From the ability to wake up and walk outside without fearing a lack of security to the expectation that we will grow older and celebrate another birthday, we often take for granted many basic things in our lives. But the most basic item the majority of us take for granted each day is our access to clean water.

In the past 365 days, many things have happened around the world, but one item that always shocks me is the number of children that died as a result of not having access to clean water: 500,000 children.

See the truth is that 1 in 10 individuals in the world (663,000,000) live without access to clean water. That is more than 3x the population of Brazil and 2x that of the US. Ultimately this leads to 1,200,000 deaths per year.

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.

So what's my goal?

On my 28th birthday, with the help of all of you I want us to provide clean water to 100 individuals. Donating just $30 provides clean water to an individual who has never had access to clean water in his or her life...ever. Just $30 changes someone's life, helps prevent that individual from acquiring a disease, and may save his or her life.

Last year we raised $2400, enough to provide access to clean water for 80 individuals in Mozambique. Our goal this year is to raise $3000.

Help me help 100.

Hugs and kisses,
Nima

FYI:
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.