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Movie star jumps into clean-water effort

LOS ANGELES — Movie star and Oscar winner Matt Damon wants to help bring clean water to Africa, according to an October 17 Associated Press story from MSNBC.
Damon has created a charity, H20Africa, along with the filmmakers of "Running the Sahara," a documentary narrated by Damon that focuses on three men attempting to run across the Sahara; the documentary will also feature the actor's upcoming mission to Africa, according to the story. The goal of H2OAfrica is to raise awareness and support for clean-water programs, the story said.
During a trip to Africa, Damon said in the article, he "saw firsthand the effects of one of the largest public health issues of our time — the world water crisis which is at its worst in Africa."