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UN Global Compact - Global Business Leaders Unite for Water Resilience
March 23, 2020
CEOs of seven global corporations to lead the Water Resilience Coalition, pledging a commitment to collective action and achieving a water resilient future in partnership with a host of organizations, including Water.org.
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Micron 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.
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Inditex - Zara's Care for Water Campaign
Sept. 17, 2019
Zara's parent company, Inditex, will earmark more than $420,000 over the next three years to facilitate the provision of small, affordable loans to 4,000 organic cotton farmers in India.
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Water.org hits milestone, helping 10 million in India access safe water, sanitation
May 7, 2019
Water.org announces 10 million more people in India can now turn on a tap or use a toilet in their homes due to the access to small, affordable loans made possible through a solution known as WaterCredit, helping to narrow the gap in universal water and sanitation.
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Mindy Kaling Joins Stella Artois and Water.org to Inspire Americans to Change Up Their Usual and “Pour it Forward®” to Help End the Global Water Crisis
March 20, 2019
In honor of World Water Day on March 22, Kaling is encouraging people across the U.S. to join her in choosing Stella to help someone in need gain access to clean water
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Stella Artois is Bringing Back The Dude and Carrie Bradshaw This Super Bowl For a Good Cause
Jan. 28, 2019
Jeff Bridges and Sarah Jessica Parker are changing up their usual to join Stella Artois and Water.org in their new “Pour it Forward®” campaign to help end the global water crisis.
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Winrock's SWP & Water.org Partner For Water Security & Access In Cambodia
Nov. 8, 2018
Water.org and the USAID Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP), implemented by Winrock International, will mobilize $4M in microloans to improve water access, sanitation and hygiene for 37,000 people in Cambodia.
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Water.org and Bank of America Expand Partnership to Bring Safe Water to India and Brazil
Nov. 2, 2018
Water.org received a $3 million grant over three years from Bank of America to empower more than 250,000 people in southern India and Brazil with safe water and sanitation, accelerating positive change in their homes and communities.
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Harpic Launches Its 'More than a toilet' Campaign to Support Water.org
Oct. 24, 2018
Harpic has launched its ‘More than a toilet’ campaign to support Water.org in its effort to end the water and sanitation crisis around the world. They will be raising awareness and funds in time for World Toilet Day on November 19th.
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Water.org Announces $1 Billion in Capital Mobilized for Water and Sanitation Solutions for Families in Poverty
Sept. 24, 2018
Water.org and its partners reached a critical milestone this month: mobilizing $1 billion in capital for small loans that have empowered 14 million people living in poverty to obtain safe water and sanitation
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Matt Damon Wants You to Sit and Give
Nov. 14, 2017
Change a life with a toilet; donate to Water.org by texting TOILETS to 50555
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