Every year I am lucky enough to be cherished and spoilt by the people I love for my birthday, which I am eternally grateful for. With each year that passes though, I tend to feel less and less like I want or need anything for my birthday, meanwhile all over the world there are people whose basic needs are not being met, deprived of everyday essentials such as 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 so instead of receiving birthday gifts this year, I am asking that anyone and everyone donates to this campaign instead.

So, can you spare $25 for my 25 years? More if you can, less if you can’t - anything you can give is a huge help. Please share with anyone who you think would also like to donate to this incredibly important cause.

Charity: Water is an incredible charity who uses 100% of all donations to build clean water projects, as they have private sponsors who cover all administration and management costs. When this campaign is complete, Charity: Water will send us photos and GPS coordinates so we can see the exact community we helped.

Dig deep and donate for clean water. Please and thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️