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Gary White, Co-founder and CEO of Water.org and WaterEquity

American Samoa

Champion's Profile

Gary and Matt Damon worked independently to help break down barriers between people and access to safe water. A common goal to pioneer smart solutions to the water crisis brought them together, and their combined water and sanitation expertise and star-power have allowed Water.org to emerge as a leader in the water and sanitation sector.

UNDP SDG

Clean Water and Sanitation

Description and impact

Water.org Together with the 125 partners around the world, they have helped mobilize more than $1.8 billion in capital to support small loans that bring access to safe water and sanitation to millions of people in need. That’s how every $1 put into WaterCredit creates $59 worth of impact. From a makeshift office in his home, Gary has led Water.org to become an international organization with more than 100 people changing lives in 13 countries around the world.