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Water.org

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Water.org is an international nonprofit organization that helps people living in poverty gain access to safe water and improved sanitation through affordable financing mechanisms. It was founded by Matt Damon and Gary White, taking its current form in 2009 after originating in 1990 as WaterPartners International.

Facts
Launch Year
1990 1
Health Goal
Access to safe water and improved sanitation through affordable financing 1
Program status (class)
Ongoing 1
Classification
Program Kind
Sanitation or Water Program 1
Connections

Delivers Practice

Entity-backed identity for the program-kind enum value this public health program already carries, resolved to a health practice by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The program-kind fact itself stays on the program unchanged.

Sources
1. Water.org - Wikipedia
  • Lead section, founding
    Water.org is an international nonprofit organization founded by Matt Damon and Gary White in 1990.
  • Lead section, mission
    The organization helps people living in poverty get access to safe water and improved sanitation through affordable financing.
  • Wikipedia 'Water.org': 'currently works in 11 countries'; checked 2026-09-27.
  • Program classification, entity description sentence
    Water.org is an international nonprofit organization that helps people living in poverty gain access to safe water and improved sanitation through affordable financing mechanisms.
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