Wheelies for Wells aims to end the global water crisis
by instilling a passion for clean water in the next generation.
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STUDENTS REACHED
WELL BUILT
WHAT WE DO
As former educators, we understand how busy teachers and administration are. This program has been designed with you in mind.
We promise to keep things simple.
Everything needed for this experience is provided by us, including lesson plans, promotional materials, and take-home activities. We offer a 30-minute event during which students ride their bikes and scooters to raise awareness and money to help build a well in Africa. This event is preceded by take-home activities designed to spark conversation with family and SEL lessons completed during school hours.
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
As former educators, we understand the value of having caregivers on campus. We work focus a lot of energy on getting parents to show up for the event.
SEL LEARNING
We’ve worked with experienced educators to develop engaging curriculum that increases social and global awareness in students.
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Wheelies is designed to engage students in advocacy and fundraising for the economically marginalized. We provide the materials, platform, and space needed for students to serve others.
BUILD WELLS
Clean water is the heart of our organization, and every dollar raised from our events goes directly to building wells in Africa.
Students in Nakyerira, Uganda, gathering water from a well on school grounds.
WHAT WE NEED
1. Point of contact at the school
2. Location for the event (parking lot, gym, etc.)
3. Date and time for the event
4. Grade levels and classes participating
Patrick, Renown Collective Founder, with Gerald and Steven, educators in Nakyerira, Uganda.
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Happy Mother’s Day! Moms are heroes & we’re thankful for them & honor them today.
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Movie night in Chichewa in a small village in Malawi.
Kept running out of solar power but made a way.
Good to be with our friends at COPRED again. They’re doing amazing work in Malawi.
Incredible day! So much to share. Very grateful for the hospitality of the Good News community.
Amazing day at Good News! We captured so much incredible footage. Very excited to share!
Thank you for partnering with the people of Malawi in the great work they are doing.
Sorry if it felt like we went dark a few days but we’ve been in the twilight zone…
It will take a long time to explain how many delays & speed bumps have been on the road to make it here (in time we may try when we find it more humorous)
BUT today we finally arrived at our 1st stop in Malawi with our dear friend & partner, Joseph Zulu & the Good News network of great work happening in this region of villages.
**The new well we wanted to livestream on Saturday should begin the final installation process around 6am EST tomorrow (Monday)— including tapping it (which sounds like it produces a geyser) & hand pump installation, a village ceremony with the village chief & local people drinking clean water for the 1st time from this well.
Of course no promises on exact timing since plans & schedules in Africa many times are little more than an idea 🙂
Whatever time it happens, YOU helped make this well a reality so we want you to see it & join in the celebrations from wherever you are.
Regardless of your morning plans, definitely look out for a lot of great stuff starting tomorrow now that we have finally landed on the ground.
There are so many amazing stories to show you & tell you. Thanks for being part of them.
NEWS ALERT 🚨 Flight to Malawi has been canceled. We are currently stuck in Tanzania awaiting new tickets to Malawi. Our plans to stream the drilling are being postponed, but we will keep you updated on when we plan to do it. Fingers crossed 🤞 for a new flight!
Hope you can watch some amazing scenes that many of you have been a part of!
We may have been hanging out at the wrong terminal and required a security escort to get us to our plane on time… but we are here and we are headed down the runway!
We are off! Landed in Chicago, two hour layover, then to Ethiopia, THEN to Malawi. A lot of flight time ahead, but excited to see our friends in Mchacha!
April 27 through May 5, we will bring you loads of content highlighting the great work your donations have enabled!
And, on Saturday, April 29th, we have the privilege of witnessing a live well drilling and celebrating clean water with a community. Tune in that day to see updates!
In one week, we are headed to Malawi! 🇲🇼
Wait till you see who is pumping the well!
POV at the well /// Neno, Malawi
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Jimmy Katuma, Executive Director of COPRED in Malawi and father to six daughters, on women's empowerment /// Part 1/2
Jimmy Katuma, Executive Director of COPRED in Malawi and father to six daughters, on women's empowerment /// Part 2/2
Donate directly to Cyclone Freddy relief today at bit.ly/FreddyReliefMalawi.
