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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Celebrities endorse the toilet strike
May 22, 2013
Richard Branson, Olivia Wilde and Bono join Water.org Co-founder Matt Damon to protest lack of access to safe water and adequate sanitation for 2.5 billion people.
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Support builds for the Strike
March 13, 2013
More and more celebrities are supporting Matt Damon in his toilet strike protesting the lack of access to safe water and adequate sanitation for billions.
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Strike With Me to Raise Awareness
Feb. 12, 2013
At a press conference in Los Angeles, Water.org co-founder Matt Damon announces his strike to raise awareness for the water crisis.
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Gary White honored as a 2012 Social Entrepreneur
Sept. 10, 2012
Gary White, Water.org CEO and Co-founder, has been honored by the Schwab Foundation as a 2012 Social Entrepreneur. Each year, the Foundation identifies the world’s leading social entrepreneurs from around the globe for its Social Entrepreneur award. Awardees are selected for implementing innovative and pragmatic solutions to social problems by tackling the root causes and creating social transformation.
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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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