BrusselSprout.NET has just adopted charity:water.

Like many people, I’ve tended to regard charity as something I just do “now and then” or only when cajoled into it by others.

But from now on I want to use my online presence to also help less fortunate people.

I think online media should have a social dimension and should help contribute towards making the world a better place by taking practical action.

So I’ve decided to actively promote a charity here on BrusselSprout.NET

The charity I’ve selected is charity:water. This is a US-registered charity set up by one Scott Harrison in 2006 to help provide fresh drinking water and sanitation in less developed countries across the world. Since its inception, charity:water has raised more than $42 million and has helped some 2 million people get access to life’s most basic need – fresh drinking water.

Here in the developed Western world we tend to just take clean fresh water for granted. We turn on the tap any time we like and there it is. But for over a billion people in poorer parts of the world, fresh water on tap is something they just don’t have. With all the consequences for poor sanitation, poor health, disease and premature death.

It’s hard to imagine what a billion people looks like, but it’s one in eight of the world population. That’s one in eight people in the world who don’t have access to the most basic of human needs that we in the developed countries can’t imagine even going just 12 hours without.

The lack of fresh drinking water supplies also has consequences for the economy. In Africa alone, it’s estimated that the overall economic loss due to lack of safe drinking water and sanitation is some $28 billion. That’s about about 5% of GDP.

charity:water focuses on life’s most basic need — water. Clean water transforms lives, communities and generations — and at a surprisingly low cost. Just $20 can provide clean water for one person. Every single $1 invested in improved water access and sanitation yields an average of $12 in economic returns, depending on the project. 100% of your donation will directly fund freshwater projects in developing nations.

charity:water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.

I think that every website should be involved in supporting at least one charitable cause.

Charity should be practical. Providing fresh drinking water and safe sanitation is one of the best practical ways of directly helping to improve conditions in our world.

So I’m kicking things off by donating $20 this Xmas to charity:water.

You can also donate to charity:water by going to their website at www.charitywater.org/donate and filling in the online form. You can donate by credit card via Paypal (you don’t need a Paypal account). The donations are 100% tax-deductible.

By the way, neither I nor BrusselSprout.NET receive any commissions of any kind by fundraising for or promoting charity:water. It is purely a 100% charitable commitment.

charity:water also commits 100% of public donations entirely to fund water projects. The funding for the charity’s overheads: staff, rent, travel, etc are raised and financed separately. This means that every dollar donated by the public for water projects goes directly to help those in need.

Why not check them out and also consider leaving a donation, however small, for charity:water?

Visit charity:water at www.charitywater.org

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