Dia's African village Diorbivol now has a pump to bring water to the dry fields that surround the area. People no longer go hungry.
Villagers have a new grinder, so instead of pounding grain for hours preparing it for meals they can now spend more time with their families.
The fund built a new school.
Denver based Project Cure rounded up a half million dollars in medical supplies and a team of doctors and nurses and opened a medical clinic in the village last year.
The National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden donated solar lights to the village. Oumar Dia saved money for the lights before his murder.