The Worth of Water

Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge

By: Gary White, Matt Damon

Narrated by: Gary White, Matt Damon

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

On any given morning, you might wake up and shower with water, make your coffee with water, flush your toilet with water—and think nothing of it.

But around the world, more than three-quarters of a billion people can’t do any of that—because they have no clean water source near their homes. And 1.7 billion don’t have access to a toilet. This crisis affects a third of the people on the planet. It keeps kids out of school and women out of work. It traps people in extreme poverty. It spreads disease.

It’s also solvable. That conviction is what brought together movie actor Matt Damon and water expert and engineer Gary White. They spent years getting the answer wrong, then halfway right, then almost right. Over time, they and their organization, Water.org, have found an approach that works. Working with partners across East Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, they’ve helped over 40 million people access water and/or sanitation.

In The Worth of Water, Gary and Matt take us along on the journey—telling stories as they uncover insights, try out new ideas, and travel between the communities they serve and the halls of power where decisions get made. With humor and humility, they illuminate the challenges of launching a brand-new model with extremely high stakes: better health and greater prosperity for people allover the world.

The Worth of Water invites us to become a part of this effort—to match hope with resources, to empower families and communities, and to end the global water crisis for good. All the authors’ proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Water.org.

So insightful. An overview of the water crisis with outline of solutions that work.

If you want to understand the world’s water problem, this is a great resource. From an overview of the issues complete with statistics, to the solutions tried and which have worked. As a mother of a teen daughter who wants to dedicate her college education and career to solving this problem, this book helped me grasp the issue that is her passion and guide her towards fields of study that I hadn’t thought of, namely finance. Highly recommend.

Wonderful

A nicely detailed book on just water, but finance, business development and growth, and life as a whole. Sean D. James

The worth of water

It’s was a very powerful and moving story involving two man who wish to find a solution to solving the water crisis in various impoverished countries. I loved this book but became a bit confused when they began talking about financial business things. I have no background in such field and I just had a hard time following along after chapter 6. But don’t let this stop you from reading this book. It’s very good at informing you of the water crisis and describing real life, tragic situations scenarios these gentleman have witnessed. Very moving and informative book!

Eye opener

A really great read very informative and interesting to all wanting to help the peoples of this world better themselves through water and its worth.

Keep the wave flowing....

EVERYONE needs to understand what's in this book and to find a way to help.