500,000 displaced. Over 500 dead. Our partners in Malawi need our support. All funds raised will go directly towards relief efforts provided by our partners at COPRED and Good News Children's Home in Malawi.
Donate directly to Cyclone Freddy relief today at bit.ly/FreddyReliefMalawi.
Today is World Water Day, and more than ever, our friends in Malawi need our help. The extensive flooding and destruction from cyclone Freddy has left over 400,000 displaced and over 500 dead.
Our African partners have leaped into action, providing emergency food and water, putting together search and rescue operations, organizing housing for those who have been displaced, and beginning rebuilding efforts for those who lost their homes. We are calling on the entire Renown Collective family to join together to help provide relief and support during this trying time. All funds raised will go directly towards relief efforts provided by our partners at COPRED and Good News Children's Home in Malawi.
💧We want to end the global water crisis by instilling a passion for clean water in the next generation. That's why we created Wheelies for Wells - a simple program that educates and engages kiddos in the water crisis.
Learn more at Renowncollective.org/wheelies-for-wells-2/
Want Wheelies for Wells to come to your school or church? Reach out and let us know!
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The tippy tap hand washing station! 🤚
A simple yet effective way to reduce disease and save lives. Setting up these stations and training the community in WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) is just some of the important work our partners are doing.
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Just a little something to make your Monday awesome.
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🤝By empowering and partnering with local leaders who are experts in their communities, we are ensuring that Renown leaves a lasting impact.
And side note, do you hear those classrooms in the background?!?! Those students are having a blast.
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Happy International Women's Day!
The intersection of clean water and women's empowerment is central to the heart of Renown. In many of the communities we serve, women carry the burden (both literally and physically) of providing water for their families. Consequently, young girls often miss large amounts of class time. Our African partners are working against this injustice by speaking up for gender equity, creating new social norms, AND creating easy and safe access to clean drinking water.
Clean water is about opportunity!
Clean water /// better gardens /// better health /// better businesses /// better food
Clean water becomes the cornerstone for community development.
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Less school days = less education = less opportunities in the future = less income
Clean water breaks this cycle and puts students back in the classroom.
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Health risks, orphaned children, and economic impact are just a few of the negative impacts dirty water has in developing countries.
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To. The. End.
Our African partners are fighting to make dirty water a thing of the past.
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Hand washing stations, sanitation training, and hygiene education are major elements of our work!
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No place we'd rather be! 💦
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Clean water gives time back to women! Two. Hundred. Million. Hours. Per. Day.
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🏠️When we join together, we really can do beautiful things.
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I do this 💃🏿! I do this 🕺!
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❤️After years of partnering with Joseph and his team at Good News Children's Home, we finally got to meet him in person in 2019.
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To our donors, monthly donors, African partners, and supporters, THANK YOU for a great year!
💧42 water projects completed💧
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Madzi Ndi Moyo /// 💧Water Is Life
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🥕Demo Garden /// Uganda
Our partners in Africa are teaching people in the community how to farm their land.
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Less than 24 hours left in 2022! 💧
If you are looking to make a tax-deductible gift before the end of the year, consider Renown! We are working tirelessly alongside our African partners to get clean water to those who need it.
Donate today at https://renownc.org/renownc-donate.
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Educators 🍎 /// Uganda /// 2019
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Students ✏️/// Uganda /// 2019
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School leaders 🎒 /// Uganda /// 2019
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Thank you for giving to the amazing work our partners are leading in Africa! Together, we were able to accomplish more than ever before.
We cant think of many better ways to show love or many better things to do as your last act of 2022 than donating to the work our African partners are leading in their own communities.
Thank you & Happy Holidays.
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If you are looking to make a tax-deductible gift before the end of the year, consider Renown! We are working tirelessly alongside our African partners to get clean water to those who need it.
Donate today at https://renownc.org/renownc-donate.
#RenownCollective #CleanWater
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Dear donors, THANK YOU for giving the gift of clean water! 💧🎁
These students in Uganda have clean, safe drinking water because of your generosity. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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💧Without access to a well, families gather water at local runoff creeks like this one. These creeks are often contaminated, inconveniently located, and impractical for collecting large quantities of water. /// Neno, Malawi
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💧🤚🏾A tippy tap handwashing station for the win /// Malawi
Access to and education about simple tools like this can have a drastic impact on the health of an entire community.
