PHILANTHROPY
Mogotio, likemanyhealth
centers intheRongaidistrict,
reliedonmuddy,disease-
riddenwaterpiped in froma
nearbyriver.Thewelldrilledas
theresultofHarrison’sbirth-
dayfundraiserresulted inclean
water forMogotio.
donations foraspecificproject
andthenprovidesdonorsa full
reportontheoutcomeofthat
project.ForHarrison’s32nd
birthday,morethan700people
donated$150,000todrillawell
attheMogotioHealthCentre
intheRongaidistrictofKenya.
itaboutothers,”Harrison
explains. “Then, through
FacebookandTwitter, theycan
asktheir friendsand family for
theirage indollars.A36-year-
old, for instance,goesaround
asking for$36 indonations.
Onehundredpercentof that
Wewantedto
createanorganiza-
tionthatwas
hypertransparent
aboutwhere
donatedmoney
went.
CHAMPIONINGCHANGE:
Charity:
Water supports 13,000water proj-
ects inmore than20 countries, in-
cludingNiger (top) andMali (middle
andbottom) inWestAfrica.
BIRTHDAYSARE,
in fact, the
sourceofcloseto20percentof
Charity:Water’sproject funds.
“Insteadof throwingthem-
selvesapartyandaccepting
birthdaygifts,weaskpeople
toturntheirbirthday into
thisgivingmoment,making
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