“I used to walk 3 hours to fetch water for my family. My goal is to break that cycle.”
- Georgie Badiel Liberty
Georgie ”The Water Princess” was born in the Ivory Coast. She grew up between the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. She is the 5th child out of 10 brothers and sisters. Georgie spent a lot of her childhood in the village of Koffikro, where she used to wake up every morning at 6 AM to fetch water with her grandmother and female cousins.
The Georgie Badiel Foundation
The Georgie Badiel Foundation is a charitable organization which aims to provide clean water and sanitation to the people of Burkina Faso by building and restoring wells, providing technical training in well operation and maintenance, and creating educational programs for sanitary and hygiene practice.
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The Georgie Badiel Foundation (GBF) is a charitable organization that aims to provide clean water and sanitation to the people of Burkina Faso by building and restoring wells, providing technical training in well operation and maintenance, and creating educational programs for sanitary and hygiene practices. We are developing sustainable solutions that will empower individuals for generations to come.
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GBF is led by an African woman, a model and activist who had to walk miles to fetch water for her family
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The organization empowers the communities it serves, and most importantly women by providing hands-on trainings.
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100% of GBF’s staff are in Burkina Faso
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Transform communities and give opportunities for a better future.
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GBF raises awareness in a network of over 50 schools across the U.S.A
Our Impact
Since 2015, the Georgie Badiel Foundation has transformed communities across Burkina Faso. Opportunities for a better future begins with clean and accessible drinking water. Our accomplishments are made possible by the support of our generous partners and donors.
We impacted 341,085 people with clean water
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10 Oases Built
Our Oasis system is designed as an innovative, environmentally friendly space where the community can access clean water conveniently.
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22 Life-giving wells
built, providing local communities with a vital source of fresh water.
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341,085 People
who now have access to clean drinking water, key to better health, time-saving. Opening doors to more opportunities.
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228 Women empowered
learning basic engineering to sustain wells in their communities.
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20 Toilets installed
in schools, providing students with clean and functional sanitation facilities.
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194 Wells restored
in communities and schools across Burkina Faso. Keeping communities healthier.
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15,000+ Students educated
about basic hygiene and learned sanitary practices in an effort to promote good health in their communities
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1 Solar-powered well
for a cleaner, more efficient way to provide water to larger amount of people in communities.