Well Wishes for the Holidays

Well Wishes for the Holidays

GOAL: $20,000
To build a new water project in a school.

In Laura's words.

This holiday season, I'm extending my love and gratitude for ALL OF YOU by asking YOU to donate. Just $10. Think about it. $10 from 2500 people would be more than enough to build an entire water project!

Give because my tweets made you laugh--or think. Give for the holidays. Give to celebrate the inauguration. Give to tell me Happy Birthday. Give to a charity of your choice instead. Give a re-tweet or a blog post to spread the word. Give me links to more compelling videos, blogs, web pages and other charities fighting for this issue. Heck, you can even just give me lip about this silly idea.

But from this moment until my birthday on January 21, I'm asking EVERYONE who reads this to chip in $10, and to pass the word along.

Help Laura build a well.

100% of your donation will directly build freshwater wells and fund basic sanitation projects. View donor disclosure policy >

charity: water is a non profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. We give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding freshwater wells and other sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need.


The water crisis affects 1 in 6 people on the planet.		$20 can give one person clean water for 20 years.
	1.1 billion people on our planet lack access to safe, clean drinking water. That's one in six of us. 80% of all disease on the planet is attributable to the lack of water and basic sanitation. learn more >		Underground aquifers can be found even in dry areas, and with the proper funding and knowledge, wells can be built. A freshwater well costs $5,000 and can serve an average of 500 people with clean, safe drinking water for 20 years. learn more >

What happens after a well is built?		Closing the loop: proving it in GoogleEarth.
	After a well is installed, charity: water partners work directly with villagers, teaching them how to maintain and fix their well and hand pump device, while also conducting basic hygiene and sanitation classes.		charity: water proves every well built using photos, video, and GPS coordinates plotted in Google Earth. charity: water staff or volunteers visit the projects on the ground, to monitor and evaluate the work being done. see the finished wells in Google Earth >