Matt Damon launches campaign to provide clean water
July 15th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANSLondon, July 15 (IANS) Hollywood actor Matt Damon has launched a new charity drive to provide millions of impoverished people with clean drinking water.
The “Bourne Ultimatum” actor has co-founded Water.org in collaboration with humanitarian Gary White. Damon’s existing water charity — H20 Africa — will merge with White’s WaterPartners to become one non-profit organisation, reports contactmusic.com.
Damon aims is to provide access to clean water to 890 million people across Africa and Asia and insists it was his heart-wrenching visits to the world’s poorest countries that made him realise the importance of having drinkable water.
“Every 15 seconds, a child in the developing world dies from water-related disease. After visiting project sites in Africa and Asia with Gary, I’ve seen the problem and the impact of safe water,” said the actor.
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