Both of us - Avi and Orna - recently celebrated our 50th birthdays. We are thankful that we don't need and don't want to ask for presents, but this year we've decided to make an exception. We're asking all our friends and family to donate to charity: water and give clean water to people who need it, instead of giving us gifts.

Did you know that almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean drinking water? Every 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.

100% of every dollar you donate to our birthdays campaign will be used to build clean water projects in developing countries. charity: water funds their operating costs separately through a group of private donors, so 100% of all public donations will go directly to people in need.

Help us make our 50th birthdays our best ever -- donate to our campaign!