Imagine how hard to live without clean water to drink Most of us have never really been thirsty. We’ve never had to leave our houses and walk miles to fetch water. We simply turn on the tap, and water comes out. Clean. Yet there are people in South Sudan who don’t have clean water.
In South Sudan, 6 million people are living without clean water It’s hard to even imagine your self as one of those people , Today You can change that , help Them live a better and easier life with clean water using The Obakki Foundation by Obakki Women's luxury clothing brand .
The auction, which runs from November 1st - 14th, will feature one-of-a-kind experiences as well as hundreds of signed auction items from well known musicians, athletes, celebrities and artists. New auctions items will be released daily on the Obakki Foundation eBay account over the duration of the two weeks.
Signed celebrity items from:
Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Beyonce, Garth Brooks, Tiger Woods, Nickelback, Carrie Underwood, Ozzy Osbourne, Katy Perry and more!
Treana Peake, Creative Director of luxury womenswear clothing brand Obakki, founded the Obakki Foundation in 2009 to help provide clean water projects and educational development in Africa.
"We recently traveled to South Sudan to see a country and people destroyed after 40 years of civil war. Over 2 million people have been killed with another 4 million displaced, leaving behind a country of women and young men with fractured hope for their futures.” says Peake. “After only 7 days on the ground, we became committed to these people for life. Within 3 months of our return to Canada, we drilled over 100 wells, bringing clean water to over 100,000 people. This upcoming dry season we have committed to drill 200 more."
As with all of the Obakki Foundation’s fundraising projects, 100% of money raised will go towards drilling the much needed water wells in Sudan. Projects start immediately and auction winners will quickly be able to see the impact their donations have created.
Those wishing to participate in the auction may do so at ebay.com/obakkifoundation.
Be a rainmaker.
Obakki Holiday 2011:
In South Sudan, 6 million people are living without clean water It’s hard to even imagine your self as one of those people , Today You can change that , help Them live a better and easier life with clean water using The Obakki Foundation by Obakki Women's luxury clothing brand .
October 3rd , 2011 The Obakki Foundation is proud to announce the launch of their fundraiser The Rainmaker Auction - an online eBay auction to raise $200,000 to help fund the drilling of 200 water wells in South Sudan this December.
Signed celebrity items from:
Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Beyonce, Garth Brooks, Tiger Woods, Nickelback, Carrie Underwood, Ozzy Osbourne, Katy Perry and more!
Treana Peake, Creative Director of luxury womenswear clothing brand Obakki, founded the Obakki Foundation in 2009 to help provide clean water projects and educational development in Africa.
"We recently traveled to South Sudan to see a country and people destroyed after 40 years of civil war. Over 2 million people have been killed with another 4 million displaced, leaving behind a country of women and young men with fractured hope for their futures.” says Peake. “After only 7 days on the ground, we became committed to these people for life. Within 3 months of our return to Canada, we drilled over 100 wells, bringing clean water to over 100,000 people. This upcoming dry season we have committed to drill 200 more."
As with all of the Obakki Foundation’s fundraising projects, 100% of money raised will go towards drilling the much needed water wells in Sudan. Projects start immediately and auction winners will quickly be able to see the impact their donations have created.
Those wishing to participate in the auction may do so at ebay.com/obakkifoundation.
Be a rainmaker.
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ABOUT The Obakki Foundation
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Obakki is actively engaged in making a positive global change through the Obakki Foundation. Through ideas, art and fashion, the Obakki Foundation nourishes creativity to support humanitarian causes impacting the lives of people in developing countries. The Obakki Foundation is currently working in Africa to improve health, education and the basic needs of life. Some projects include: completion of over 100 water wells in Sudan, construction of 10 schools in Cameroon as well as the implementation of health, nutritional and agriculture programs for 130 children in 3 orphanages.
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ABOUT Treana Peake / Obakki
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Treana Peake is the Founder and Creative Director for Obakki, a luxury fashion brand that focuses on urban, easy-to-wear and effortlessly cool clothes for men and women. Aside from fashion, Treana’s heart has always been in philanthropy which prompted her to launch the Obakki Foundation in 2009. Using the fashion world as a vehicle to raise funds and awareness for big-picture global issues, her goal is to bring together artists, musicians, actors and “movers and shakers” to promote self-sufficiency, health and education in African villages.
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