Last summer I pledged my birthday to charity: water. I'll be turning 25 years old next week, and thankfully I don't need anything else to live a comfortable life.

Unfortunately the same cannot be said for many people around the world. Every day, about 1,400 children die from diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation.

The good news is that it doesn’t have to be that way. With your support we can provide for drilled wells, spring protections and BioSand filters that help provide clean water to communities around the world.

While I am aware that the campaign goal of $750 is a bit of a stretch, if we are able to reach it we can provide 25 people with access to clean water. That's 25 lives impacted by a small act of generosity—one for each year I've been blessed to live on this planet. :)

If any of my friends or family reading this were planning on buying me a gift, please don't. I and 25 other people would be grateful for as long as we're alive if you would contribute to this campaign instead. I'm going to donate something myself as well and would love it if you did too, even if it's just $5.

Thanks,

Arka

P.S. 100% of the money will be used to build clean water projects, and when they’re complete, charity: water will send us photos and GPS coordinates so we can see the exact community we helped.