African
Well Fund is a registered non-profit 501(c)3 organization
dedicated to raising funds for building and maintaining
wells in Africa.
Who
Is In Charge?
A
Board of Directors consisting of its founding members
runs AWF. All are volunteers; there is no paid staff.
Where
does my donation go?
All
of the funds raised by the African Well Fund go to
Africare. The African Well Fund Board Of Directors
has legally partnered with Africare on this project.
The agreement authorizes the African Well Fund to
raise money for Africare. 100% of your donation goes
directly to Africare and 100% of your donation
will go to building wells in Africa!!
What
about overhead?
Because
AWF is operated entirely by volunteers, administrative
costs are minimal. During its first year of operation,
board members paid all overhead expenses. The board
is currently looking into obtaining capacity building
grants that will be used to cover operating expenses
and allow us to expand our fund-raising capabilities.
We will also utilize income from merchandise sales
and online commission partnerships to help to cover
these expenses.
Why
partner with Africare?
After
investigating several charities, we decided to work
with Africare because it is well established and
highly reputable. They also have their own offices
in many African countries and can provide us feedback
on wells and water projects built from our donations.
A non-profit group that rates charities, Charity
Navigator, assigned three stars to Africare.
Africare has also received high praise from Time
magazine and the American Institute of Philanthopy.
Charity Navigator bases its ratings on short-term
spending and long-term sustainability. Africare
has also earned the praises of both Republican and
Democratic political officials in the U.S. for its
efforts and achievements in Africa. If you would
like to know more about Africare please visit www.africare.org.
Can
you put us in touch with Bono?
While
the African Well Fund was founded by a group of U2
fans who were inspired by Bono's advocacy for Africa,
the African Well Fund is not affliated with or sponsored
by Bono, U2, or its management company.
We
hope this has answered most of your questions.
If you would like any other information, please feel
free to email us at .info@africanwellfund.org
