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1.1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water. Help provide clean water by creating a personal fundraising page through charity: water.
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A small interview with Scott Harrison (@scottharrison) on the eve of the first Twestival. Harrison is the founder/president of charity: water.
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Mai Nebri, Ethiopia. April 11, 1:30 P.M.
It started with a 140-character tweet on January 8. And a few hours ago, in a remote Ethiopian village, hundreds cheered as clean water shot from the gro...
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A cocktail reception to launch the 3-month-long charity: water photographic exhibition at Chelsea Market.
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