Christie Fehlauer- Clean Water for Bekyye

Christie Fehlauer / Clean Water for Bekyye

To inspire young people to think beyond themselves and their community to make the world a better place. By working together with Run For Water we are empowering young women to be able to go to school, families to live healthier lives and communities to enjoy a livelihood that was previously not possible.

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  • Abbotsford Middle School

    $1,691.63 / 1807 days ago

  • Abbotsford Middle School PAC

    $500.00 / 1807 days ago

  • Lisa Pike

    $25.63 / 1831 days ago

  • Anonymous

    $102.50 / 1835 days ago

    May God bless your efforts immeasurably!

  • Anonymous

    $50.00 / 1842 days ago

  • Leanne Stokes

    $102.50 / 1848 days ago

    We take water for granted in Canada, and I can't imaging life without it ! Love what you are doing!

  • Malvinder Grewal

    $100.00 / 1849 days ago

    Wishing the best of luck! Such a great cause!

  • Tyler Dones-Larsen

    $51.25 / 1850 days ago

  • Anonymous

    $100.00 / 1850 days ago

  • Sylvia Smith

    $51.25 / 1852 days ago

    This is so cool! Go and serve:) Atta girl!

  • Anonymous

    $100.00 / 1855 days ago

    We can’t wait to hear all about your trip!

  • Kaija Sickels

    $100.00 / 1855 days ago

  • Jeannine Lode

    $50.00 / 1858 days ago

    What a great opportunity! Can’t wait to hear all about it when you get back.

  • Naomi May

    $100.00 / 1866 days ago

    So happy that you get to be part of this!!

  • Brandi Kamiya

    $10.00 / 1868 days ago

    Hope you have a great trip.

  • Janice Williams

    $100.00 / 1871 days ago

    We believe in what you are doing! May God bless your efforts on your trip!

  • Marvin Braun

    $100.00 / 1876 days ago

  • Cheryl Larsen

    $100.00 / 1876 days ago

  • Michelle Penner

    $200.00 / 1877 days ago

    Hey Chris! So thrilled that you are able to go on this trip! Be present and soak in every moment....changing lives for the better! That's what it is all about...

  • Marlene Fehlauer

    $100.00 / 1884 days ago

    Great cause. Go Christie!

  • Ben Vander Woude

    $50.00 / 1885 days ago

  • Brett Michaud

    $50.00 / 1885 days ago

  • Pam Robinson

    $50.00 / 1887 days ago

    That’s awesome...I am so jealous. My dad was there years ago.

  • Teresa Koetsier

    $50.00 / 1887 days ago

    What an amazing opportunity... all the best with this trip!

About Christie Fehlauer- Clean Water for Bekyye

I love getting students excited about the Run For Water initiative! Getting kids involved and giving them ownership to coordinate school runs, plan and put on school-wide assemblies and fundraisers gives them joy in knowing that they have helped to create a better world for someone else. Because every human has the right to clean water. In many areas of Ethiopia, the freshwater is there, someone just needs to help them access it. 

Run for Water has been empowering and inspiring students to be global citizens in the Abbotsford School District for over 12 years. I have been supporting their initiative for the past 11 years in the middle schools that I have worked in. 

For years I have wanted to travel with the Run For Water team to see first hand what all of our hard work has gone towards. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to travel to Bekyye, Ethiopia this November along with my teaching partner to inaugurate two separate water systems. 

Bekyye is located in the Harana Buluk area of Oromia. Their current population is 2,200 individuals and they have no access to clean water. They are currently using the water from the river and ponds for cooking, cleaning, drinking and animal care. 

Residents in Bekyye, are already working hard to raise 10% of the project costs so children do not have to walk for hours to get water that is full of bacteria and disease. By creating community ownership and teaching the residents how to maintain the system Run For Water is helping to create sustainable projects for many years to come. 

At Run for Water, we are so proud to say 100% of your donation goes directly to the projects on the ground in Ethiopia.   Please join me in raising the remaining 90% of the project cost to bring clean water to Bekyye.