Our Board Members are amazing! For over a decade, they have committed whole-heartedly to providing access to clean water for the people of Burundi. We want you to get to know the people who make the mission possible.
Michael Madison serves as Treasurer of our Board and has been involved with the Gazelle Foundation from day one. Michael has made numerous trips to Burundi
Explore Burundi is our series featuring cultural information and insights into the place where we work, and where you help us bring hope to so many.
Bujumbura is the largest city, main port of Burundi, and former capital. Largely frozen in time due to more than a decade of conflict, there has been very little development within the city.
2021 was the first year in which gender inclusivity was addressed, and a non-binary gender category was added to the Run For The Water event registration page. The value of inclusivity and representation aligns with the Foundation’s value to equitably provide clean water to all, healing divisions and building common ground. Learn more and read the article published in
Join Our Volunteer Crew
Help pass out water at Austin Marathon on Sunday, Feb 20, 2022, 6:30am - 11am. Your participation helps the Gazelle Foundation qualify for a $10,000 matching grant from the Moody Foundation. That's right, you GIVE WATER in Austin = GIVE WATER in Burundi! Great opportunity for service hours — all volunteers receive a Gazelle Foundation T-shirt!
Our Real-Life Hero Featured in People
The man, the myth, the legend...yes it is Marvel superhero Paul Rudd on the cover, but we know who the real superhero is!
Our co-founder Gilbert Tuhabonye is featured in the Sexiest Man Alive issue and on People TV.
Our co-founder, Gilbert Tuhabonye, is featured on the On My Way podcast where he and host Lorena Junco Margain discuss profound tragedy, grace, hope, and forgiveness. Listen as the two discuss Gilbert’s journey of hope and healing as he built a new life in the United States; a life built on faith, family, and running.
Our fearless co-founder, Gilbert Tuhabonye, is featured on the Running Book Reviews podcast talking about writing This Voice in My Heart: A Runner's Memoir of Genocide, Faith, and Forgiveness, and how running saved his life.
Gilbert shares his story of growing up in Burundi, on a peaceful mountainside surrounded by family, discovering the sport of running as a child, and later surviving ethnic genocide at his school.
