Global Heroes - It’s Clear: Access to Safe Water Turns Poverty into Possibility

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Global Heroes - It’s Clear: Access to Safe Water Turns Poverty into Possibility

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.”

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

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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