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June 10, 2026
Matt Damon and his Water.org co-founder Gary White tell Her Campus how Gen Zers can get involved in their new Get Blue initiative — and why they should care. “Hopefully it can open the door for people, and then they can see there are ways that you can attack some of these big problems and not get disillusioned,” White says, “because what you do does matter.”
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June 10, 2026
Co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White, Water.org has helped millions gain access to safe water through an innovative and highly effective microloan model. The nonprofit is now launching the Get Blue™ campaign with brand partners like Gap, Starbucks, Amazon, and Ecolab. It is designed to give consumers a chance to easily support and learn about the global water crisis.
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June 10, 2026
Water.org and cofounder Matt Damon launched the “Get Blue” campaign, a modern, cause-driven initiative inspired by the early 2000s Red campaign. Partnering with major brands like Gap, Starbucks, and Amazon to help address the global water crisis, Get Blue™ makes it easy for consumers to contribute through everyday purchases, with as little as $5 providing someone with lasting access to safe water.
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June 9, 2026
Water.org cofounder Matt Damon, who debuted 'The Nomad' on Tuesday, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the organization's new movement, Get Blue, to help bring safe water home.
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June 9, 2026
More than 2 billion people still lack access to safe water at home, with women and girls bearing much of the burden. Water.org’s Get Blue initiative aims to help close that gap by turning everyday actions into support for affordable safe water solutions, helping families gain reliable access to safe water, improve health, and create more opportunities for education and economic stability.
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June 9, 2026
Water.org created Get Blue with founding partners Gap, Starbucks, Amazon, and Ecolab to help expand access to safe water for families in need around the world. Together, the partners are combining their reach, resources, and ongoing water stewardship efforts to help accelerate progress toward bringing safe water home for the 2.2 billion people around the world who lack access.
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June 9, 2026
For more than 20 years, Water.org co-founders Gary White and Matt Damon have worked to help families around the world get lasting access to safe water and sanitation at home. Today, more than 90 million people have access to safe water or sanitation through Water.org's solutions. Now, with the launch of Get Blue, they're inviting everyone to help bring safe water home for millions more.
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Feb. 24, 2026
Gary White and Matt Damon join Adam Grant at the World Economic Forum in Davos to talk about their approach to problem-solving, handling rejection in high-stakes work environments, forging strong partnerships, and how to solve the global water crisis.
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Jan. 23, 2026
Water shapes how people spend their time, the choices available to them, and their ability to participate in community and economic life. For the estimated 2.1 billion people who lack access to safe water and the 3.4 billion who lack access to safe sanitation, water dictates everything.
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Jan. 21, 2026
Axios' Amy Harder spoke with Water.org co-founders Gary White and Matt Damon about Water.org's new Get Blue initiative, with initial partners Starbucks, Amazon, Gap and Ecolab. They're working to get more companies on board, which is part of the reason for launching the program at Davos, White said. "We're trying to build a movement, really," Damon said.
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Jan. 20, 2026
Gap CEO Richard Dickson speaks with WSJ Leadership Institute President Alan Murray on the new Get Blue™ initiative with Water.org’s Matt Damon and Gary White, alongside Amazon, Starbucks, and Ecolab—bringing together consumers and capital to support efforts to expand global access to safe water and sanitation.
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Jan. 20, 2026
Water.org has joined with Gap, Amazon, Starbucks and Ecolab to launch Get Blue, a global initiative to help the 2.1 billion people who lack safe water, and the 3.4 billion people who lack safe sanitation, access these essential resources.
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