Impacting Our Future - Matt Damon and Gary White Want to Ease the Global Water Crisis With Innovation
Oct. 10, 2022
Actor Matt Damon and entrepreneur Gary White are fighting to change water crisis numbers.
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Newsweek - Time to Rethink How We Get More People Safe Water
Sept. 20, 2022
Matt Damon, Gary White, and Kris Licht provide their perspective on what needs to be done to end the global water crisis.
Read moreAmazon - Amazon will donate $10 million to help a million people get access to safe water
Sept. 20, 2022
Amazon will also help launch one of the largest private investment portfolios in water and climate, bringing lasting water access for 100 million people.
Read moreTalks at Google - The Worth of Water
July 5, 2022
Matt Damon & Gary White discuss their recent book "The Worth of Water: Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge", the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good.
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 videoGMA - 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 moreCNBC - 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 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.
Read moreThe Worth of Water
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.
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