News, Press & Perspectives
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Multivu - PR Newswire - Stella Artois and Water.org launch "Buy a Lady a Drink"
Jan. 22, 2015
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Progress on Access to Safe Water and Sanitation
Dec. 1, 2014
WaterCredit model seen to improve the lives of almost 115,000 people to date with safe water and sanitation in Kenya and Uganda.
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Globe Newswire - Press Release: $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa
Oct. 20, 2014
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IKEA Foundation to help 180,000 get safe water
Jan. 21, 2014
The IKEA Foundation awarded Water.org $6 million to help people access safe water through two innovative programs: WaterCredit, a microfinance program that gives families small loans to meet their water and sanitation needs, and the New Ventures Fund to search for new solutions to the global water crisis.
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Empowering 500,000 for safe water
Oct. 7, 2013
The Caterpillar Foundation expands partnership with new commitment to Water.org. Through this remarkable partnership we will accelerate our impact significantly and empower nearly 500,000 people with access to safe water and sanitation.
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Levi's Water<LESS Campaign
March 22, 2012
Water.org and Levi's® Launch Water<LESS™ Campaign in Honor of World Water Day
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Caterpillar to support WaterCredit
Nov. 30, 2011
The Caterpillar Foundation and Water.org to expand WaterCredit in India, Indonesia to more than 200,000.
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PepsiCo Foundation $8 Million Grant
Oct. 27, 2011
This grant will help enable approximately 800,000 people to access safe water by March 2016.
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Water.org and The MasterCard Foundation
Nov. 3, 2010
Water.org and The MasterCard Foundation accelerate Microfinance for clean water in Africa. The $3.6 million innovative partnership will benefit communities in Kenya and Uganda.
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