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April 15, 2026
Several years ago, it cost $25 to reach one person with access to safe water or sanitation. Then $12.50. Now your donation of $5 will empower someone in need with lasting access to safe water or sanitation and the hope, health, and opportunity they bring. Read how and why, from Melanie Mendrys, Senior Director of Brand & Marketing.
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March 22, 2026
On World Water Day, Water.org’s Melanie Mendrys explores how access to safe water transforms daily life—unlocking time, income, and opportunity for families around the world. Through stories from Tanzania and Bangladesh, the piece highlights how small, affordable solutions at home can create lasting change for individuals and entire communities.
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Feb. 24, 2026
Gary White and Matt Damon join Adam Grant at the World Economic Forum in Davos to talk about their approach to problem-solving, handling rejection in high-stakes work environments, forging strong partnerships, and how to solve the global water crisis.
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Jan. 23, 2026
Water shapes how people spend their time, the choices available to them, and their ability to participate in community and economic life. For the estimated 2.1 billion people who lack access to safe water and the 3.4 billion who lack access to safe sanitation, water dictates everything.
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Jan. 21, 2026
Axios' Amy Harder spoke with Water.org co-founders Gary White and Matt Damon about Water.org's new Get Blue initiative, with initial partners Starbucks, Amazon, Gap and Ecolab. They're working to get more companies on board, which is part of the reason for launching the program at Davos, White said. "We're trying to build a movement, really," Damon said.
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Jan. 20, 2026
Water.org, has announced a global initiative to accelerate access to safe water and sanitation, Get Blue. Unveiled in Davos, the initiative sees Water.org team up with Gap Inc., Amazon, Starbucks, and Ecolab to seek to align business leadership, consumer engagement and capital to support Water.org’s market-driven solutions.
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Jan. 20, 2026
Water.org has launched Get Blue at Davos alongside global companies, mobilising brands and capital to accelerate safe water access for billions worldwide
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Jan. 20, 2026
Matt Damon, Co-founder of Water.org, Richard Dickson, Chief Executive Officer of Gap Inc. and Kara Hurst, Amazon Chief Sustainability Officer discuss the "Get Blue" campaign, a major corporate partnership aimed at combatting the global water crisis.
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Jan. 20, 2026
Water.org Co-Founder Matt Damon underscored the global water crisis at the TIME100 Davos Dinner, where 2 billion people still lack access to safe water—burdens that fall disproportionately on women and girls, who often miss school or work to collect it. Through Water.org’s WaterCredit solution, which directs 90% of loans to women and maintains a 98% repayment rate, the organization has helped more than 85 million people to date.
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Jan. 20, 2026
Amazon, Gap, Starbucks and Ecolab unite for Water.org's Get Blue initiative, mobilising business leadership to tackle the global water crisis.
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Jan. 20, 2026
Water.org has joined with Gap, Amazon, Starbucks and Ecolab to launch Get Blue, a global initiative to help the 2.1 billion people who lack safe water, and the 3.4 billion people who lack safe sanitation, access these essential resources.
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Jan. 20, 2026
Water.org CEO on launch of ‘Get Blue’ initiative: There’s a reckoning coming with water. Gap CEO Richard Dickson and Water.org co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White join ‘Money Movers’ to discuss Water.org’s ‘Get Blue’ initiative, sustainability, and more.
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