News, Press & Perspectives

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.

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.

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.

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.

UN Today - No smoke on the water

March 1, 2023

Co-founders of Water.org, Matt Damon and Gary White on global water inequality.

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.

Huffington Post - What Do Ebola, ISIS, the Empire State Building, Skipping School, and $260 Billion All Have in Common?

Feb. 8, 2015

Triple Pundit - Why Stella Artois Wants You to Buy A Lady A Drink

Jan. 29, 2015

Glamour - What Would You Do With An Extra Hour Each Day? Here's Something You Can Do To Help Women Around The World

Jan. 25, 2015

Multivu - PR Newswire - Stella Artois and Water.org launch "Buy a Lady a Drink"

Jan. 22, 2015

USA Today - Q&A: Matt Damon Bringing Water to the Masses

Jan. 20, 2015

Progress on Access to Safe Water and Sanitation

Dec. 1, 2014

WaterCredit model seen to improve the lives of almost 115,000 people to date with safe water and sanitation in Kenya and Uganda.

CCTV America - Matt Damon Vows To Fight Global Water Crisis

Nov. 23, 2014

Globe Newswire - Press Release: $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa

Oct. 20, 2014

CNN - Gary White and Matt Damon with Sanjay Gupta

Oct. 10, 2014

Yahoo! Katie Couric World 3.0 - Matt Damon: 'You will never solve poverty without solving water and sanitation.'

Oct. 7, 2014

CNBC - Gary White: Clean Water Awareness

Sept. 23, 2014

The Guardian - We Can Solve the Water and Sanitation Crisis But We need Your Help

Sept. 22, 2014