1000s of kids my age get sick, can't go to school, can't play because they don't have clean water. I want to help!

When I donated my birthday last year to charity:water, I had no idea how much support I would get from my friends, my family, even strangers. My campaign name was "Water is Awesome!", but what I learned is that people are awesome too. They helped me raise $3,012, which helped fund water projects in Ethiopia and will bring clean water to 150 people.

But while going from 6 to 7 is a big change for me, what hasn't changed is that there are still too many people, too many children, who get sick or die because they don't have access to clean water. 748 Million of them (https://vimeo.com/122470455). And that is not okay.

So please help me help those people. Once again I'm asking everyone to give money to this campaign instead of giving me a birthday present. As I learned from watching the Journey (http://www.charitywater.org/journey/) about the projects in Ethiopia that my campaign last year raised money for, it is helping some really good, caring and hard-working people bring clean water to entire villages, families and children. And I love that.

Thank you,
Arav

- A video message from Arav: https://youtu.be/MMwR_GU1-2w
- Last year's campaign: https://my.charitywater.org/water-is-awesome-1

[Update 06/25/2015] A few days ago I got to visit the charity:water office in New York City, and it was a great experience. My dad wrote about it and posted pictures. Check it out - http://bit.ly/1Kf13oF