Instead of asking for presents for her 9th birthday, Rachel asked her family members for $9 donations towards her goal of raising $300 to provide 15 people with clean water to drink. She fell slightly short of her goal, which she promised to reach the next year. About a month later, Rachel passed away in a terrible car accident.
Rachel was raising money for Charity: Water, an organization that aims to provide safe drinking water to people in developing nations. News of her goal spread across the world, through news outlets and the internet. Inspired by her story, complete strangers began donating to her cause. How much money has been raised in her name?
Rachel was raising money for Charity: Water, an organization that aims to provide safe drinking water to people in developing nations. News of her goal spread across the world, through news outlets and the internet. Inspired by her story, complete strangers began donating to her cause. How much money has been raised in her name?
An incredible
1.2 million dollars.
1.2 million dollars.
On the one year anniversary of Rachel's passing, the staff at Charity: Water brought Rachel's mother to Ethiopia to see the impact her daughter made on the lives of the people there. This little girl's story, and the video of her mother's trip are truly inspiring. Rachel's mother continues to fundraise in her daughter's name.