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Find the latest news and press releases about our work in the water and sanitation sector below. 

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Global Heroes - Because of Safe Water, Learning Is Possible

Oct. 1, 2025

In Global Heroes, our Director of Insights, Heather Arney, reflects on how the back-to-school season reminds her of the opportunities that education creates — and the essential role safe water plays in unlocking them. Drawing from her early experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mauritania, Heather shares how witnessing the water crisis firsthand shaped her lifelong commitment to helping families access safe water and sanitation so that children have the time, health, and opportunity to learn.

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TIME - Vedika Bhandarkar Believes We Can Solve the Water Crisis in Our Lifetime

May 1, 2025

TIME profiles Water.org President & COO Vedika Bhandarkar as part of Gold House’s A100 List, honoring the most impactful Asian Pacific leaders. Drawing on her 25-year career in finance, Vedika is helping unlock capital and scale smart solutions to accelerate access to safe water and sanitation, driving progress toward a world where everyone everywhere has the resources they need to thrive.

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Forbes - 2024 Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit: The Worth of Water

Oct. 11, 2024

Forbes Senior Editor Amy Feldman sits down with Matt Damon, Cofounder of Water.org & WaterEquity, and Vedika Bhandarkar, President & COO of Water.org, to discuss microloans, changing conditions, and providing clean water to over 69 million people at the 2024 Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit.

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Impact Entrepreneur - Financial Innovations for Resilience in the Water Sector

Oct. 8, 2024

Building resilience to the effects of a changing world requires accessible financial solutions like microfinance. Learn more from Water.org President & COO, Vedika Bhandarkar, on how these tools help families secure safe water and sanitation.

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Authority Magazine - Women Of The C-Suite: Vedika Bhandarkar of Water.org On The Five Things You Need To Succeed As A Senior Executive

March 18, 2024

In an interview with Authority Magazine, Water.org President & COO Vedika Bhandarkar shares insights into her professional journey from investment banking to the social sector and why she is so passionate about the transformative power of water.

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Impakter - How Access to Affordable Financing Is Solving the Global Water Crisis for Families Around the World

March 22, 2021

"Through my work as a content creator and writer for Water.org, I have the honor of spending time with the people we serve in Africa, Asia, and Latin America." Water.org's Moree Lambeth shares how access to safe water is critical to empowering women around the world.

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Green Living Magazine - World Water Day 2021: Water.org Is Fighting to End the Water Crisis

March 22, 2021

Dick Pajarillo, senior programs manager in the Philippines for Water.org, explains how effective WaterCredit loans are, and how vital they have been to provide Filipinos with access to safe water.

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Global Cause - Affordable financing for WASH creates lasting solutions

March 22, 2021

Read from Water.org's former Director of Strategic Alliances, Nicole Wickenhauser, on how market-driven approaches like microlending are empowering people living in poverty with affordable access to safe water and improved sanitation.

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Global Heroes - Breaking the Poverty Cycle

Dec. 1, 2020

Water.org co-founder Matt Damon talks about the power of water to change lives.

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Lending for Water and Sanitation During COVID-19

Nov. 5, 2020

"We expect the increased awareness of how a lack of access to water and sanitation can not only be inconvenient, but life-threatening, to increase client demand for [water and sanitation] improvements." - Jessica Jacobson - Water.org's Senior Manager, Financial Institutions

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Triple Pundit - International Day of the Girl, Pandemic Edition, Is All About the Necessities

Oct. 11, 2020

Hear from Vedika Bhandarkar, Water.org's Chief Global Impact Officer, on how market-driven strategies can help expand access to safe water, and open up opportunities to women.

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Social Investor - Hollywood & Hometown Heroes

Oct. 6, 2020

How a united determination to overcome the water crisis brought Matt Damon and Gary White together to launch Water.org.

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