Student’s ‘well’-doing: College sophomore’s charity won $100K to provide water in Africa (The DP)
The Daily Pennsylvanian
by Ellie Levitt | Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Excerpt:
After observing the scarce water resources in South Africa, 14-year-old Brittany Young knew she wanted to do something to help. She did not realize that providing this aid would turn into her life’s work.
In 2007, Young — now a rising sophomore in the College — created A Spring of Hope, a non-profit that drills wells for rural African schools in order to improve student health and promote education at a grassroots level.
Last week, the organization finished fourth place in a Facebook competition led by Chase Community Giving. A Spring of Hope was granted $100,000, which the charity will use to advance its aspiration of widespread water availability.
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