reality to billions of people on the planet. that s why we have a sense of urgency about it. these deaths are unnecessary. reporter: four years ago damon co-founded water.org, along with environmental engineer gary white. together they traveled the world, from haiti to africa to india, bringing access to safe sanitation by building wells and toilets, even offering microloans to some of the poorest populations. instead of just drilling a well and giving to somebody for free, it s how do we help them get access for a small loan so they can get water at their own home and become a customer. reporter: you re empowering. exactly. if you give them a loan and buy their time back, they can connect to the water source, they can have a tap in their house and they can get those hours back to work. reporter: those who benefit most, women and girls. for this husband and father of four daughters, that is a big deal. they are the ones who do the water collection. the girls are the ones le
truth is that is up to the celebrities commitment to the cause and the journalists covering them. congo and alzheimer s likely wouldn t be in the news today without afleck and rogan. water shortages in developing nations got our attention last year in part because of matt damon s involvement. this means i will be sitting here interviewing you talking about an issue i probably wouldn t and people at home will be paying attention to an issue that they wouldn t otherwise pay attention to. yeah, that s the hope. he do founded water.org and their pal george clooney is a lo long-time advocate for peace in sudan. i think we all individually felt that if if cameras were going to follow us around, why not why not make something
but ultimately does anyone remember why stephen colbert testified before congress? or bob barker? or elton john? or do they just remember that they did with the cause lost in the flash of camera lights? truth is that is up to the celebrity s commitment to the cause and the journalists covering them. to be completely candid, congo and alzheimer s would not be mentioned on my show today without affleck and rogan telling some stories without obvious news events is tough to do. water shortages and developing nations got our attention last year in part because of matt damon s involvement. you attaching yourself to this means i will be sitting here interviewing you, talking about an issue i rather wouldn t and people at home, viewers, will be paying attention to an issue they wouldn t otherwise pay aan tension to. yeah, that s the hope. affleck s close friend co-founded water.org. and their pal george clooney is
this is not what she needs, and this is really distracting people from her main message. it s going to really hurt her. finally we have some of the world s top money minds gathering in davos, switzerland. some celebrities have also attended once in a while. matt damon got an award for hi role as cofounder of water.org, with the goal of making sure everyone has access to clean drinking water. we are just getting started. we need you on board, because access to water, fundamental as that is, is not an end in itself. access to water is access to education, access to work, access above all to the kind of future we want for our own families and all the members of our human familivities obviously one of the things that a celebrity does a draw attention to something that people might out not pay attention to. what s the social media
coming up next, it s 12 years since the bobsled team qualified for the winter olympics. one thing stands between them and sochi. money. we will talk to the team captain about a big push to get them there. but first, actor matt damon working to get clean water to those in need in west virginia. how the academy award winner is impacting our world. this celebration in india has a special guest. matt damon. but the oscar winning actor is not the big news of the day. the new water pump is stealing the spotlight. and damon s charity made it happen. water.org helps bring water and sanitation to those in need. water really under pips everything. every 20 seconds a child dies because they lack access to clean water and sanitation.