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May 9, 2013
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Happier Moms Around the World

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In honor of Mother’s Day this Sunday, we wanted to share some of the wonderful, hard-working and inspiring moms we’ve met in the field.

One of the best parts of our job is getting to meet people that we’re helping. We get to see and experience the difference that clean water makes in people’s lives, and nothing beats that. For mothers, in particular.



These are usually women who were walking for hours to collect dirty water. Giving up their free time. Forgoing income opportunities. Putting themselves last. And working really, really hard.


Getting to be there when that moment changes for someone is special. We see a lot of very happy moms.

 Which is exactly what wanted to share with you.

Here are some of the happy mothers your donations have helped around the world.

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May 1, 2013
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Water Cooler Talks: Theron Humphrey & This Wild Idea

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Water Cooler Talks are a new thing we’re doing at charity: water — where we bring in smart, talented and inspiring people to share their story with our staff. It’s a chance to unplug for an hour, gain some new perspective and hopefully continue to get better at what we do.

Today, we were honored to have Theron Humphrey and his incredible dog, Maddie, in the house.

And although you surely recognize the extremely Internet-famous Maddie (who can stand on anything!), the really great story belongs to Theron.

Last year, Theron created a 365-day long documentary project called This Wild Idea — which took him all over the United States in search of stories. He literally spent each day meeting and connecting with a single new person, documenting their story with photos and audio and then sharing it with the world on his site.

The project was ultimately named National Geographic’s Travel project of the year.

It was an inspiring story for all us, and a great reminder that there’s so much value in the everyday moments of our lives — and the lives of people we meet around the world.

Thanks for the dose of inspiration, Theron.





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April 1, 2013
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World Water Day Thank You

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Last Friday was such an unbelievable day. We’re still in awe. We saw so much support from sponsors, partners, volunteers, and donors… lots of great news stories and enthusiastic comments. It was just a really fun day– which we appreciate. And as a result, we have 7,408 new birthday pledges!

Just to put that into perspective: if every one of those people follow through and raise $770 (what the average birthday campaign raises), we’d raise $5.7 million for clean water projects. Amazing.

On behalf of everyone at charity: water, thank you for a very memorable World Water Day!

A few more highlights we wanted to share…

Our Waterwalk in Times Square:

Awesome Volunteers & Jerry Cans Around the World:

Internet Excitement:

Roundup of cool news stories that came out of World Water Day:

• World Water Day highlights life-threatening shortages (USA Today)
• charity: water rules social media on World Water Day (PRNewser)
• 9 World Water Day Campaigns Making a Splash on the Web (Mashable)
• Raising Awareness on World Water Day (Instagram)

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And one last thank you to all of our partners!
TOMS
W Hotels
Seamless
AG Jeans
Outbrain
Bazaarvioice
Zynga
Twitter
ThredUp
AOL Impact
Zendesk
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March 22, 2013
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World Water Day Updates: Marco Rubio

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Remember Marco Rubio’s State of the Union response, when he got thirsty and reached for some water:

Well we’re thrilled to announce that he’s using that moment (and the fun that we all had with it) to do something good. Having traveled to Haiti last year, where thousands of people have died from cholera spread by unclean water, Marco just pledged his upcoming 42nd birthday to help raise money for clean water projects!

In his words: “We are truly blessed to have the luxury of being able to laugh about water moments like mine, but for too many, the lack of clean and safe drinking water is no laughing matter. I’m proud to support charity: water, and look forward to dedicating my birthday to raise much-needed money for this worthy cause.”

In honor of World Water Day, join Marco by pledging your next birthday! We just revamped the entire birthdays section of our website. Take a look at some of the other people who have used their birthdays to raise money — and the impact it’s making. Every birthday makes a difference!

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March 21, 2013
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World Water Day 2013

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Today is World Water Day. It’s a day when we can be thankful for the clean water coming out of our taps and turn the world’s attention to the 800 million people still living without access to clean water.

And that’s our plan.

We’ve got a whole bunch of exciting things in store this year — and support from a lot of awesome people. Here’s a little sneak peek of what’s to come:

charity: water Waterwalk in Times Square

Installation in Times Square

We’re raising awareness about the water crisis by setting up a Waterwalk in Times Square. Millions of people around the world walk hours each day to collect dirty water, so we’re asking people to walk a fraction of the distance to experience it for themselves. If you’re in New York City, come check it out. We’ll be located in Duffy Square (between 45th and 47th Streets, Broadway and Seventh Avenue) between 2pm and 7pm.

Some of the incredible charity: water volunteers

Jerry Cans Around the World

Our incredible network of volunteers will be out in full force tomorrow. In elementary schools and on the Atlanta Beltway, delivering PSAs and hosting their own Waterwalks. We shipped Jerry cans to friends all over the world to help make a scene. It’s going to be great. Keep an eye on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds to see some of that in action.

Pledge your birthday and help raise money for clean water projects

Birthday Stories

More than anything this year, we want as many people as possible to pledge their birthday to clean water projects. So we’ve created some video inspiration and pulled together all of our favorite stories to inspire you. Take a look at the brand new charitywater.org/birthdays!

TEDxRVA

There are also some really cool events happening. Like TEDx on Friday night in Richmond, Virginia — which will include the installation above, as well as a Waterwalk through the city.

We’re excited. It’s going to be a pretty amazing day — and hopefully an impactful one. You can join us by pledging your birthday or donating right now!

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A special thanks to our fantastic partners:
TOMS
W Hotels
Seamless
AG Jeans
Outbrain
Bazaarvioice
Zynga
Twitter
ThredUp
AOL Impact
Zendesk
Responsys

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