Matt Damon launches campaign to provide clean water

London, July 15: 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. IANS