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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Forbes - 2024 Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit: The Worth of Water
Oct. 11, 2024
Forbes Senior Editor Amy Feldman sits down with Matt Damon, Cofounder of Water.org & WaterEquity, and Vedika Bhandarkar, President & COO of Water.org, to discuss how they've utilized microloans to help over 69 million people get access to clean water, the impact of climate change on water access, and much more.
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Forbes - Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit: Fast-Tracking Climate Crisis Solutions
Sept. 30, 2024
Matt Damon, co-founder of Water.org, discusses the importance of access to safe water and how the organization has helped 69 million people through microfinance solutions. Read more from Damon and Water.org President & COO, Vedika Bhandarkar, on the relationship between climate crisis and the water crisis, shared at the 2024 Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit.
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TIME -The Key to Solving the Global Water Crisis
March 22, 2025
The global water crisis is one of the most urgent and complex challenges facing humanity today. More than 2.2 billion people lack access to safe water, and 3.5 billion lack access to safely managed sanitation. This crisis undermines health and safety, education, and economic opportunity.
Read moreNew York Times - How We Can Ensure Universal Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Nov. 8, 2021
Water.org Co-Founders Gary White and Matt Damon participate in a panel at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Watch hereLooking for the best gift you can give this holiday season? Stella Artois supports Water.org in global campaign designed to give the gift of time
Nov. 3, 2021
In the new global campaign, Stella and Water.org give time back to women who have to walk for water and highlight the importance of giving back through product sales, visually arresting out-of-home and in a film narrated by Matt Damon.
Read moreCNN - Access to clean, safe water is essential in the fight against climate change
Nov. 1, 2021
Via CNN - Why addressing the water crisis is critical in fighting the climate crisis - an interview with Water.org Co-founders Gary White and Matt Damon
Watch hereDiscovery Plus - Matt Damon on Global Water and Climate Crisis
June 28, 2021
Watch this segment of Action Planet, now streaming on discovery+: Matt Damon talks about access to safe water and how water is linked to the global climate crisis.
Watch hereUnlocking Commercial Finance for Urban Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries
June 24, 2021
Via ROCKBlue, an interview with WASH experts including Water.org's Dr. Rich Thorsten on why investments in water and sanitation are essential to reach UN Sustainable Development Goal 6.
Read moreWater Resilience Coalition features Jennifer Schorsch in Profiles in Leadership
June 21, 2021
“No one is immune to the impacts of climate and water disruption, but those living in poverty will feel it first and worst.” -Water.org President Jennifer Schorsch in Profiles in Leadership from the Water Resilience Coalition.
Read moreThe Value of Water - webinar with Gary White
June 17, 2021
Gary White, CEO and Co-founder of WaterEquity and Water.org, and Jacques Perold, CEO and Chairman of CapShift, discuss the value of access to safe water and sanitation for underserved communities and its impact across health, gender equality, climate resilience, and economic security.
Watch hereTriple Pundit - Communities Urgently Need Clean Water. Here’s How We Can Provide It.
May 3, 2021
Paula Santilli, CEO of PepsiCo LatAm, and Jennifer Schorsch, President of Water.org, share how these two organizations have worked together for more than a decade on programs that empower people living in poverty with affordable, lasting access to safe water.
Read moreFortune - Invest in women to solve the water and sanitation crisis
April 27, 2021
"Women are leading in solving the global water and sanitation crisis; they only need the resources to get there." Water.org co-founders Gary White and Matt Damon share their insight on how women are a force for change that can’t be ignored.
Read moreWorking Together on Water is Key to a Healthier Africa
April 9, 2021
A read from Water.org's Regional Director of Africa, Francis Musinguzi, and World Wide Fund's Regional Director of Africa, Alice Ruhweza, on the collaboration with other sector organizations as part of WWF’s Blue Heart of Africa Initiative.
Read moreNasdaq - Water.org Rings The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell
April 1, 2021
Stock market open and close ceremonies take place daily at the Nasdaq MarketSite Studio in Times Square and around the globe. Water.org was featured on April 1, 2021.
Watch hereDiscovery+ and NowThis Launch New Series ‘ACTION PLANET’ Ft. Common, Jane Fonda, Matt Damon & More
March 29, 2021
Debuting on Earth Day, each episode of ACTION PLANET, a discovery+ original, features an interview with a high-profile celebrity activist — including Matt Damon’s Water.org — talking about organizations they’ve co-founded or support that are making an impact today.
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