#CleanWater #Hygiene #HandWashing #RenownCollective
Need a smile? Try this. 😁
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💡Light Magic🪄
Malawi, 2019
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A visionary leader at work. 💦Joseph Zulu, Director of Good News Children's Home, Malawi
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From one of our amazing partners in Malawi. ❤️
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Children are the future, and it turns out they are also the key to change in the present. 💡
That's why we have partnered with @Bloodwatermission and @Pact_ug to create WASH schools of excellence in Uganda that focus on educating and training school-aged children on best sanitation and hygiene practices. These students take these lessons home and become the champions of keeping their families safe from waterborne illnesses.
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🌍️Warm Heart of Africa
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Supporting moms ✅
Giving children a healthy start✅
Thanking our donors for making our partnership possible✅
Thanking our partners in Africa for building the systems necessary to provide this support and executing the program✅
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Through our partnership with Good News Children's Home in Malawi, we've had the privilege to help care for orphans by providing food and covering school fees.
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In 2022, we had the privilege of partnering with PaCT (Partners for Community Transformation) in Uganda on a program that trained young girls AND young boys to create reusable menstruation pads.
Two for one!
Girls have the resources they need to continue their day as normal while on their period.
Menstruation is normalized and destigmatized, creating a safer and more equitable environment for girls.
#Equity #Uganda #RenownCollective
😂When you are WhatsApping with Joseph from Good News Children's Home in Mchacha, Malawi, and he says "SLOW DOWN" when Chaz Ripley is talking too fast...
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📚️Thanks to our generous donors, we were able to provide university scholarships to four orphans in 2022! The opportunity to pursue further education will open countless doors for these students and will benefit their home communities as well.
#RenownCollective #Education
Our friends at Good News Children's Home in Malawi look good in Renown swag! We couldn't do what we do without amazing partners like Good News. They are working tirelessly to care for orphans, love their community, and improve life for others in Mchacha.
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💧Clean water = increased education + better health + more work hours + economic expansion + greater access to healthy foods + greater equality + so much more. Clean water snowballs into a flourishing community that can support itself for the long haul.
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Welcome to Malawi. 🌍🇲🇼 #WarmHeartOfAfrica #RenownCollective #Malawi #CleanWater
This year was HUGE for Renown! 🎉
Biggest. Year. Yet.
We are excited to share with y'all all that we were able to accomplish in 2022 with the help of our amazing donors and fantastic partners in Africa.
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🙏To all of our donors - THANK YOU! 🙏
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Happy Giving Tuesday! So many of you have already donated to help us build a well in Mchacha, Malawi. Thank you! 🙏🏼 Let’s make one more big push for the finish line! #CleanWater
💧We do clean water - @MPowerdInc does clean energy💡. Thanks to some generous donors and the good folks at @MpowerdInc, these kiddos in Mchacha, Malawi, are equipped with solar lights.
These Luci lights help decrease injuries and provide the necessary lumens for nighttime reading!
Zikomo (Thank You)!
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It's Giving Tuesday! 🎉
Do you know what that means?
You guessed it. We are building a well! 💧
Donate anytime to the fundraiser in our bio to help us build a well in Mchacha village. Our goal is to raise $10,000 this Giving Tuesday. When the well is drilled, we will be there streaming it live so you can see the difference your donation makes.
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Be a part of the celebration of this new well! We will stream it to you live in real time as it is drilled - you want to be a part of it, so don’t miss out donating to this specific project for Giving Tuesday!
Link in bio
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3️⃣ days away!
Mchacha, Malawi, needs clean 💧! Let's help them get it!
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An invitation from Joseph Zulu!
Donate anytime on our website or bio to help us build a well in Mchacha village. Our goal is to raise $10,000 this Giving Tuesday. When the well is drilled, we hope to be there streaming it live!
#GivingTuesday #RenownCollective
🦃THANK YOU to all of our donors, supporters, and followers. And, a huge thank you to our partners in Africa who are leading the way.
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Part 4/4: The folks in Mchacha, Malawi, currently have a single clean water source. When this well is out of commission, the people in the community have to travel hours for clean water. Joseph of Good News Children's Home discusses the importance of adding a deeper well in a more convenient location in the community.
