At any given time, half of the world's hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from diseases associated with lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation, or poor hygiene. More people die each year from unsafe water than from wars. Lack of safe water and sanitation impacts a family's health, keeps children from getting an education, and traps millions in a cycle of poverty.

I witnessed this first hand when I went to India and Tanzania in the fall of 2009. I recently read an article that stated more people have access to a cell phone than to clean water and I decided I wanted to do something about it!

I will be turning 27 in October and I thought I could start out trying to raise $100 for every year I have been alive.

For only $25 Water.org can get someone safe water for life. Co-founded by Matt Damon, Water.org has been helping people get sustainable solutions for over twenty years. We can make a difference in the world, we can help change someone's life.