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 moreAmerican Society of Civil Engineers - Giving back without giving up
July 1, 2022
Gary White chatted with Civil Engineering about his advice for how civil engineers can give back to their communities by identifying social justice problems and developing solutions — just as he and his business partner, actor and Academy Award winner Matt Damon, are doing.
Read moreCNBCi - Water.org co-founders talk safe water and a sustainable future with CNBCi's Tania Bryer
May 5, 2022
Watch as CNBCi's Tania Bryer speaks with Water.org Co-founders, Matt Damon and Gary White about the global water crisis as part of her Sustainable Future episode series.
Watch the videoCNBC - Water.org co-founders Matt Damon, Gary White on investing in clean water access
April 28, 2022
Actor Matt Damon and Gary White, founders of nonprofit Water.org, join CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss how the organization has evolved in its mission to provide global access to clean water.
Read moreGMA - Matt Damon opens up about his mission to end world water crisis in new book
April 28, 2022
The Oscar winner is out with a new book titled, “The Worth of Water,” written with co-author, Gary White.
Read morePBS Firing Line - Matt Damon and Gary White on the water crisis and microfinance
April 15, 2022
Oscar-winner Matt Damon and water expert Gary White discuss their goal to end the global water crisis for 771 million people in their lifetimes. They explain how they use microfinance and impact investing to help millions gain access to clean water.
Read moreTIME - Matt Damon Wants You to Care About Water
March 29, 2022
Co-authors Gary White and Matt Damon speak about their experience founding Water.org, their work over the years, and the difficulties and occasional frustrations of trying to make people care about a crisis which, for many, is happening a world away.
Read moreThe View - Matt Damon, Gary White on Helping the World Get Access to Clean Water
March 23, 2022
The actor and the civil and environmental engineer tell "The View" about their book, "The Worth of Water," and their mission to end the world's water crisis.
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Feb. 3, 2022
In their book, The Worth of Water, our Co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White share how access to safe water or sanitation has changed the lives of millions people around the world. We talked with Gary about the inspiration behind the book and the writing process.
Read moreDuPont and Water.org Partner to Increase Global Access to Safe Water
Dec. 20, 2021
DuPont is supporting Water.org to provide 100,000 people with one year of access to safe water or improved sanitation.
Read moreBloomberg - Matt Damon and Gary White Co-writing a Book on Access to Clean Water
Nov. 23, 2021
Co-founders Gary White and Matt Damon are sharing how access to safe water or sanitation has changed the story of 40 million people around the world.
Read moreBank of America - Matt Damon and Gary White on “That Made All the Difference”
Nov. 22, 2021
"We know that we can reach that vision, of everybody in the world having safe water. And I think that's what keeps us going. That's what keeps us innovating and trying new ideas." Hear more from Gary White and Matt Damon on Bank of America's podcast "That Made All the Difference"
Listen hereForbes - Matt Damon X Stella Artois Join Forces to Give Back
Nov. 8, 2021
Water.org Co-Founder Matt Damon shares how the partnership with Stella Artois has helped empower more than 3 million people with access to safe water. This holiday season, every Stella Artois product or chalice purchased will help provide safe water to people in need.
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