This year all I want for my 27th birthday (June 4th) is clean water for everyone. Maybe everyone is a big ask, but instead of presents donate here and this $5000 will build 1 well that will serve an entire community in need.

Almost a billion people in the world are living without clean water -- but how much are they really living? Millions contract deadly diseases from contaminated water. 30,000 people will die this week alone. The lucky ones won't, but still have to walk hours each day to get dirty water for their families.

I have seen first hand the problems and quality of living without safe water. It's a problem that has a REAL solution.

charity: water will contribute 100% of your donation directly to build freshwater projects for people in developing countries.
18 months after this campaign ends, charity: water will show us where and how every dollar we raised ended up helping in the field. We'll see GPS coordinates, photos and more details about the communities we've impacted.

I know water changes everything. This well will not only provide water, but it will give time back to the women and children who travel hours to bring dirty water home. This time can be spent caring for their children, learning skills, going to school or providing for their family. Clean water saves lives.

Your gift, a donation for my 27th birthday will effect hundreds of lives for the rest of theirs.
Skip the present, give the gift of water.

Please join me
-Carly