PHILANTHROPY
$100million inannualwaterdonationsby2017and
wantswaterprojectsbuiltthatserve100million
peopleby2022.
“Ispenda lotof time inthecountrieswhereweare
working,”hesays. “Andtobethereandtoknowthata
friendorananonymousstrangermadeadonationthat
broughtcleanwater—suchabasicnecessity—toa
farawayvillagethatthey’llnevervisit,well, it’s justthe
bestpartofmy job.”
moneygoestobuildtheprojects.Then,Charity:Water
comesbackandshowsyouexactlywherethatmoney
went.Soyou,asthe fundraiser,areabletoshowyour
friendsand familythetangible impactthatyou’veall
made.”
Andso far, thedonorshavehelpedCharity:Water
makeplentyof tangible impacts, just liketheoneat
theMogotioHealthCentre,withprojectsaroundthe
worldthatarebringingcleanwatertopeoplewho
mightotherwisehavetotrekmileseachdaytofind
it.Butevenwith itsprogressso far,Harrisonwants
Charity:Watertoexpandeven further.Hehopes for
JOSEPHGUINTO
is a formerWhiteHouse correspondent for
Investor’s
BusinessDaily
and a frequent contributor to
PrivateClubs
,
Washingto-
nian
,
BostonMagazine
and
DMagazine
. He isbased inWashington, D.C.
MAKINGADIFFER-
ENCE:
ScottHarrison
(inset, left)workswith
local partners inNiger
todrill awell. Plans
arealso in theworks
tobuild solar-powered
systems (ideal for
thecountry’sdesert
climate, shownabove)
thatwill drawclean
drinkingwater from
deepunderground
to surface taps in the
center of villages.
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