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Together we can fill the world's cup

June 25, 2026

As the world comes together for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, we're reminded that some things unite us across every border – including our love of soccer and our shared need for safe water. In this personal reflection, Water.org Lead Content Creator Morée Lambeth shares stories from more than a decade documenting how access to safe water transforms lives, creating more time for health, education, opportunity, and the simple joy of playing the beautiful game.

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Forbes - The Odyssey To Bring Clean Water To Everyone: How Matt Damon And Get Blue Are Inviting Brands To Help

June 10, 2026

Water.org co-founders Gary White and Matt Damon sat down with Forbes contributor Afdhel Aziz to discuss Get Blue, their new global movement inviting brands and consumers to help end the water crisis. The piece explores how Water.org's microfinance model turns everyday purchases into lasting impact, and how founding partners Gap, Starbucks, Amazon, and Ecolab are each bringing their own mechanic to the campaign. Read the full story on Forbes.

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Cosmopolitan - Matt Damon’s “Get Blue” Is 2026’s Version of the Early Aughts Red Campaign

June 10, 2026

Water.org and cofounder Matt Damon launched the “Get Blue” campaign, a modern, cause-driven initiative inspired by the early 2000s Red campaign. Partnering with major brands like Gap, Starbucks, and Amazon to help address the global water crisis, Get Blue™ makes it easy for consumers to contribute through everyday purchases, with as little as $5 providing someone with lasting access to safe water.

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Her Campus - Why Matt Damon Wants Gen Z To Care About A Global Crisis Facing Young Women

June 10, 2026

Matt Damon and his Water.org co-founder Gary White tell Her Campus how Gen Zers can get involved in their new Get Blue initiative — and why they should care. “Hopefully it can open the door for people, and then they can see there are ways that you can attack some of these big problems and not get disillusioned,” White says, “because what you do does matter.”

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Men's Journal - Matt Damon and Gary White Say One Water.org Innovation Saved 600 Years of Work

June 10, 2026

Co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White, Water.org has helped millions gain access to safe water through an innovative and highly effective microloan model. The nonprofit is now launching the Get Blue™ campaign with brand partners like Gap, Starbucks, Amazon, and Ecolab. It is designed to give consumers a chance to easily support and learn about the global water crisis.

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Fortune - Matt Damon’s new campaign calls on Gap, Starbucks, and Amazon to help give safe water

June 9, 2026

Water.org created Get Blue with founding partners Gap, Starbucks, Amazon, and Ecolab to help expand access to safe water for families in need around the world. Together, the partners are combining their reach, resources, and ongoing water stewardship efforts to help accelerate progress toward bringing safe water home for the 2.2 billion people around the world who lack access.

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AccuWeather - Get Blue aims to expand clean water access as climate change worsens global crisis

June 9, 2026

More than 2 billion people still lack access to safe water at home, with women and girls bearing much of the burden. Water.org’s Get Blue initiative aims to help close that gap by turning everyday actions into support for affordable safe water solutions, helping families gain reliable access to safe water, improve health, and create more opportunities for education and economic stability.

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The TODAY Show - Matt Damon, Gary White Talk Global Water Crisis and Solutions

June 9, 2026

Water.org co-founders Gary White and Matt Damon joined the TODAY Show to talk about Get Blue and why bringing safe water home for families around the world is within reach. "It's a massive problem but we have solutions," Damon says. Five dollars helps one person get lasting access to safe water or sanitation.

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Water.org and Founding Partners Launch Get Blue™ to Bring Water Home™ Through Everyday Actions

June 9, 2026

Join Get Blue™, co-founded by Water.org’s Matt Damon and Gary White, and partners Gap Inc., Starbucks, Amazon, and Ecolab to shop, share, and donate to help end the global water crisis.

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GQ - Matt Damon Will Do Whatever It Takes to Focus Attention on the Global Water Crisis

June 9, 2026

For more than 20 years, Water.org co-founders Gary White and Matt Damon have worked to help families around the world get lasting access to safe water and sanitation at home. Today, more than 90 million people have access to safe water or sanitation through Water.org's solutions. Now, with the launch of Get Blue, they're inviting everyone to help bring safe water home for millions more.

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The Hollywood Reporter - Why Matt Damon Is Debuting a Rapper Alter-Ego

June 9, 2026

Water.org cofounder Matt Damon, who debuted 'The Nomad' on Tuesday, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the organization's new movement, Get Blue, to help bring safe water home.

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NextBillion - The Keys to Successful Blue Bonds: How Peru’s Strong Local Lending Systems Are Expanding Water and Sanitation Access

May 26, 2026

For millions of families safe water solutions exist and are within reach — what's missing is affordable financing to pay for them. Water.org's Rocio Cavazos explains how two blue bond issuances are closing that gap for people in need in Peru, and what it took to build the lending systems that made them possible.

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