Please help us fund this project on Giving Tuesday (or give any time before then)! We need to raise $10,000.
#RenownCollective #GivingTuesday
Part 3/4 : Joseph of Good News Children's Home discusses the economic and health impacts of a new well in the community. 💰️🥕
We need to raise $10,000 this Giving Tuesday to fund this well! We. Can. Do. This!
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One week away! 🤩
$10,000 = 💧in Mchacha!
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Help us build a well in Mchacha, Malawi! You can give any time on our bio or website.
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Part 1/4 : Joseph Zulu of Good News Children's Home discusses the impact of the new well we hope to build THIS Giving Tuesday. 👈️
⌛️Time is everything, and folks in Mchacha spend much of their time gathering water, often hours due to congestion at the closest water source. By providing a new well within the community, we are enabling community members to invest their time in more productive ways.
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💧Updates from Joseph on the well we are funding on Giving Tuesday! 📥️
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👂️What's that?👂️
Giving Tuesday is right around the corner, but I can go ahead and start giving now?!?! 🕺
Just check out the fundraiser on our bio or give on our website.
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ICYMI 💧💧💧 This Giving Tuesday, we need your help to build a well in Mchacha, Malawi. And check this out… when the well is tapped and water gushes out of the ground for the first time, we will be there streaming it live! 🎥📹📸 #Malawi #CleanWater #RenownCollective
Site surveyors have arrived! 🚰
Things are moving and shaking in Malawi. We have a team of surveyors scoping out the exact location for the well we are funding on Giving Tuesday!
It. Is. Happening. And we are "pumped!" 😜
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😂Kids will be kids🤣
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🎶Joy
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🚲️💧Wheelies for Wells 💧🚲️
We couldn't be prouder of the students, families, and educators at @AllisonCreekPreschool. These kiddos helped raise over $12,000 - enough to build a well in Uganda!
Thanks to @DanHaseltine and @BloodWater, we were able to utilize Lulu and the Long Walk to design engaging curriculum for these young children to learn about the impact of clean water.
#WheeliesForWells #RenownCollective #CleanWater #AllisonCreekPreschool #Lulu
Part 2 / 2 - 💧Clean water = 📚️Full Classrooms
This Giving Tuesday, help us fill up classrooms in Mchacha, Malawi by building a well. We need $10,000!
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Part 1 / 2 - In many places, dirty water leaves classrooms empty. Instead of investing in their future through learning, children must walk long distances (often hours) to gather water.
We are doing everything we can to change this! 📚️
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"One lady told us she felt a lot of pain. She walks a long distance, up the hills carrying the water, but she is carrying diseases on her head."
- Geoffrey, Director of Partners for Community Transformation (PaCT) in Uganda
This is why we build wells!
Renown, Uganda, 2019
#Uganda #CleanWater #RenownCollective
💧💧💧This Giving Tuesday, we need your help to build a well in Mchacha, Malawi! And check this out… when the well is tapped and water gushes out of the ground for the first time, we will be there streaming it live! 🎥📹📸 #Malawi #CleanWater #RenownCollective
💦Giving Tuesday is almost here, and we have some exciting news... stay tuned!!!
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💧Thanks to the hard work of the community at Good News Children's Home combined with the generosity of the Renown Collective family, these women get to carry CLEAN water to their families.💧
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There are Africans working tirelessly to improve their communities. We find those leaders and get behind them! 🤝
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🏠️ Check out the new dorm that offers safety and protection for girls at Good News Children's Home in Malawi!
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You know you are in Malawi when you get pulled into a dance circle, then you step out, then you get pulled back in. 💃🏾
#Joy #CleanWater #Malawi #RenownCollective
November has arrived, and Giving Tuesday is on the horizon! We've got big plans... #fightthebully #dirtywaterisabully #jointhefight #renowncollective #cleanwater #water #africa #watercrisis #africanorphans #africanwomen #genderequality #genderequity #empoweringwomen #Africanleaders #localpartners #localsolutions #wash #watersanitationandhygiene #sanitation #hygiene #hiv #hivaids #education #give #donate #hope #love #uganda #Malawi #GivingTuesday
