There are 800 million people in the world living without access to clean water. I'm turning 21, let's change this!

My 21st birthday will be here soon, so this year I want to do something a little bit different. I'll be giving up my birthday this year for charity: water in hopes of raising an ambitious goal of $2,100 for those in need of clean water. This is something I've always wanted to do, and I couldn't think of a better year to put towards this incredible mission.

Almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean drinking water. On top of that, 5,000 kids die every day from water-related illnesses before they reach their fifth birthday. But charity: water has been working hard to change this — 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 my birthday campaign will be used to build clean water projects in developing countries.

I'm extremely grateful for each and every one of you and any donation is so greatly appreciated.

-Grant