[2016-09-16] Anonymous Donor Gives 38 Bitcoins to African Water Project

[hendra147]

The Water Project is a well known charitable organization in the Bitcoin community. Local teams build water wells, dams, and spring protections in Kenya, Uganda and Sierra Leone. The charity got significant attention when BitGive helped them raise funds to build a water well in Western Kenya.

The well gave clean water to the Shisango Girls’ Secondary School and a community of over 500 people. BitGive published a short 3-minute video of how the project made a difference with help from the Bitcoin community.

The group received its largest donation to date on September 13. An anonymous giver sent 38 bitcoins over two transactions during the night.

The Water Project organizers thanked the donor on Reddit, stating:

        So we don’t know who you are, but we’re grateful. And so, just in case you hang out here, we want to say thanks! Today you gave enough BTC – totally anonymously – to provide clean, safe water and sanitation facilities to an entire school AND for the monitoring and repair funds to keep it working for years to come.

https://news.bitcoin.com/donor-gives-38-btc-water-project/

[NeuroticFish]

Very nice of him.
Dogecoin community did the same some years ago and it took quite a number of donors to reach such a goal.
If somebody affords to really help the ones really needing that... I can only say "very nice of him", hats off.

[Karartma1]

Bitcoin for Good! That's super nice! I wish we could all do something similar.
Personally I funded some charities with BTC and I will keep on doing it.

It's always good to share what we have with others.

[Snorek]

It is first time I heard about Bitcoin Donation which turned out to be real deal and will help make our world a better place.
38 BTC is currently more than $23.000 I guess some rich BTC whale must had a good day or something.

We need more serious bitcoin donation projects. But I think that anonymity of bitcoin donation is not that great asset here, since most people donate money  to show off anyway.

[1Referee]

It is first time I heard about Bitcoin Donation which turned out to be real deal and will help make our world a better place.
38 BTC is currently more than $23.000 I guess some rich BTC whale must had a good day or something.

We need more serious bitcoin donation projects. But I think that anonymity of bitcoin donation is not that great asset here, since most people donate money  to show off anyway.

The problem with certain donation sites is that people with scam intentions can create a professional looking site with a bit of marketing to it, and scoop up great amounts of coins in name of a charity that they are not, and no one will find them. It may sound a bit harsh for certain charities with good intentions that aren't officially registered, but people at all times should only focus on registered charities when they are out to donate some bits.