Want to buy me a drink?

A stranger sits alone and thirsty, and they’ve caught your attention.

Shuffling around what’s left of the budget, you muster up enough spare change for a couple extra drinks. If you play your cards right, your courteous gesture and friendly face could be received with gratitude. This could be the start of something new, and with hope that you won’t get turned down, you’d like to buy this stranger a drink.

Beyond your local bar sits millions of thirsty strangers. Nearly 1 in 10 people in the world live without access to clean water, secretly hoping a kind stranger will buy them a drink one day. Charity: Water loves nothing more than to buy drinks for those who need it most. Like buying a drink for a person of interest, access to clean water is only a mere gateway to a multitude of possibilities. Without the need to walk hours every day to fetch water, more time can be spent on learning in school, earning an income, and growing food, all of which fight poverty. Clean water also fosters good health, free of diseases found in dirty water that kill more than all forms of violence. 

With $30, you could provide a lifetime supply of water for one person, and a $10 monthly act of kindness could provide four different people clean water every year. Why settle as another friendly face to a stranger at the bar, when instead you could be someone’s dream come true?

If you’d like to buy someone a drink tonight, buy a stranger a drink of clean water through Charity: Water. It’s a guarantee they’ll love you forever.