Birthdays can change the world // World Water Day 2012

Almost a billion people in the world live without access to clean drinking water. We believe we can change this... with our birthdays.

Pledge to give up your next birthday, ask for donations instead of gifts, and help change lives!

JOIN US: charitywater.org/birthdays

music by:
'70 Million' original song by Hold Your Horses! (facebook.com/holdyourhorsesparis)
Balmorhea (balmorheamusic.com), courtesy of New Jerusalem Music (newjerusalemmusic.com) and Western Vinyl (westernvinyl.com)
'Sketching Hope' by Doug Kaufman (dougkaufman.net)
shot/edited/produced by: Mo Scarpelli/charity: water
color grading by: Oliver Jevremov (oliverjevremov.com)

A BIG THANKS to all the incredible fundraisers who came in to tell their stories. Those in this video are: Alex + Jack, Abby Newcom, Alex Cone, Alice Benton, Allison Caviness, Amy Vale, Audrey Tan, Candy Mayo, David Roeske, Donna Lentol, Jason Rosario, Jessica Root, Jo Kelly, Max Lyons, Meg Towner, Melissa Sutherland, Michelle Dow, Nazia Salam, Patrice Batson, Rudy Miles, Shawn Kolodny.

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  Nonprofits & Activism

[BelizeCABO]

CHNAGE THE INHUMANE CLOBAL SYSTEM-THE COPORATE GOLBAL SYSTEM

[swimrgrl91]

Check out charity: water's Dollars to Projects site -- it explains it all there!

[gocallyoualawyer]

The people who are so embittered by Invisible Children are dismissing Charity: Water because they don't want to look like fools again. Apparently they didn't learn their lesson. Invisible Children tricked those who never took the time to research the organization. Likewise, people dismissing Charity: Water clearly haven't actually done their homework, otherwise they'd know that it's an extraordinary organization. It would be kind of funny if it weren't so sad.

[EbonMaster]

yeah the point was stop worrying about what the companies are doing with their money and do what YOU can. bitching in a comments section isnt going to make them change. companies exist to make money and generally they dont give a shit about much else. deal with it. Chances are they ARENT going to do anything so do what YOU can. stop using the "but THEY arent giving money so why should i?" excuse. thats all im saying.

[LimitBreaker87]

An excuse for what?! They donate 0.001% of they're profits and they usualy do that for free publicity and to escape from taxes. Why don't you inform yourself more? There are companies that give as much as they can but there are also many who don't give a f**k.

And (i repet myself) I"m using that for what excuse? I think that helping those children (and any other persons with problem) is a good ideea, but those who have the money don't really care.

[Oliwer Skogh]

it says this video was uploaded 1970