CNBC - Water.org has helped 16 million people so far
Jan. 28, 2019
“Our model is undeniable now.” -Co-founder Matt Damon. Through access to affordable financing, we’re changing more lives faster with safe water and sanitation.
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Forbes - Water.org Takes Impact Investing Plunge
Jan. 2, 2019
“It took Water.org about 20 years to reach one million people through the traditional approach of digging wells and installing toilets. We are now reaching over one million people a quarter." Hear more from Gary White about the power of impact investing to change lives with safe water.
Read moreHarvard Business School Alumni - A market-based approach to solving the world's water crisis
Nov. 21, 2018
Jennifer Tisdel Schorsch, President of Water.org, discusses the way the organization approaches financing solutions to the global water crisis.
Read moreCEO Magazine - The power of purpose
Nov. 15, 2018
From Matt Damon to Mark Zuckerberg, celebrities and tycoons are using their platforms for positive action.
Read moreSkoll Foundation - How to Spend a Billion Bucks? The Global Water Crisis
Oct. 5, 2018
How would you spend a billion dollars? Gary White knows what he will do. The Water.org CEO and co-founder says his organization has reached the $1 billion milestone in its efforts to help people access clean water and sanitation.
Read moreBanco da Família meets annual credit goal for basic sanitation in just eight months
Sept. 17, 2018
In partnership with Water.org, Banco da Família financed R $1.9 million for families to build or renovate their bathrooms.
Read moreWater.org joins Finish Mondial to team up for affordable toilets worldwide
Aug. 31, 2018
Water.org and Waste signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work more closely together on the Finish Mondial concept, creating commercial lending facilities for both households, as well as suppliers in the whole supply chain for cheap toilet.
Read moreMilken Institute - Investing in Safe Water Allows Opportunities to Flow
May 8, 2018
Written by Gary White and Matt Damon - The power of impact investing is why we believe we’re now standing on the brink of the solution to finally end the global water crisis. That's why we created WaterEquity.
Read moreSkoll Foundation - The Power of Water Micro-Lending as Income Enhancer
April 4, 2018
Water.org’s work in India has established that water and sanitation is not a consumption product, but a loan that helps enhance household income.
Read moreNext Billion - WASH Away Inequity
March 22, 2018
CEO Gary White shares the impact of access to safe water through affordable financing, including a personal story of one woman's changed life in the Philippines.
Read moreStanford Social Innovation Review - Taps and Toilets for All
Feb. 26, 2018
Written by Gary White and Matt Damon. Microfinance for water and sanitation enables people to find their own solutions.
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