What Water

💧 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 : 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹’𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀’𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲 à 𝗹’𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹’𝗮𝗰𝗰è𝘀 à 𝗹’𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 Aujourd’hui, 𝟴𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 sont privées d'eau potable. Pour relever ce défi mondial, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 adopte une approche unique : allier 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲. De la construction de points d’eau à la sensibilisation, nous avons déjà impacté 𝟮𝟲𝟬 𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘀 au Cameroun, avec pour objectif d'atteindre 8 millions de personnes en Afrique d'ici 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬. 👉 Nos projets sont financés grâce à un modèle alliant 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗱'𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 comme KPMG, A&O Shearman et NoW Partners, vente d'œ𝘂𝘃𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗱'𝗮𝗿𝘁 et soutiens institutionnels. Nous appliquons également un 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 avec nos communes bénéficiaires permettant une meilleure appropriation locale des infrastructures financées, tout en doublant l'impact de donations réinvesties. 𝗟𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 de nos générations futures étant également essentielle à notre cause, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, European School of Luxembourg et la Fondation Abalone, sponsor et partenaire de What Water, sont ravis d’annoncer le lancement d’un projet unique alliant art et philosophie de la morale.  L'expression par l'art, la responsabilité écologique et la valeur de l'engagement social sont au cœur de ce premier opus. Un grand merci à Paperjam pour l’interview et leur précieux soutien ! 🙏🌍 Découvrez l'article complet ici :  https://lnkd.in/e6dmBgS4

💧 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 : 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹’𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀’𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲 à 𝗹’𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹’𝗮𝗰𝗰è𝘀 à 𝗹’𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 Aujourd’hui, 𝟴𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 sont privées d'eau potable. Pour relever ce défi mondial, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 adopte une approche unique : allier 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲. De la construction de points d’eau à la sensibilisation, nous avons déjà impacté 𝟮𝟲𝟬 𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘀 au Cameroun, avec pour objectif d'atteindre 8 millions de personnes en Afrique d'ici 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬. 👉 Nos projets sont financés grâce à un modèle alliant 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗱'𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 comme KPMG, A&O Shearman et NoW Partners, vente d'œ𝘂𝘃𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗱'𝗮𝗿𝘁 et soutiens institutionnels. Nous appliquons également un 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 avec nos communes bénéficiaires permettant une meilleure appropriation locale des infrastructures financées, tout en doublant l'impact de donations réinvesties. 𝗟𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 de nos générations futures étant également essentielle à notre cause, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, European School of Luxembourg et la Fondation Abalone, sponsor et partenaire de What Water, sont ravis d’annoncer le lancement d’un projet unique alliant art et philosophie de la morale.  L'expression par l'art, la responsabilité écologique et la valeur de l'engagement social sont au cœur de ce premier opus. Un grand merci à Paperjam pour l’interview et leur précieux soutien ! 🙏🌍 Découvrez l'article complet ici :  https://lnkd.in/e6dmBgS4

🌟 We’re thrilled to look back on the unforgettable 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮 fundraising journey! Check out this short video capturing the event’s most memorable moments. 💧 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 to see the result on the ground: https://lnkd.in/diVZdCFs Video by Papilio Productions

👉 The 𝙒𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙖, hosted by What Water and Unspoken Angels, was held at the The St. Regis Atlanta #Atlanta on September 21, 2024, bringing together 180 guests, including entrepreneurs, athletes, and entertainment stars, to support access to clean water in #Africa, including #Cameroon and #Gabon. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 $𝟯𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀, and will enable the organizations to further their impact on the ground. 🎨 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝟴 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀: Barthélémy Toguo TOGUO, UNESCO Artist for Peace and patron of What Water, Christian 'Sumo' Pearson of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, both present at the event; Ajarb Bernard Ategwa; Moustapha Baïdi Oumarou; Jean-David Nkot; Nigerian-British artist Lanre Olagoke MBE, recently decorated by King Charles III; Luxembourg artist Eric Mangen; and Axelle Salvage. 🌍 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲. Among others, exclusive travel packages to Africa, offered by partners such as Village Noah and Tagidor Garden Resort & Spa Hotel in Cameroon, or Soraka Tours, a safari specialist in Tanzania, helped promote these nations as tourist destinations. A special opportunity, generously donated by renowned film producer Will Packer, added an extra touch of excitement to the auction. 🇨🇲 In Cameroon, the funds will, among other things, 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗙𝗘𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗠), whose Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the entity and What Water last August. 🎙️ Reflecting on the event, Louise Bertille Sefolosha, Executive Director of What Water, said: “𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 — 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘸𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘮 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.” 🤝 We thank our volunteers for their engaged and continuous work for making this event happen, as well as our sponsors, partners, and collaborators Papilio Productions for the amazing moments captured & Mielle for the fantastic gifts in the goodies bags! #water #wateraccess #Luxembourg #Atlanta #Cameroon #Gabon #WavesForChange

