Charity Water

696 million people in the world live without clean water.

To put it mildly, in the age of convenience and 10-minute delivery, about 1 in 10 people, often women and girls, still walk miles each day to collect water from sources that are stagnant, unsafe, and untreated.

Imagine that…

The contrast between how easily we walk into our kitchens for a glass of clean drinking water, and the reality of walking miles every day for contaminated water.

This isn’t to provoke guilt or remorse.

It’s simply the reality we share.

What’s remarkable is that, this reality would be far worse if it weren’t for people like Scott Harrison and the work of Charity: water.

You can see the story here:

As Scott mentions, I used to sit firmly in the “non-believer” bucket when it came to charity. I needed more than a moving video to become a donor… This book—Thirst—nudged that change.

It not only led me to become a Spring member (giving $10 a month), it also gave me a treasure trove of lessons on entrepreneurship and meaningful work.

It’s one of those wonderful books I’d happily gift to a young adult trying to find their footing.

A few months ago, however, I paused my monthly donation.

My belief in their cause has never wavered, but my capacity did.

Bootstrapping a startup is a daily exercise in trade-offs. Right now, I’m in a phase where I’m tightening everything, so I can buy myself time to keep building.

Stopping that subscription didn’t feel good. But it was necessary, given where I am right now.

I used to love reading Charity: water’s updates. Seeing how small, steady giving made a real difference on the ground. I miss that feeling…

$10 / $20 / $50 a month may look small in isolation. But done consistently, year after year, it becomes an assured lifeline of clean drinking water to a family you may never meet, in a place you may never see.

If 2026 is a year where you’re looking to make a small, steady difference, Charity: water is a cause I trust:

https://www.charitywater.org/donate/the-spring