Scott Harrison, the founder of charity: water, is using his birthday to make a difference for the second year in a row. Last year he asked people to donate money toward a well in Kenya instead of buying him gifts. He also called out to others born in September to do the same. The result was $159,000 raised that went toward a water system at three hospitals and one school in Kenya. All donors - no matter the size of the donation - had their name on the well at the Mogotio Health Clinic.
From Scott Harrison's birthday page:
I want my 33rd birthday to make a difference this year, and I need your help.
I recently returned from a trip to Ethiopia, where I visited 33 villages without clean water that you see on the homepage. The people I met there broke my heart. Some walked hours each day, breaking their backs carrying dirty water. Others drank water with leeches in it. I promised to help each and every one of them get clean water. And then to keep going and fight for others - to really make a dent in Ethiopia's water crisis.
I'm asking for your help. I want to raise $1.5 million to build at least 333 wells in Ethiopia. Those wells can give more than 150,000 people clean and safe drinking water. To do that, I'm giving up gifts that I don't want or need, and asking for your donations of $33, $330 or whatever you can give.
100% of all donations go DIRECTLY to build wells that will be proved on Google Earth, and all donations will be matched by a group of compassionate friends and businesses.
So $33 = $66, and $330 = $660.
If we're successful, we'll drill a well live from Ethiopia on September 7th, so you can see exactly what your money will do.
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