Swarovski | charity: water

SWAROVSKI + charity: water

Swarovski has teamed up with charity: water in order to bring clean, safe drinking water to some of the billion people in the world without it. On June 25th, 2009 Blake Lively unveiled a special edition Swarovski CRYSTALLIZED ™ necklace from which 100% of the proceeds benefit charity: water.

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Right now, 1.1 billion people on the planet don't have access to clean and safe drinking water. That's one in six of us.

charity: water is a non profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. 100% of all public donations go to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. Just $20 can give one person in a developing nation clean water for 20 years.

Help Swarovski provide clean water to people in need. 100% of your donations will directly fund sustainable freshwater solutions in developing nations. Read privacy policy >

Where does my donation go?
Your donation goes to direct project costs such as cement, piping and deployment of the necessary drilling equipment. Learn more >

The water crisis.

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 is attributable to the lack of water and basic sanitation. Unsafe water claims more lives each year than war. Learn more >

How you can help.

You can help us build wells. A freshwater well costs $5,000 and can serve an average of 250 people with clean, safe drinking water for 20 years. Just $20 serves one person with clean, safe drinking water. Donate >

Proving it in GoogleEarth.

charity: water proves every well built using photos, video, and GPS coordinates plotted in Google Earth. charity: water staff visit projects on the ground, monitoring the work being done with your money. See the wells in Google Earth >