Matt Damon is at it again raising major money for clean water initiatives with his charity Water.org. At the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Damon announced the organization's $2 million commitment to provide safe water and sanitation to 50,000 people in Haiti over the next three years.
"The situation in Haiti is extreme -- it's the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and nearly half of its people don't have access to clean water," said Water.org co-founder Gary White. "Expanding Water.org's programming to Haiti will help people break the cycle of disease and poverty."
The non-profit, which just launched in July, is already actively helping to bring clean water to Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Bangladesh, India and Honduras. Water.org's projects have a great success rate, too -- 100% of projects are still operational according to a recent Emory University study.
The Haiti Challenge could use your help with both fundraising and "friend-raising." You can donate your Twitter status and Water.org will automatically retweet their most important announcements on your feed to get the word out to all of your followers. Or invite friends to get involved -- you can track how much you and your friends have raised on the Haiti Challenge site. Or go the traditional, and absolutely helpful, route and donate money -- just $25 will provide safe water for life to one Haitian and $100 can help a family for a lifetime.
Image via Water.org
"The situation in Haiti is extreme -- it's the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and nearly half of its people don't have access to clean water," said Water.org co-founder Gary White. "Expanding Water.org's programming to Haiti will help people break the cycle of disease and poverty."
The non-profit, which just launched in July, is already actively helping to bring clean water to Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Bangladesh, India and Honduras. Water.org's projects have a great success rate, too -- 100% of projects are still operational according to a recent Emory University study.
The Haiti Challenge could use your help with both fundraising and "friend-raising." You can donate your Twitter status and Water.org will automatically retweet their most important announcements on your feed to get the word out to all of your followers. Or invite friends to get involved -- you can track how much you and your friends have raised on the Haiti Challenge site. Or go the traditional, and absolutely helpful, route and donate money -- just $25 will provide safe water for life to one Haitian and $100 can help a family for a lifetime.
Image via Water.org
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