About Us

African Well Fund is a registered non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to raising funds for building and maintaining wells in Africa. It was formed in October 2002 by a group of U2 fans inspired by the media coverage of Bono’s May 2002 trip to Africa with then Secretary of U.S. Treasury, Paul O’Neill. Struck by the relatively low cost of building a well and the enormous difference that a well can make in the life of a village, we were convinced that raising the money to build a well was an easily achievable goal. It was from this conviction that the African Well Fund (AWF) was born.

All donations to the African Well Fund go directly to Africare. Africare is a leader among private, charitable U.S. organizations assisting Africa. It is the oldest and largest African-American organization in the field. Since its founding in 1970, Africare has delivered more than $450 million in assistance to 35 countries Africa-wide. To learn more about Africare and their work please visit www.africare.org

Note: 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.

Refer to our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to most of the common questions we receive about the African Well Fund.

You can download our latest annual report here.

Board of Directors

The African Well Fund is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Board positions are filled by election and board members serve three-year terms. Board members are typically chosen from active volunteers of the organization. If you are interested in serving on our board, please email us.

Board Officers Rob Trigalet, Pennsylvania Chairman rtrigalet@africanwellfund.org Diane Yoder, New York Vice Chairman dyoder@africanwellfund.org Angela Martens, Edmonton Alberta Secretary amartens@africanwellfund.org Anne Cimon, Massachusettes Treasurer acimon@africanwellfund.org

Board Members Laura Page, Tennessee lpage@africanwellfund.org Devlin Smith, California dsmith@africanwellfund.org Lara Wineman, Georgia lwineman@africanwellfund.org Paola Palumbi Yeager, Pennsylvania ppalumbi@africanwellfund.org

Past Board Members The African Well Fund would like to thank the following past board members for their service: Jo Sanchez (founding member) Bridget McCann (founding member) Patricia Hefner (founding member) Aimee Powell Karla Siegel (founding member) Elizabeth Beech (founding member) Donna Laughlin Annette Quintero Julie Cook (founding member)

Volunteers

The African Well Fund is a grass roots organization with no paid staff. All work is done by volunteers operating in a committee structure. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us or visit our volunteer forum.