It's great to see people using technology to benefit good causes in creative ways. Anonymous Twitter user @savethemhood, has just made Twitter history in the coolest way ever.
Through one simple tweet, @savethemhood gave roughly $11,000, or 14,000,000 dogecoins, to Doge4Water, an initiative helping to bring clean water to Kenya. According to Forbes, that's the most money ever donated directly through a single tweet.
Here is the tweet:
@tipdoge tip @Doge4water 14000000 may we all drink water. let the wealthy fill your cup. #savethemhood— Hood (@savethemhood) March 16, 2014
The user @savethemhood is part of the dogecoin community, the members of which use dogecoin, a form of digital currency, to buy products, trade for other currencies, "tip" online users who create or share great content, or -- in @savethemhood's case -- help impoverished communities.
By sending the tweet to an automated donation bot, @savethemhood gave more than a third of Doge4Water's overall goal of $30,000, which will go toward digging wells in Kenya, NBC News reports. Doge4Water was hoping to reach its target by World Water Day on March 22, and @savethemhood's massive gift sealed the deal.
Interested in helping Doge4Water bring clean water to Kenya? Visit their website to learn more and make a donation.
"Wherever there is a human in need, there is an opportunity for kindness and to make a difference." - Kevin Heath
By Heidi Shebaro
Founder of "The Kindness Project in the Middle East", a teacher and a blogger
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