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News, Press & Perspectives

Find the latest news and press releases about our work in the water and sanitation sector below. 

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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.

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CNN - Gary White and Matt Damon with Sanjay Gupta

Oct. 10, 2014

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

Oct. 7, 2014

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CNBC - Gary White: Clean Water Awareness

Sept. 23, 2014

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

Sept. 22, 2014

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Philanthropy Age - Matt Damon: action hero

Sept. 14, 2014

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McKinsey & Company - Making Water Flow: An interview with Matt Damon and Gary White

April 17, 2014

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CNN Opinion - Together We Can Solve the Water Crisis

Jan. 24, 2014

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Reuters - Water Aid Work Blocked By Capital Access

Jan. 24, 2014

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IKEA Foundation to help 180,000 get safe water

Jan. 21, 2014

The IKEA Foundation awarded Water.org $6 million to help people access safe water through two innovative programs: WaterCredit, a microfinance program that gives families small loans to meet their water and sanitation needs, and the New Ventures Fund to search for new solutions to the global water crisis.

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