For women in the Sahel, the first step out of poverty begins with clean water, help make a small difference.

Have you ever said, “I’m dying of thirst?” If so, I bet you didn’t really mean it.

If you’re like me, I love water. You'll never see me without my enormous water bottle on campus or at home.

We don’t spend too much time thinking about water -- it’s everywhere we go. When we’re thirsty, we flip a handle or push a button. When we’re dirty, we twist a shower knob. When our garden needs watering, when our pasta needs to be boiled, when we use the bathroom -- water is just an arm's length away.

But, in many developing countries, women and children walk for hours, up and down mountains, just to collect water that can make them really sick.

Help me play a small part in solving the water crisis -- donate to my campaign.

100% of everything we raise will directly fund water projects. And when those projects are finished, charity: water will send us proof in pictures and GPS coordinates, so we can see the actual people and communities we impacted.