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Charity:water’s latest campaign for 2014 is focused around donating to the people of Malawi, Africa. Ninety five percent of the money donated to Centscere goes back to the intended charity, so ‘like’ and comment away. Content partnerships (with media sites such as Upworthy) are largely responsible for charity:water’s brand awareness.
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