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April 25, 2006
Angola project pictures are here!
AWF has received an update on the projects in Angola.
Angola is the recipient country for AWF funded water projects in 2005. Only 38% of the people in Angola have access to clean water. This project was part of the Bono birthday fundraiser from last year.
Africare Vice-President Jeannine Scott visited the village of Wongo in the Trumba communa in November of 2005. Here she is viewing a completed spring project funded by African Well Fund donations from 2005
Wongo Water Development Committee explaining in a short play during visit of Africare Vice-president and ExxonMobil in Wongo village, Trumba commune.
Community members digging holes to lay pipes at the onset of Ekovongo spring protection
Evovongo spring before protection
April 24, 2006
UPDATE 4/24: Photo Auction Raises Over $11,000!
The U2 photo auction ended this morning and it was a resounding success! Over $11,000 was raised for this year's Build a Well for Bono's Birthday fundraiser.
The African Well Fund would like to express our sincere appreciation to all those who made this auction happen:
Phil Romans, Ruth Barohn, Otto Kitsinger, Mike Kurman, Sherry Lawrence, Matthias Muehlbradt, Jim Rinaldi, Babette Ross, Lynelle Trigalet, Henry Wagner and Rob Wanenchak.
We would also like to thank all those who bid on the photos, your generosity is astounding! The Birthday campaign continues until May 6th. If you made a bid on a photo but did not win the auction, please consider making a donation to the fundraiser anyway. Click here for more information.
Check back soon for updates on the Zimbabwe project that these donations will fund and for the final totals for this year's fundraiser.
April 18, 2006
Photo Auction Underway! Updated 4/21
4/21 Update: With just 3 days to go the auction has surpassed the $2000 mark!
U2.com has added a story about the auction to their news section. You can read it here.
The U2 concert photo auction kicked off yesterday morning and is off to a roaring start! Only 2 days into the 7 day auction and already over $1000 has been raised! There are still plenty of photos to bid on in every price range.
To see the photos available as well as the current bids, use this link: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZu2boy
Once again, many thanks to Phil Romans for organizing and all the photographers for participating in what looks to be a very successful auction!
April 13, 2006
U2 Photo Auction coming up soon!
Another one-two punch for Bono’s birthday.
In addition to our donation drive (which is well underway), we are offering U2 fans a chance to bid on some great photos of recent tours, including many from Vertigo. 100% of the proceeds of this auction will go towards building water projects in Zimbabwe this year. Be sure to visit our auction page on eBAY. The auction begins on April 17th. Set your calendars and happy bidding.
In the meantime, here is a preview of just a few of the photos up for bid. AWF would like to thank Phil Romans and all of the following photographers for their generous donation of time and photographs. Ruth Barohn, Otto Kitsinger, Mike Kurman, Sherry Lawrence, Matthias Muehlbradt, Jim Rinaldi, Phil Romans, Babette Ross, Henry Wagner and Rob Wanenchak.
Lastly, be sure to tune in to this weekend's @u2podcast for a feature interview with African Well Fund.
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