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 moreOn COVID-19 and People Living in Poverty in India
Aug. 11, 2020
“The virality of this pandemic highlights the critical need for increased investment to accelerate access to safe water and sanitation for all.” By Water.org’s Manoj Gulati, Managing Director India, a read on the need for access to safe water and sanitation in impoverished communities to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Read moreRB partners with Water.org to improve access to safe, clean water in Kenya
July 31, 2020
RB is supporting Water.org to help change the lives of more than 68,000 Kenyans with access to safe water.
Read moreHow Water.org Adapted Their Social Media Content Strategy in Response to COVID-19
July 13, 2020
COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way organizations execute their social media plans. A guest post on Nonprofit Tech for Good from Water.org's Senior Content Creator illuminates how we have adapted our social media strategy during the pandemic.
Read moreSmart Water Magazine - Interview with Dr. Rich Thorsten, Chief Impact Officer
June 15, 2020
"Wherever we can empower people to solve their own water and sanitation problems, they can break the poverty cycle." Water.org's Chief Impact Officer, Rich Thorsten, shares about our work with financial institutions, water service providers and governments to empower people in poverty with access to safe water and sanitation.
Read moreGrief, anger and equality
June 5, 2020
The past two weeks have brought deep sadness and grief, justified anger and demands that we in the United States, and around the globe, do better in building an equitable, just world. Read more from Jennifer Schorsch, President and Gary White, CEO and Co-founder.
Read moreAccess to safe water protects and saves lives
June 3, 2020
Today 771 million people around the world lack access to safe water. This is a crisis. It’s a women’s crisis, a children’s crisis and it is a global health crisis. Read from former Water.org Director of Strategic Alliances, Nicole Wickenhauser on how access to safe water protects and saves lives.
Read moreTime 100 Talks - 'Water Is PPE.'
May 21, 2020
Co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White explain why clean water is crucial to fighting coronavirus.
Watch hereAccess to Water is Critical to Curb Disease Spread Today and Build Resiliency for the Future
May 14, 2020
Water.org and WaterEquity sign safe water and sanitation for all Leaders Call to Action on COVID-19.
Read moreBRINK News - There’s a Way to Solve the Global Water Crisis — Investment
March 23, 2020
Gary White shares how investment on every possible level is what will end the water crisis and bring water and sanitation access to all.
Read moreUN Global Compact - Global Business Leaders Unite for Water Resilience
March 23, 2020
CEOs of seven global corporations to lead the Water Resilience Coalition, pledging a commitment to collective action and achieving a water resilient future in partnership with a host of organizations, including Water.org.
Read moreForbes India - Vedika Bhandarkar: Water woman
March 6, 2020
Water.org's Vedika Bhandarkar is on Forbes India's list of Self Made Women 2020. After a successful first career in banking, Vedika is working to bring safe water and sanitation to those living at the base of the economic pyramid.
Read morePaying for the Spout: Innovative Financing Could Expand Access to Water
March 2, 2020
No country, region, or city is the same, especially when it comes to its water and sanitation needs. Read how Water.org, WaterEquity and other organizations are using innovative financing to help close the SDG6 financing gap.
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