FACE Africa challenged
@MichelleKhare
to live off 5 gallons of water for an entire day (the approx amount of water many women have to live off in communities w/o access to
#cleanwater
). Watch to see if she met the challenge! .
#5GallonChallenge
🙅🏿♀️ Now more then ever we must work together and look after each other 🙅🏿♂️
#WakandaForever
As
#BlackPanther
crushes it at the box office with unity themes we also stand together.
Help us solve the water crisis at the
#WASHGala
on 3/31.
➡️
This year's
#WASHGala
was filled w/powerful speeches.
@DebolaLagos
, WASH Gala co-chair reminded the African diaspora to remember their home countries and return to build it.
The
#WASHGala
After-Party keeps getting better! We’re bringing you the sounds of
@DJ_TUNEZ
so you know the night is one you can’t afford to miss! Head on over to 151 East 50th St from 10:30-3:30 am! Come dressed to impress in your cocktail or African attire. See you there!
@MichelleKhare
This immense and absolute legend using her time and platform, for helping and empowering people to do better. You are the reason, I try to improve myself.
Thank you x
Imagine spending 60% of your day walking to fetch water. For many of us this seems absurd, but for women in Sub-Saharan Africa this daily obstacle is their reality
JOIN US and
@IamDemiGrace
to help us change this at the WASH Gala event on 3/31
TIX ➡️
Thanks to your incredible support the 9th Annual SOLD OUT Wash Gala raised nearly 110k from ticket sales, sponsorships and donations.
📷:
@TheOluwaseye
💦 Want to help us do more?
To donate, click this link -->
We're honored to present and welcome our keynote speaker for the 2019
#WASHGala
...
@Target
's Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer & VP of Human Resources, Caroline A. Wanga! (
@wangawoman
)
Have you heard the news? This year, our Voice of Change Award goes to none other than Marketing Executive, Bozoma Saint John! (
@badassboz
) Help us welcome her...and we hope to see you at the
#WASHGala
! 7 days to go...the countdown continues. 💦
This year’s
#WASHGala
Honoree is none other than soccer legend,
@TIME
’s 100 Most Influential People of 2010, and Founder & CEO of The Foundation Didier Drogba,
@didierdrogba
, himself!
👏🏾
The night doesn’t stop with the
#WASHGala
. Right after is the After Party of 2019! From 10:30 - 3:30 am we’re ending the night at
@empiresteakNY
! (151 East 50th St) where we have a special guest performance by Efya!
@EFYA_Nokturnal
Come help us end the night with a bang! 💥
Did you know that the lack of toilet at schools is a major culprit in low attendance and high dropouts among girls. Our
#WASH
Project at the Hope Mission School in
#Liberia
(which includes handpump, latrines & hand washing stations) ensures increased female school attendance.
To our Founder and CEO, Saran Kaba Jones (
@sarankjones
) your grace and leadership are unmatched. Thank you, and congratulations on TEN YEARS! A job more than well done.
See you all next year on Saturday, March 28th.
WASH Gala
#TBT
is of our dynamic Host Committee member,
@makhondlovu
interviewing Roc Nation’s
@YoungParis
! We are grateful and honored for all of the talented guests who attended last Saturday!
Want to help us do more? Click the link
📷
@solwazi_olusola
Access to safe water & sanitation at home changes everything. According to the UN, for every year a girl stays in school, her income can increase by 15-25%, which is our work at
@faceafrica
is centered around schools & empowering girls through access to water and sanitation. 💦🚰
The
@faceafrica
team has been busy the past few weeks! Here’s
#WASHGala
Host Committee member
@bettemen
when she visited Gbolazah Town to help install & distribute water filters.
Join the
#WASHGala
. CLICK THE LINK to get 1 of the few tickets left 👉🏾
@Raptors
Fans!
#MasaiUjiri
President of the team and Founder of
@GiantsOfAfrica
will be honored at our
#WASHGala
for his contributions to youth development on the African continent through sports.
Who will he bring with him? Join us to find out 👉
Want to help us change the world?
Today is
#GivingTuesday
!
We have a matching grant partnership with
@TheLastWell
for up to $132,500 to reach every person in Rivercess, Liberia with life-giving water.
Every dollar you give will be matched!
CLICK ➡️
You thought we were finished with
#WASHGala
After-Party announcements? Nope! We have even more sounds coming from DJ AQ (
@DJAQNYC
) & you know she won’t disappoint. Meet us at 151 East 50th St, and come ready to shake it well into the night in your cocktail or African attire!
The
#WASHGala
grossed $230,000 from sponsorships, gala ticket sales, donations, & pledges..made possible by you, & we don’t take it lightly. It takes a village, & you are a part of ours. We can’t wait to do it again next year. Save the Date: March 21st, 2020!
📸: Solwazi Olusola
Women play a key role in sustainable solutions to the clean water crisis. Empowering women helps communities reach their full health, economic and educational benefits.
Help us empower more women and join us on 3/31 at the
#WASHGala
. RSVP at: 👉🏾
According to
@un_water
, more than 340,000 children under five die annually from diarrhoeal diseases due to poor sanitation, poor hygiene, or unsafe drinking water – that is almost 1000 per day. We’re working to change this, one community at a time.
photo:
@ernestrandriarimalala
We're just TEN DAYS AWAY from the Ninth Annual
#WASHGala
—don't miss out!!
Help us support future water projects, and join us in celebrating all that we've achieved so far, on 3/31 at The Current
@chelseapiersnyc
! CLICK THE LINK for tickets ➡️ 🎟️
I am in awe. In less than 12 hours we've raised over $11,000 to help build a well for clean water and sanitation in Liberia with
@faceafrica
! Let's keep this momentum going!!!
The importance of education cannot be neglected by any nation. & in today’s world, the role of education has become even more vital & absolute necessity 4 economic & social devt of any nation.- Manu Goel
Advocate for clean water at the
#WASHGala
on 3/23.