This year, I've decided to give up my birthday.

I'm turning 23 and instead of asking for gifts, I'm asking for $23 or more from my friends and family. All of it will go to build freshwater projects for people in developing countries.

Almost a billion people in the world are living without clean water -- but how much are they really living? Millions contract deadly diseases from contaminated water. 30,000 people will die this week alone. The lucky ones who won't will still have to walk hours each day to get dirty water for their families.

My birthday wish this year is not for more gifts I don't need; it's to give clean and safe drinking water to some of the billion people living without it.

Want to see where exactly your money will go? 100% of all donations go directly toward water projects. About 18 months after this campaign ends, charity: water will show us where and how every dollar WE RAISED ended up helping in the field. We'll see GPS coordinates, photos and more details about the communities WE'VE IMPACTED.

Please join me and donate! :)