My 25th birthday is in 25 days from now and this year instead of celebrating with a party or presents I am asking you all to please help me celebrate in a different way. Rather than using my money to throw a birthday I will be matching anything you all donate towards my campaign for clean water.

Many of us have no idea what it's like to be thirsty. We have plenty of water to drink -- even the water in our toilets is clean!

But many people around the world don’t have that luxury. Every day, about 1,400 children die from diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are simple solutions like drilled wells, spring protections and BioSand filters that help provide clean water to communities around the world.

I started this fundraising campaign to help charity: water build these types of projects around the world, and I'm looking for you all to help me.

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.

This project is something that is very dear to me, as I have travelled in Kenya, Ghana and Indonesia to work on clean water projects. I also ran a half marathon in honour of charity: water when I attended Island School in 2011.

So please help me celebrate 25 years of life by donating to my campaign -- anything you can give is a huge help. To keep with the theme of 25 I would ask you all to donate 25 dollars, but anything from 25 cents will make a difference!