This campaign closed on Sep 30, 2016 Meera Shah-Whipple brought clean water to May Banda .

My 40th birthday campaign

Organized by Meera Shah-Whipple

Help Meera give the gift of clean water. 100% of every donation raised will fund charity: water's work providing access to clean water projects around the world.

$258

raised

$1,200

goal

Why Meera Shah-Whipple is fundraising for clean water

I turn 40 and I am blessed with so much that I want to give back to something that is close to my heart. Drinking water! Coming from Africa where there are so many who do not have water to drink, an important necessity in life, I want to donate to help provide for as many people as possible.

Many of us have no idea what it's like to be thirsty. We have plenty of water to drink -- even the water in our toilets is clean!

But many people around the world don’t have that luxury. Every day, about 1,400 children die from diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. 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.

I started this fundraising campaign to help charity: water build these types of projects around the world, and I'm looking for anyone who can help me.

Please donate to my campaign -- anything you can give is a huge help.

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.

Recent activity + updates
3 comments · 3 donations
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    Anonymous donated $74 to My 40th birthday campaign
    about 9 years ago
  • K
    Kaela Brooks
    donated $40 to My 40th birthday campaign 
    about 9 years ago

    Happy Birthday! I absolutely love that you chose to do this, you are such a wonderful person :)

  • donated $144 to My 40th birthday campaign 
    about 9 years ago

    This is just the start of many great things for me.

  • posted an update to My 40th birthday campaign 
    about 9 years ago

    My 40th birthday is coming up in a week and instead of gifts, I would love for family and friends to donate to my campaign for water. I chose $1200 as that provides 40 people with water. I am blessed with so much and it's time to pay forward.
    Please donate any amount with the numerical 4 in it. I will keep this going till I reach my goal.
    Thank you family and friends!

This campaign brought clean water to May Banda , Niger.

Niger
Piped System Tap Stand
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Top Donors

  • 1
    Meera Shah-Whipple
    $144
  • 2
    Anonymous
    $74
  • 3
    Kaela Brooks
    $40