The Day One none of us remember

First day of school. Your first apartment. That painfully awkward first date. Your wedding day.

Now try to remember your first drink of clean water.

You likely can't. You were born into a world with clean water. It was just always... there.

But for 696 million people, that day never happened. Today, on our 20th anniversary, we're introducing Day One, built around that gap, and what it takes to close it.

Here's the thing. A Day One of clean water changes everything that comes after it: school instead of a long walk, income instead of illness, a childhood instead of a chore. And this September, your gift goes twice as far. A generous donor is matching every dollar, up to $500,000, for a total of $1 million toward giving people their Day One of clean water.

$40 gives one person clean water. $240 provides clean, safe drinking water for an entire family. Matched, dollar for dollar.