i recently came across this project that UNICEF is sponsoring called Tap Project
here is Tap project mission:

It's our single most bountiful resource. Yet, water is a daily privilege millions take for granted. The little known truth is that lack of clean and accessible drinking water is the second largest worldwide killer of children under five.

To address this situation, a nationwide effort is launching during World Water Week called the Tap Project, a campaign that celebrates the clean and accessible tap water available as an every day privilege to millions, while helping UNICEF provide safe drinking water to children around the world.

The Tap Project.

Beginning Sunday, March 16 through Saturday, March 22, restaurants will invite their customers to donate a minimum of $1 for the tap water they would normally get for free. For every dollar raised, a child will have clean drinking water for 40 days.

As the world's leading children's organization, UNICEF understands the critical role water plays in a child's survival.

......ok thats GREAT(i really do think its great) but heres my problem is that here in the US we can't even buy a single bottle of water for $1.00 and they (india) could get water for 40 days for only $1.00

to donate or to read more about the Tap project go here www.tapproject.org