Find the latest news and press releases about our work in the water and sanitation sector below.
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Oct. 19, 2023
The Bezos Earth Fund is giving a $10 million grant to Water.org to improve water systems in developing countries that are disproportionally impacted by climate change. The funding aims to reduce water and energy waste and create lasting infrastructure for 20 million people.
Read moreAug. 21, 2023
Philanthropy and the private sector haven’t always known how to work together. On the Systems Catalyst Podcast, Water.org co-founder and CEO, Gary White, shares how we can collaborate to solve our world's more pressing issues.
Listen hereApril 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.
Read moreMarch 22, 2023
Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, interviews Water.org Co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White.
Read moreMarch 22, 2023
A new AWS-based learning management system will make it easier for Water.org to enable access to safe water to people living in poverty around the world.
Read moreMarch 1, 2023
Co-founders of Water.org, Matt Damon and Gary White on global water inequality.
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