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Blood: Water Mission to $300,000 to provide clean water projects, clinics and educational opportunities for people in Africa while educating people in countless communities across America about the water & HIV/AIDS crises many Africans face every day. This year they will be cycling across the southern half of the United States and north along the Pacific Coast to provide people in Marsabit, Kenya with clean drinking water, hygiene & sanitation education and latrines. Blood: Water Mission Blood: Water Mission is a grassroots organization that empowers communities to work together against the HIV/AIDS and water crises in Africa. Co-founded by the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning