This campaign closed on Aug 21, 2013 Jigisha Vyas brought clean water to ADPR Rutonde.
organized by Jigisha Vyas
Help Jigisha give the gift of clean water. 100% of every donation raised will fund charity: water's work providing access to clean water projects around the world.
$661
raised
$500
goal
“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
On June 4th, I'm turning 25 years old.
These past 2 years, I've had the help of my amazing family and friends to celebrate my birthday by raising $1,300 for clean water projects.
I am pledging my birthday again to this celebration. It is hard to celebrate a birthday in any other way after I found out that millions of children don't even live to see their 5th birthday. And why? Because they didn't have access to clean, safe water.
Birthdays are usually celebrated to ring in an individualized concept of 'a new year' - a fresh start, if you will. This can be combined with an ideology of a purification factor, a cleansing. Purity is natural. We come into this world with all the right instincts. We are innocent and perceive things as they should be, rather than how they are. Our conscience is clear, our hands are clean and the world at large is truly beautiful.
However, while focusing on the beauty that surrounds us, we often forget of the individuals whom we share this world with. These individual's do not experience that sense of purity by it's inexistence in the one thing they need to survive - water. We all have the opportunity to catalyze change, and help create a fresh start our fellow human-beings. The difference between what we do and what we're capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
So, I'm asking for $25 (or at least $5) from everyone I know - and every penny of the money raised will go directly to fund freshwater projects in developing nations. I know everyone might not have money to give, so I am asking for even $5 from if you can! Even better, every dollar is "proved" when the projects are complete, and photos and GPS coordinates are posted using Google Earth.
My goal is to raise $250 by my birthday...or by the end of this month. It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses. Join the kind campaign!
Such an awesome cause jigz!! :)
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Jigisha! I hope you have an awesome day!
This campaign brought clean water to ADPR Rutonde, Rwanda.
Jigisha has partially funded 10 projects.
The Kind Campaign - 29th Birthday
This campaign closed on Jun 30, 2017 Jigisha Vyas brought clean water to ADPR Rutonde.
$1,200
raised and sent to the field
40
est. people served
The Kind Campaign - 27th Birthday
This campaign closed on Jun 30, 2015 Jigisha Vyas brought clean water to ADPR Rutonde.
$788
raised and sent to the field
26
est. people served
The Kind Campaign - 26th Birthday
This campaign closed on Aug 20, 2014 Jigisha Vyas brought clean water to ADPR Rutonde.
$401
raised and sent to the field
13
est. people served
The Kind Campaign - 25th Birthday
This campaign closed on Aug 21, 2013 Jigisha Vyas brought clean water to ADPR Rutonde.
$661
raised and sent to the field
22
est. people served
The Kind Campaign - 24th Birthday
This campaign closed on Jun 30, 2012 Jigisha Vyas brought clean water to ADPR Rutonde.
$588
raised and sent to the field
19
est. people served
The Kind Campaign - 23rd Birthday
This campaign closed on Jun 30, 2011 Jigisha Vyas brought clean water to ADPR Rutonde.
$711
raised and sent to the field
23
est. people served
100% of the money raised by this campaign is being used to bring clean water to help those in need. In 21 months we’ll be able to show you exactly where the money went and who it helped.