Water + Girls - A Follow Up

Hello dear readers, this one will be short but sweet. 

I just wanted to update you on two initiatives I've been sharing here, and in a way, they are connected, let me explain.

Water: the Nyabushozi project

You remember Nyabushozi, right? The initiative started by Winfred Asiimwe and Christian De Neef, aiming at providing with water Winfred's region in Nyabushozi, Uganda, is now taking a new step. 

2 weeks ago, Winfred was in Brussels and presented her project at a Cosi10 event. 

Good news is, the Nyabushozi project is now one of the ventures selected by Cosi10 to be eligible for an award that could amount up to USD 5000. Isn't that great?

But there's a small condition to be granted this award, and this is where we all can help: in order to receive an award from the Cosi10 community, they need to raise USD 850 for Cosi10 by December 10. USD 850. This is no small amount, but they have already raised USD 110. That leaves us USD 740, and if all of us contribute, that is not unattainable, don't you think? 

How to contribute? Easy, you only have to go there and chip in : -> http://cosi10.chipin.com/cosi10-fund-nyabushozi

Wanna see Winfred's Cosi10 presentation? Easy too, it's here:

Winnie's presentation

And if you are not in a position to donate, then there's still one thing you can do: spread the word!

Winfred's project will be sustainable if the Nyabushozi girls and women are involved and empowered in their own community, which leads me to the second initiative: the Girl Effect.

Girls : the Girl Effect

I wrote about the Girl Effect this week, as part of the blog campaign launched by Tara Sophia Mohr. As I'm writing this post, 123 blog posts make the campaign. 123 posts. This is how powerful we are, people.

You can still add your own, this has to go viral! And some of the wonderful bloggers on that list have taken the campaign a step further, by launching their own initiative to raise funds for the Girl Effect.

You want some advice on personal finance and help girls? Have a look at what Manisha Thakor offers.

Have 5 bucks in your wallet and don't know what to do with them?  Then be a part of the 5-for-change challenge.

Wanna help girls in Bengladesh buy cows and feed their family? Then Jasmine Lamb can help you do that.

You can't donate? that's ok, you can still read each and every post and write your own, or again, spread the word!

THANK YOU!

(so much for the short post!)