One of my proudest moments as an artist! Last week, I had the incredible honor of representing Luxembourg in Atlanta, alongside the renowned artist Barthélémy Toguo from Cameroon, at the Waves for Change charity gala hosted by What Water and Unspoken Angels. The evening, emceed by none other than Ludacris, brought together 180 guests from sports, entertainment, and business, all united for a vital cause—access to clean water in Africa. I was thrilled to see my artwork auctioned for nearly 70% above the estimated price, with Ludacris himself as the highest bidder! Together, we raised $300,000 to support water infrastructure projects in Cameroon and Gabon. A huge thank you to Gwennaël T. Tchoungui, Axelle Salvage, Louis Haas Louise Bertille Sefolosha of What Water as well as their whole team, and Eudoxie Bridges, founder of Unspoken Angels, for their dedication and leadership in making this event such a success. It was truly an unforgettable night of art, philanthropy, and collaboration. I’m deeply grateful to have played a part in this impactful event.

🤝𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🤝 Had a productive meeting with Howard Lakougna, Head of Digital at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, alongside Gwennaël T., President, and Louise Bertille Sefolosha, Executive Director of What Water . This was an important step in gathering information on potential opportunities and synergies between our organizations. We discussed: 👉 How What Water's engagement in WASH, digital innovation, and financial inclusion aligns with the Foundation’s broader goals. 💸 Funding routes for Innovative projects, especially those combining WASH and digital solutions, are eligible for flexible financing. 💧 Key insights from successful WASH projects, which will guide us as we move forward. 💡 The use of AI to enhance water and sanitation efforts. 🎓 The Bill Gates academy or how to prepare a detailed, hypothesis-driven approach for future project proposals, ensuring sustainability and measurable impact. This meeting opens exciting doors for collaboration, and we are eager to explore the next steps! #WhatWater #Wateraccess #BillAndMelindaGatesFoundation #WASH #DigitalInclusion #Innovation #Sustainability

🌍 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 & 𝗪𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻! We are offering you an exclusive opportunity to join us on an upcoming mission to create sustainable access to clean water for communities in need. 💧 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱? Become an annual member before September 6, 2024, to have a chance to win and join us on the ground, making a real impact where it’s needed most. Membership fee is just 150€ and secure an entry into our 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩 contest! Prize draw on September 7, 2024. 🎟️ The membership includes: ✅ Voting rights at our Annual General Assembly ✅ Exclusive access to events and exhibitions ✅ Being part of the decision-making process ✅ Join the members’ WhatsApp group and stay updated of the latest news As a member, you'll get to follow in live our first steps in the USA, our initial European project to raise youth awareness, our first artists’ residency, and much more — everything unfolding in the coming weeks! 👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮! 𝗧𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dSG4hzv7 It’s about What Water can do! 💧 #WhatWater #wateracess #philanthropy

On July 22nd, What Water held its 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 at its sponsor's premises A&O Shearman Luxembourg. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: ✍️ Approval of the Annual Budget: The proposed budget for the upcoming year was reviewed and approved. 💧 New Project Initiatives: Several new initiatives were discussed and will be implemented in the coming months. 👏 Election of Board Members: The current Board was re-elected for a new term (2024-2027). We appreciate the continued commitment of our members who participated, as well as our guests. We look forward to reinforcing our collaboration to achieve our goals. ✨ Thank you to the entire #WhatWater community for helping us grow, to our sponsor, A&O Shearman Luxembourg, for hosting us, to our other sponsors and partners for attending the meeting, KPMG Luxembourg, NoW Partners, Koosmik. We particularly thank H.E. Madeleine Liguemoh Ondoua, Ambassador of Cameroon to the Netherlands and Luxembourg, who reiterated her support to our organization. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀! #Water #Philanthropy #Luxembourg

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁! 👉 To enhance team cohesion, build trust, improve communication, foster collaboration among volunteers and new faces, #WhatWater organized its annual off-site team building weekend in #Switzerland. It was the opportunity for newly onboarded volunteers, Swiss and #Luxembourg team, and members abroad to meet and exchange on What Water strategy for the upcoming months and celebrate the 3 years of the organization! 🥳 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁? 🌍 8 different projects on the pipeline, awareness campaigns, upcoming fundraising events, new partners, a charter of values, and the launch of a new African country before the end of the year… Exciting! ✨ #WhatWater #water #philanthropy

👉 It was a pleasure to share our insights on expanding philanthropic efforts across continents with a driven and passionate audience during a specialized workshop held at MBOA PARIS on May 25th, 2024, in #Paris - The session also went on for an additional hour due to the lively engagement and curiosity of those attending. 💡 In the workshop, What Water outlined key points to consider when embarking on the journey of establishing an association with impact on the ground, such as: choosing a cause close to your heart, first steps in understanding legal and administrative aspects, building and managing a team effectively, tips for finding financing opportunities, among other important elements. 💧 What Water also had a booth where visitors could stop and discover our activities and learn more about matters concerning clean water access. This experience was incredibly fulfilling and we are looking forward to the upcoming events. 👋 See you in 2025 for the third edition of MBOA PARIS — the largest European event for the Cameroonian diaspora, which promotes entrepreneurial, associative, and cultural initiatives. #WhatWater #Wateraccess #MBOAParis