The worth of water : our story of chasing solutions to the world's greatest challenge /
White, Gary (Founder of Water.org),
The worth of water : our story of chasing solutions to the world's greatest challenge / Gary White and Matt Damon. - 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-218) and index.
What the hell is the "water issue"? -- The water decade -- The big idea -- The meet-cute -- Water.org begins -- The big idea, take two -- The world moves -- Venture philanthropy -- The wave.
"From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good. When Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon visited rural Zambia in 2006, the last thing he expected was to become a life-long champion for the battle to end the global water and sanitation crisis. He quickly realized that to make a real impact, he'd need additional expertise. Enter civil and environmental engineer Gary White. After quitting his consulting job to launch a nonprofit in 1990, he'd become an internationally recognized water and sanitation expert. A chance encounter would set these two unlikely allies on a decades-long mission to bring safe water and sanitation to the world. Through first-hand accounts of setbacks and triumphs in projects spanning across the world, The Worth of Water illuminates the challenges of building and scaling market-based financial solutions to the global water crisis--and ultimately, empower communities and individuals to make long-lasting investments in their own wellbeing"--
9780593189979 0593189973
2021053962
Water-supply--Developing countries.
Right to water--Developing countries.
The worth of water : our story of chasing solutions to the world's greatest challenge / Gary White and Matt Damon. - 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-218) and index.
What the hell is the "water issue"? -- The water decade -- The big idea -- The meet-cute -- Water.org begins -- The big idea, take two -- The world moves -- Venture philanthropy -- The wave.
"From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good. When Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon visited rural Zambia in 2006, the last thing he expected was to become a life-long champion for the battle to end the global water and sanitation crisis. He quickly realized that to make a real impact, he'd need additional expertise. Enter civil and environmental engineer Gary White. After quitting his consulting job to launch a nonprofit in 1990, he'd become an internationally recognized water and sanitation expert. A chance encounter would set these two unlikely allies on a decades-long mission to bring safe water and sanitation to the world. Through first-hand accounts of setbacks and triumphs in projects spanning across the world, The Worth of Water illuminates the challenges of building and scaling market-based financial solutions to the global water crisis--and ultimately, empower communities and individuals to make long-lasting investments in their own wellbeing"--
9780593189979 0593189973
2021053962
Water-supply--Developing countries.
Right to water--Developing countries.