ABC - Can celebrities influence environmental issues? Experts weigh in.
April 22, 2024
ABC's Julia Jacobo spoke with Co-founder Matt Damon about the scale of the water crisis and its intrinsic relationship with climate change.
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ABC - Power of Water: Mexico’s water warriors
April 19, 2023
ABC News’ Linsey Davis travels to Mexico to see firsthand the silent water crisis happening around the world, and speaks with Co-founder Matt Damon about his push to get access to clean water for all.
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Fortune - Climate change is exacerbating the global water crisis. Corporations must be part of the solution
March 22, 2023
771 million people around the world don't have access to safe water. 1.7 billion do not have a toilet. But there are solutions that work.
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TubeFilter - Ryan Trahan’s latest penny challenge raised $400,000 for Water.org
July 7, 2023
Ryan Trahan successfully made it back to America in just one week, starting from one penny. And he raised more than $400,000 for Water.org in the process.
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SDG Media Zone | United Nations - Matt Damon on "Breaking through to a Water-secure Planet"
March 22, 2023
Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, interviews Water.org Co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White.
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EuroNews - Clean water shortages steal women’s time. Here’s what happens when they get it back.
March 8, 2023
Water.org's Senior Knowledge Analyst, Zehra Shabbir, contributes to a conversation about why the water crisis is a woman's crisis.
Read moreWorld Economic Forum - 7 Reasons Why Water is Vital for a Sustainable Future
March 7, 2015
Read moreForbes - Water.org Looks To 'WaterCredit' To Expand Access To Water And Sanitation
Feb. 25, 2015
Watch hereHuffington Post - What Do Ebola, ISIS, the Empire State Building, Skipping School, and $260 Billion All Have in Common?
Feb. 8, 2015
Read moreGlamour - What Would You Do With An Extra Hour Each Day? Here's Something You Can Do To Help Women Around The World
Jan. 25, 2015
Read moreMultivu - PR Newswire - Stella Artois and Water.org launch "Buy a Lady a Drink"
Jan. 22, 2015
Read moreProgress 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.
Read moreGlobe Newswire - Press Release: $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa
Oct. 20, 2014
Read moreYahoo! Katie Couric World 3.0 - Matt Damon: 'You will never solve poverty without solving water and sanitation.'
Oct. 7, 2014
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