This year I'm celebrating my birthday differently. Instead of presents and the like, I'm asking my friends to donate to this charity water campaign which helps build water infrastructure for communities in need. The people in this organization do amazing work—100% of your donation goes straight to the hands in the field, and they document it beautifully so you can see exactly how your money is helping real people and their environment.

Just the facts (charitywater.org/whywater):
- Diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Children are especially vulnerable, as their bodies aren't strong enough to fight diarrhea, dysentery and other illnesses.
- 90% of the 30,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and unhygienic living conditions are in children under five years old. The WHO reports that over 3.6% of the global disease burden can be prevented simply by improving water supply, sanitation, and hygiene.

Help me celebrate my 25th birthday by donating to my charity water campaign!