July 29, 2004
DATA/AWF at the House of Blues, Anaheim August 5th
AWF members Elizabeth Beech and Donna Laughlin will be hosting a DATA/AWF table on August 5 at the House of Blues in Anaheim. The event is Coors Light Rock Prendido featuring Ozomatli, Kinky and Plastilina Mosh. The table will be there from 5pm-7pm. If you are in the vicinity, stop by and say hi!
African Development Bank Water Initiatives
The African Development Bank has announced plans to rally financial and donor support for water initiatives in Africa. The goal is to provide clean water to all Africans by the year 2025.
The announcement was made in Tunis at the Water Week conference by African Development Bank president Omar Kabbaj. The conference was attended by hundreds of NGOs such as NEPAD and UNICEF along with 17 ministers of the Council of African Ministers on Water (AMCOW). The recommendations adopted by the group serve to raise water to the top of Africa’s development agenda.
For more information on the ADB's Water Week, please visit the African Development Bank's website. It contains a wealth of information and statistics concerning the current water crisis in Africa.
AWF in Southern California
Julie Cook of AWF along with volunteers Chris Trimm, Simone Schramm, Christiann Adams, Sarah Godrey and Brenda Cook, Michelle Fisher and Thelma Manga and daughters (Thelma is from Sierra Leone) volunteered for a two day booth event in Southern California. The booth theme was "10 miles in her shoes" to increase locals knowledge of the lack of water in Africa. the AWF hosted the event along with DATA and had a One Campaign display and sign up sheet. If you are interested in holding a similar type of event in your area, please contact us at: info@africanwellfund.org.
