OlderWed, 03 June 2009 at 11:20 pm
Matt Damon Visits Ethiopia — One By One
ONEXONE Foundation Ambassador Matt Damon brings awareness to Africa’s water crisis, visiting a hand-dug well just outside Mekele, Ethiopia on Tuesday (April 20).
In his right hand, the 38-year-old actor holds a bottle of regular water, in his left is a bottle of dirty water local children in Mekele drink everyday.
You can view more pictures and video from Matt’s trip at OneXOne.com.
Matt also made a trip to Rwanda, where he met President Paul Rigame and visited a Millennium Village, hospitals and clinics.
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What a crock, actors are useless people who will do anything for publicity. Congrats Matt you are the king of anuses. Are you saying that in Mekele, the capital of Tigray there is no running water? F you and die father mucker…..
that’s a really dumb comment actually because if you knew anything about what one by one did or has done you wouldn’t be saying what you posted. anyways it’s not that there isn’t running water idiot, it’s the fact that many kids, like myself, and even my family grow up drinking water that comes from the local streams and they are mostly always VERY DIRTY and quite unhealthy, but you wouldn’t know that because your body gets used to the water your drinking.
@Marco:
Marco, all the more reason that the fact that he does this is a good thing. He could go back to his Mansion and just pretend that the world is a perfect place and he chose not to. Way to see the important part of the story, smart guy.
THANKS MATT FOR CARING, who cares if he goes back to his richness? he didn’t have to care at all, like some shallow celebrity (Jennifer Anson, yeah, i said it, i went there, ) all she cares about is how much money she has, to show off to the world, selfish, fame WHO ore, Matt,George,brad, Ben A, Angelina, even Oprah, a few others are truly humanitarians, again, thanks Matt for bringing awareness, god bless you and yours, keep up the good work.
Hey everyone, I just found out that ONEXONE is also on Facebook. Here’s the link:
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=1110275251313&mbox_pos=0#/pages/ONEXONE/196564265136?ref=ts
who took this pictures? why actors want people to know what they do for others? this guy is an ass he is my sister’s neigbor and him and his latina wife are so fake.he is doing this for promotion of his movies which by the way are so stupid. he took his own photographers and sent this pictures to justjared for promotion. the bible tells you that if you do something expecting something in return it has no value. jack ass.
Dear Matt,
May the true God of Ethiopia bless you and your family.
Drinking such filthy water is unthinkable here in the West, but this is true and commonly accepted in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
For those in the West who complain about everything: just wake up and smell the coffee. What would you have said if you were drinking such water? I assume, you would say nothing because you would have already died.
The sad part is Mekele is home of the ruling party of the ethnically divided Ethiopia. If the government ignores its own home province to such extent, you can imagine how much attention they will give to the rest of the country.
Instead of buying weapons to kill people, they could have invested in water resources, etc …
@Mini:
Mini, words of wisdom and truth. Just think of all the significant things other countries and ours could do if we invested in health, happiness, and peace for all around the globe. WEAPONS do not equate to superiority or health. Water is a top priority for all humans to survive on a daily basis. Priorities need to be rearranged all around and we need to FOCUS on what really matters when we are here on EARTH. Fairly sensible and logical to understand. Sheesh!!
We should all do what we can in anyway to help our neighbors, friends, people, who need help such as this tragic story. If not by $$, time, sharing the awareness, and supporting the cause to a solution.
Good Work Matt***
#25, it’s not his money he is giving away, it’s his popularity he is selling. If they felt like doing something noble, then why dont they donate ALL their earnings and live with the same means we live. They don’t need to be there and have pictures taken of them to be effective. They can just channel their million directly to the poor though organizations.
ughh that water is nasty
good 2 see him doing a good something for a cause
i wonder what movies he’s working on, he’s a pretty good actor imo
this is such a big lie no body drinks that dirt water they know how to clean it …..at least …come on let us be realistic.
Gee, Matt - what happens to all those tiny little plastic bottles that PEPSI donated after they’ve been emptied and your photo op is over? Where will these people get water tomorrow and next week? Long after you’ve hopped back on your private jet those bottles will be clogging up a landfill.
How about investing some of your OWN money - and perhaps even some - gasp - time? - to help develop a septic system?
Or better yet, instead of buying yet ANOTHER $20 MILLION dollar mansion you’ll only spend 2 months in (without your step-daughter) (again) - why not kick some of that money towards the problem?
http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2008/11/your-mama-hears_20.html
Then hop in your gas guzzling Jaguar with your stripper wife and your two bioloigical children and go stuff your fat little face with sushi.
Marco, STHUP, why don’t you get off your own azz and do something yourself. Did you give up all of your money and possessions too. Pray tell did you? If you did how come you are on blog typing crap per usual. There is one possession you still have a computer. How come I don’t see your mug up there helping?
That goes for you too Cally always talking crap. Some people are doers and others are nothing more than whiners and complainers.
Quit complaining and do something of your own. Hey Cally, how come you are not working on that septic tank yourself.
yeah say the water is clean to all the people who have worms in their belly from drinking dirt water, and have sickness that depletes their bodies from drinking infested water. lol. the water matt is holding is kinda clean compared to the gutter water my bros had to drink when were younger. if you have never lived or witnessed the situation then you don’t know, but i bet it feels real good to be a critic no?
He’s back!!!!!! Love<3
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