This campaign closed on Jun 17, 2014 Allen Wong brought clean water to Ela Gundi and 1 other project.

Allen's Birthday

Allen's Birthday

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Mission Statement

Be a hero on my birthday and bring clean water to the 800 million people who are living without access to it.

Hi, Friends! About a year ago, we donated $1,160.08 to the Red Cross Hurricane Sandy relief fund after I offered eBooks and signed copies of my first print Lifehacked book for any donation amount of your choosing.

This year I am dedicating my birthday to help charity: water build clean water projects around the world. Let's save some lives and make a difference. Let's raise $1,000 (or more!) together and provide clean water for a whole lot of people.

Each day, 5,000 kids die from water-related illnesses before they reach their fifth birthday. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are simple solutions like drilled wells, spring protections and BioSand Filters that help provide clean water to communities around the world.

According to research from the University of East Anglia, providing free drinking water in schools could be key to helping people in developing countries lift themselves out of poverty. So let's stop talking about how bad poverty is in different countries, and actually help get them out of it.

100% of the money will be used to build clean water projects, and when they’re complete, charity: water will send us photos and GPS coordinates so we can see the exact community we helped.

As an incentive, I gave away free copies of my Lifehacked book to anyone who donated.

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Updates and Comments

  • C
    Christine Do
    donated $20 
    · almost 9 years ago
    I apologize for the late donation!
  • Syed Kareem
    donated $10 · almost 9 years ago
    Happy Belated Birthday Allen! I am running a similar campaign for my birthday, which is on Thursday (March 27th)! Except my goal is a little higher ($2,200 since I'm turning 22). I'm a long time follower, and I would be so grateful if you could share my campaign! It is a wonderful thing to see people rise up and put their hard earned money towards helping others :)
  • V
    Vadim Nayman
    donated $37 
    · about 9 years ago
    Puts it over $1,000! Great cause, would love to meet and chat one day!
  • M
    Manpreet Gahir
    donated $2 
    · about 9 years ago
    Not much but pretty much all I have at the moment =\ already have your book read the whole thing twice . thanks for doing something to help others .
  • L
    Leo Tang
    donated $20 
    · about 9 years ago
    Thank you for offering a free copy of your Lifehacked book. Happy Birthday Allen!
  • P
    Pengkai Xia
    donated $5 
    · about 9 years ago
    Happy Birthday
  • J
    Jared Honeyman
    donated $20 
    · about 9 years ago
    I am doing this for the book yes, but also because I love the chance to work with a team of individuals to accomplish something that improves our world and does it with love. Our world needs it.
  • P
    Phil Y.
    donated $20 
    · about 9 years ago
    Happy birthday!
  • G
    Gabrielle Polanco
    donated $5 
    · about 9 years ago
    Found this charity a few years ago and thought it was pretty cool. Happy to see your support for it, happy birthday!!
  • M
    Max Darrah
    donated $20 
    · about 9 years ago
    Happy Birthday! Great idea, I'll see you at the next central FL cars and coffee.

This campaign brought clean water to Ela Gundi, Ethiopia and 1 other project.

Ethiopia
Hand Dug Well
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All donations made to Allen’s campaign

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donations

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Ian Mason$250
Denzil Edwards$100
Mohammed Hussain$50
Zameer Gill$40
Vadim Nayman$37

Updates and Comments

  • C
    Christine Do
    donated $20 
    · almost 9 years ago
    I apologize for the late donation!
  • Syed Kareem
    donated $10 · almost 9 years ago
    Happy Belated Birthday Allen! I am running a similar campaign for my birthday, which is on Thursday (March 27th)! Except my goal is a little higher ($2,200 since I'm turning 22). I'm a long time follower, and I would be so grateful if you could share my campaign! It is a wonderful thing to see people rise up and put their hard earned money towards helping others :)
  • V
    Vadim Nayman
    donated $37 
    · about 9 years ago
    Puts it over $1,000! Great cause, would love to meet and chat one day!
  • M
    Manpreet Gahir
    donated $2 
    · about 9 years ago
    Not much but pretty much all I have at the moment =\ already have your book read the whole thing twice . thanks for doing something to help others .
  • L
    Leo Tang
    donated $20 
    · about 9 years ago
    Thank you for offering a free copy of your Lifehacked book. Happy Birthday Allen!
  • P
    Pengkai Xia
    donated $5 
    · about 9 years ago
    Happy Birthday
  • J
    Jared Honeyman
    donated $20 
    · about 9 years ago
    I am doing this for the book yes, but also because I love the chance to work with a team of individuals to accomplish something that improves our world and does it with love. Our world needs it.
  • P
    Phil Y.
    donated $20 
    · about 9 years ago
    Happy birthday!
  • G
    Gabrielle Polanco
    donated $5 
    · about 9 years ago
    Found this charity a few years ago and thought it was pretty cool. Happy to see your support for it, happy birthday!!
  • M
    Max Darrah
    donated $20 
    · about 9 years ago
    Happy Birthday! Great idea, I'll see you at the next central FL cars and coffee.

Diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Your donation will help change that.