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Matt Damon launches campaign to provide clean water
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.
Last updated on Jul 15th, 2009 at 12:17 pm IST--IANS
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