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Water, Water Everywhere, Costs More Than You Might Think
Dec. 7, 2017
The case for digital finance in the water sector
Read moreSolving The Global Water Crisis: A Water.org Mission
Nov. 1, 2017
Gary White shares his experience in building Water.org to what it is now, the organization’s accomplishments and their plan to transform 60 million more lives in the next five years.
Read moreAnswering the Call to Invest in the World’s Poor
Nov. 1, 2017
Article by Gary White, CEO and Co-founder of Water.org, for the International Water Association
Read moreA Kansas City Social Entrepreneur Says Global Water Crisis Can Be Solved In His Lifetime
Oct. 20, 2017
“It is doable,” White told host Steve Kraske on a recent edition of KCUR's Up to Date. “We solved this problem in the U.S. and in Europe more than 100 years ago. It's not rocket science. We're not looking for a silver bullet. We know how to do this.”
Read moreForbes - How Matt Damon Plans To Get 500 Million People Access To Water - And Make A Buck For Investors
Sept. 21, 2017
Speaking at the 2017 Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy in Manhattan on Tuesday, Matt Damon pitched access to safe water and sanitation as the lynchpin to achieving all of United Nations’ sustainable development goals.
Read moreMatt Damon: We need to talk about toilets
Aug. 14, 2017
Hollywood star Matt Damon is trying to improve sanitation in developing countries, one toilet at a time.
Read moreNational Geographic - Talking Toilets With Matt Damon
July 26, 2017
The actor is on a mission to bring sanitation and safe water to the entire planet.
Watch hereThe Guardian - Matt Damon: 'Children are drinking water so dirty it looks like chocolate milk'
April 24, 2017
Read moreNPR - Matt Damon And Gary White On The World's Water Crisis
April 21, 2017
One topic at this week's World Bank Spring Meetings is water scarcity. David Greene speaks with the Co-founders of Water.org, actor Matt Damon and Gary White, about people who can't access clean water.
Read moreCBS News World - On World Water Day, Matt Damon and Gary White talk access to safe water
March 22, 2017
Watch hereNext Billion - How Water.org 'Took a Leap of Faith' into Social Impact Investing
March 22, 2017
Research and experience has shown that there is a $12 billion demand among families at the base of the economic pyramid (BoP) for access to affordable financing, such as small loans, to meet their water and sanitation needs
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