Water is Flowing Again and Leafy Greens are Growing!

3for5 is pleased to share pictures of two more completed water projects in Swaziland, Africa - both projects were accomplished by our partner Children’s HopeChest (CHC) using 3for5 funds.

First, a water pump was installed and water is FLOWING at the Bhalekane CarePoint, giving clean water to more than 240 orphans, vulnerable children and their community.

The second project, an irrigation system at the Mkhombokati CarePoint, is enabling 200+ children and their community to water a freshly planted community garden.  Check out the beautiful green produce that is already growing, supported by the system that 3for5 funded!

In both Swazi communities, your donations are changing lives - thank you!

Ekudzeni Strikes Water!

3for5 just received pictures and video from Children's HopeChest capturing progress at our water project site in Ekudzeni, Swaziland.

This project’s deep borehole well, solar pump and water tank will give more than 200 orphans and vulnerable children as well as the surrounding community the opportunity to thrive in new and sustainable ways.

Watch here as the borehole driller strikes water (especially at 1:03)!

Looking ahead, we invite you to continue to join us in quenching the thirst of vulnerable children and families around the world!

3for5 Announces Grant to Provide Clean Water in Swaziland, Africa

3for5 is pleased to announce its new partnership with Children’s Hope Chest (CHC) to provide clean water to orphans and vulnerable families at the Ekudzeni CarePoint in Swaziland, Africa.

3for5 has given a $22,220 grant to CHC which will fund the construction of a deep borehole well, as well as the installation of a solar pump and water tank.  This project will give more than 200 orphans and vulnerable children (and the surrounding community) the opportunity to thrive in new and sustainable ways.

Read more this project on 3for5.org here.

P.S.  A special thank you goes to K2 the Church, whose community donated the entire grant amount through their Luvolution initiative and other donations!

An Easy Way to Tell Your Friends about the Clean-Water Crisis and 3for5

The global clean-water crisis is a world-wide problem, and it can often be overwhelming to try and explain it all to a friend, family member, co-worker, or aquaintance.  

We created 3for5 as a tool to help focus this process, and one useful document in your arsenal is the 3for5 Donor Handout.  

It provides a concise overview of 3for5, the 3for5 Movement, and how to invite your friends to participate with you.  So, as you consider how to get your friends involved in 3for5, take a look by clicking the link below.

3for5 Friends Handout

3for5 Celebrates Your Impact in Rwanda!

Recently, 3for5 funded a $6,000 grant request from Water for People, helping fill a critical funding gap in their 2011 water and sanitation program in the Kicukiro district of Rwanda.

This project serves more than 17,000 people in 39 communities (including 4 schools), and we’re excited to share the final construction report from Water for People detailing the activities our grant money helped fund.  Download the report here.

Last but not least, Water for People has received some exciting news coverage in the Rwandan New Times.  Read more here.

3for5 Grants $6,000 to Water for People for Water Projects in Rwanda!

The 3for5 Foundation is proud to announce that it has made a clean-water grant in the amount of $6,000 to Water for People (WFP) to help fund a water project in Kicukiro, Rwanda.

For more details on this project, click here.

Below: Photos from Rwanda courtesy Water for People.

Celebrating News from Nigeria!

This past spring, 3for5 funded half of a $20,000 water project at Sancta Maria School in Umuaka, Nigeria. Now, we’re excited to report that this project is fully complete!

3for5’s grant made the school’s new borehole well accessible to 1500+ students and teachers, as well as thousands of community members. In addition, your donations provided hygiene eduction materials for use in the school, along with sufficient funding to build a new bathroom building complete with running water and flushing toilets.

To see more details about this project, including 3for5 partner Millennium Water Alliance’s final report and a video from the project site, click here.

Thank you for being a part of this incredible project - these events wouldn’t have been possible without your generous financial support.

More to come...

The 3for5 Team