give water this holiday season

This year, give up the gifts for clean water.

The holidays are here and you have some important things on your mind: What to cook for your family? Where to spend your work days off? And what the heck are you going to get grandma this year?

We've learned first-hand the perfect remedy for stress over holiday gifts: give them up. Start a fundraising campaign with your family or friends and help fund water projects for people in need.

 Americans spend up to $450 billion each year on holiday gifts -- that's enough to solve the water crisis several times over. This year, give up the gifts and ask for donations to water projects instead. 100% of the money you raise will go directly to charity: water projects in the field.

 

 

Want to mix up your family holiday? Come away from the Thanksgiving table this year full of something other than turkey -- ideas for a family-wide fundraising campaign. Give up the gifts as a family, and give the gift of clean water to a family in need. In 12-18 months, you'll be able to share the GPS coordinates and photos of the village you helped with your entire family.

  Sponsor a water project that can serve 250 people with clean, safe drinking water. Or, fund clean water for up to 1,000 people at a school or health clinic. When you sponsor in the name of a loved one, you can share the gift with those you've honored using our personalized holiday cards.