Kansas City-based Water.org featured in Fast Company

Efforts to improve the quality of water, sanitation and hygiene in the developing world are not as glamorous as other charitable endeavors. So why is Water.org featured in the most recent issue of Fast Company magazine? One of the co-founders is actor Matt Damon.

The other co-founder is Gary White, who works out of an office in downtown Kansas City. White had been working in the area of water access for two decades when he and Damon merged their charitable organizations in 2009.