The Budde Family Well.

In preparation for the fall launch of our Water for Schools program, I had the pleasure of traveling to Ethiopia a few weeks ago with four fathers and five of their daughters, ages 9 14. One of the dads, Shawn Budde, has been volunteering as a strategy consultant with charity: water for over 6 months and has been a huge blessing to us. On this trip, I had a surprise for him. I was going to take him and his daughters to a well hed helped fund through the borninseptember.org campaign. Filming them at the Adiayfela school was one of the high points of 2009. I remember smiling through tears as we saw the handmade signs that read We love Budde family and listened to speeches. We asked Shawn to write about his experience. As so many of you have contributed to the more than 1,247 water projects weve now funded, I ask you to put yourself in his shoes and imagine the many celebrations around the world youve made possible like this one. I hope this video and Shawns words will inspire you.

- Scott Harrison. February, 2009.

Read Shawn's Story:
charitywater.tumblr.com/post/79438819/the-budde-family-well

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• charity water
• charity: water
• charitywater.org
• scott harrison
• the budde family well
• water in africa

[isaacbudde]

hi this is isaac budde

im related 2 u (i think) since ur name is budde

[asmallvoice1]

Having worked in this field for years, wells break and/or eventually go dry. Then what? In my opinion, Michael Pritchard's water filter that makes filthy water drinkable is a better and cheaper option. Charity:W is just a fundraising organization 3 yrs. old. No long term studies of the depletion of the water table is documented on their site. I wish they had a better strategic plan than just "donate". How will Charity:W help when these wells go dry?

[pongget36]

angels do exist on earth......its just we fail to find the angel within us.......

[zgjzjy]

看不到！什么鸡巴玩意！

[mitch625]

moving.....

[intaid]

Nicely Done!

[Anathemayhem]

Yay! =^.^=

[TransformersMatrix]

You guys are AMAZING I'm Happy To Support Charity Water!

[ayoumans25]

this made me tear up!! so happy for those 1600 children!!