Matt Damon Speaks On The Water Crisis During Clinton Global Initiative Meeting

Matt Damon suits up for a panel during the Clinton Global Initiative September 2023 Meeting held at New York Hilton Midtown on Tuesday (September 19) in New York City.

The 52-year-old actor was joined by Vedika Bhandarkar for the “Shifting the Power: How New Philanthropic Approaches Can Transform the World of Social Impact” discussion.

The Clinton Global Conference aims to “keep up the momentum addressing global issues generated” by the 2018 conference, and it was during that conference that Matt and Gary White spoke about Water.org.

During the 2022 meeting, a $1 billion plan was announced, which would go on to “help 100 million people in Africa, Asia and Latin America get lasting access to water and sanitation,” according to the AP.

In a recent podcast, Matt and Gary opened up about the ongoing urgency of the water crisis.

f you missed it, Matt was one of the actors who offered to pay the salary of out of work crew members on a late night talk show.