Lifestyles Magazine - Water relief from a star
Jan. 6, 2020
As Co-founder of Water.org, Matt Damon's focus includes philanthropy as well as film.
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The water crisis is a women's crisis
Jan. 2, 2020
Access to water and sanitation is a global crisis. It’s also a women’s crisis. The burden of collecting water disproportionately falls to women and girls. To solve the water crisis, we must unlock new sources of capital through innovative financing. Doing so will unleash the power and potential of girls and women globally.
Read moreGlobal Citizen - Billions of People Won't Have Access to Water or a Toilet This Holiday Season
Dec. 20, 2019
It’s the holiday season. Conversations about who will host which gathering are in full swing. Imagine if some of the considerations were whether the host family has access to running water, or if they could offer guests a toilet.
Read moreThe Hill - Water.org is finding solutions to a dire problem
Nov. 28, 2019
“Looking ahead, access to water will be one of the most critical challenges of our time,” says co-founder Matt Damon. “The good news is that there are solutions that work.”
Watch hereCSIS - Channeling Financial Flows for Urban Water and Sanitation
Nov. 27, 2019
From the Center for Strategic & International Studies, "Increasing the amount of financing available to citizens in low- and middle-income countries will allow them to take out loans in order to purchase toilets and water purification systems for their homes. One of the leaders in providing these microfinance solutions is Water.org."
Read moreDanone-AQUA and Water.org Push for Increased Access to Water
Nov. 21, 2019
Since 2016, this collaboration has supported 3 financial institutions in Central Java and East Java, Indonesia to distribute water and sanitation loans in 33 villages.
Read moreWater.org partners with The BBVA Microfinance Foundation to provide access to safe water in Peru
Nov. 18, 2019
BBVA Microfinance Foundation and Water.org are working to bring access to safe water and sanitation to rural and peri-urban homes in Peru.
Read moreRaconteur - Millions without water could pay for taps and toilets with affordable financing
Nov. 6, 2019
We believe that hundreds of millions of people who lack basic water services could pay for their own tap and toilet solutions if they simply had access to affordable financing.
Read moreMicron Helps Water.org Connect 10,000 People in Need of Safe Water
Oct. 24, 2019
Micron Technology, Inc. will provide a $125,000 grant to Water.org. The grant from the Micron Foundation will give approximately 10,000 people access to safe water and sanitation and expand the reach of Water.org’s solution, empowering people through access to affordable financing.
Read moreInnovation in Water and Sanitation Financing Funds more than 190,000 Loans in Indonesia
Oct. 9, 2019
Through loans distributed by Water.org's financial institution partners in Indonesia, more than 750,000 people now have access to water and sanitation.
Read moreKC-based Water.org fills need with focus on poverty as a market to be served
Sept. 26, 2019
“The poor should not necessarily be seen as a problem to be solved but a market to be served,” Gary White told a recent crowd at the University of Missouri, highlighting the importance of microfinancing and smart solutions in the global water crisis.
Read moreGiving Compass - Safe Water And Sanitation: Finding Success And Scaling Solutions
Sept. 23, 2019
Water.org President Jennifer Schorsch shares our definition of success and how Water.org is empowering people to solve their own water crisis.
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