I won't lie. I LOVE getting presents for my birthday... I think everyone does, right?

So as much as I want to get cool stuff for my birthday, I found something more important than me just getting presents.

So this year, I'm giving my birthday up.

Instead of asking for gifts this year, for my 23rd birthday, I'm asking for $23 or more from everyone I know. It's not going to me, though. All of it is going to build freshwater wells for people in developing nations.

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. 45,000 people will die this week alone. The lucky ones won't, but still walk hours each day to get dirty water to give to their families.

My birthday wish this year isn't for lots of presents; it's to give clean and safe drinking water to some of the billion living without it. I want to make my birthday matter this year.

My birthday is on the 19th of April but donations can be made until 30th June. Please donate and tell a friend, and help me to spread the word.

Please join me and help me make my birthday improve the lives of others.

Thanks so much for your support.

NB: Because of charity: water's unique model, 100% of all donations go directly to direct water projects costs, and each donation is "proved" and tracked to the village it helped when projects are complete.