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Wimbledon Foundation commits £1.2 million to championing clean water for all with WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

The Wimbledon Foundation, the charity of The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and The Championships, has committed £1.2 million in a new three-year partnership to help WaterAid in its mission to bring clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to all by 2030. The expanded commitment is an extension of the Wimbledon Foundation and WaterAid’s initial three-year partnership, which began in 2018 with an annual donation of £100,000, and which will increase to a total of £1.2 million awarded over the next three years.  In the context of the…

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Wimbledon Foundation’s Ian Hewitt recognised with WaterAid President’s Award

Stuart Mitchell

Ian Hewitt, Chairman of the Wimbledon Foundation and Vice Chairman of The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), has been awarded the President’s Award by international charity WaterAid. The President’s Award represents the highest level of commendation the charity bestows upon its supporters and recognises Hewitt’s significant role in establishing the thriving partnership with WaterAid during his time as Chairman of the Wimbledon Foundation. The partnership, currently in the second of a three-year term, is supporting projects in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali and Nepal helping to create better health…

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Children bring clean water and toilets to their school with support from WaterAid and the Wimbledon Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

Inspiring students at Wundiye Elementary School in Ethiopia have taken the lead in bringing toilets and clean water to their school for the first time with support from their community, WaterAid and funding from the Wimbledon Foundation. Previously, there was no water facility for the 1,100 students, teachers and staff. They had to take it in turns to complete the 90-minute round trip to a spring at the bottom of a slippery, muddy path to fetch water that was contaminated with animal waste and often contributed to sickness.  The school…

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Striking fountain of tennis balls in Greenwich Park highlights how clean water could save thousands of lives a day

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid and the Wimbledon Foundation have created a spectacular fountain of 2,631 tennis balls in Greenwich Park to mark the average number of lives that could be saved each day if everyone everywhere had clean water and decent toilets.  Created two weeks before the start of Wimbledon 2019, the remarkable tennis ball installation that overlooks the London skyline was a poignant reminder of the huge numbers of people around the world who could be enjoying a healthy future if only they had clean water close to home.  Across the world,…

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