Matt Damon, along with Gary White, is the co-founder of Water.org, an international non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to clean water and sanitary conditions in developing countries. Water.org has had great success in Central America, Africa, and South Asia, employing their micro-finance model known as WaterCredit. Read some WaterCredit success stories here. Matt Damon answers questions about why he chose to support this initiative in the video panel to the right. Also, you can see a slide show via Water.org's Hope in a Bottle campaign.
Do you know the three most important water treatment issues affecting ChEs? Find out at AIChE Web Forum June 14 here.
Also, learn more about AIChE's Water Initiative, dedicated to applying chemical engineering expertise in meeting societal needs in the areas of water sustainability and security.