A few weeks ago we were watching you tube and one of those annoying adverts came up. Usually we would skip at the first opportunity, but this one had us hooked, sharing the amazing work of this charity.

I am turning 11 in a few weeks, and decided that as I can't have a party this year, I would love instead if people who may have come along or given me a present consider donating instead to this brilliant cause.

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.

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.

My aim is to raise £150! Anything that you can give will make a big difference. Thanks,

Poppy
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