agofor life
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agoLove you Albert and Renee Lee. Awesome project.
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agothe ultimate procrastinator, it only took me 39 days...
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agoGood work!
- AAnonymousdonated $200over 7 years agowhat a great cause and you're all very inspiring!
- AAnonymousdonated $100over 7 years agoGlad you all are involved in such an important cause. Come August, I will be moving to South Sudan, where access to clean water is a huge issue. I applaud all of you in your efforts - thanks for spreading the word and helping those in need!
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agoTeaching know-how to make water drums, which you can roll instead of having to carry, locally, may also be worthwhile.
- AAnonymousdonated $50over 7 years agoWay to go on this project! Thanks for inviting us to be a part of it!
Diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Your donation will help change that.
This campaign raised $160,550. That money is hard at work in the field.
100% of the money raised by this campaign is being used to bring clean water to help those in need. In 21 months we’ll be able to show you exactly where the money went and who it helped.
