AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin runners will be able to give clean drinking water for life to someone in Burundi, Africa, by registering for the 2018 Run for the Water, in either the 5K, 10-mile or Kids K race.
Runners of all ages and experience levels are invited to take part in this upcoming Austin event which has helped bring clean drinking water to more than 92,000 people in Burundi, one of the world’s poorest nations, since 2006.
The city’s second-largest annual charity run, Run for the Water raises money for the Gazelle Foundation, a non-profit founded by Austin resident and Burundian genocide survivor Gilbert Tuhabonye.
This year, the foundation hopes to register 4,000 runners to raise more than $300,000 for water projects that will transform lives in Burundi, Africa.
Organizers added that proceeds from this year’s race will expand the foundation’s plans for regional water systems.
Run for the Water is also the second event in the Austin Distance Challenge.
The Gazelle Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that implements charitable efforts to improve life for people in Burundi.
• 9:15 a.m.: Kids K starts and finishes on the South First Street Bridge.
Why Run Most Americans can take access to clean water for granted, but for the people of Burundi, it’s a matter of life and death.
Burundi has one of the world’s highest child mortality rates due largely to a lack of clean drinking water.