Matt Damon's visits India for clean water awareness

Hollywood star Matt Damon visited India this week for his H2O Africa Foundation, which aims at raising awareness about clean water initiatives. Damon who co-founded this Foundation in 2006, intends to launch a similar project in India.

CJ: Correspondent

Fri, Jul 10, 2009 11:14:28 IST

Views:
91
Comments:
0

Rate:

1.0 / 1 votes

Press Release Online :

OSCAR-WINNING HOLLYWOOD star Matt Damon (of Good Will Hunting) was in Delhi and Chennai in India this week for his H2O Africa Foundation, which aims at raising awareness about clean water initiatives. Hindus welcomed Damon to India; his Foundation has undertaken projects in Uganda, the Central African Republic, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Niger. He reportedly intends to launch a similar project in India.

Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement from Nevada (USA), applauded Matt Damon for his efforts to provide clean water to the world populace, and urged other Hollywood celebrities to undertake similar projects to uplift the weak and vulnerable population in the world. Rajan Zed, who is president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, said that all religions tell us to help the helpless. He offered support to Damon in case he needed it for his water projects and other charity ventures in India.

Thirty-eight-year-old Damon was reportedly happy to be in India and said that he might return. He stayed in Radisson Hotel in the Mahipalpur area of Delhi, which is about three kilometers from Indira Gandhi International Airport and where prices started from US$169. He reportedly ate dal (pulse), chapatis (Indian thin bread), and kabab (roasted meat) during his stay in Delhi. Besides being a popular actor, Damon is a writer and also a philanthropist.

The objective of the H2O Africa Foundation is to “increase awareness of the African situation, empower people to act, and create sustainable alliances between people who want to help; the best organizations in the field make this happen."

E-mail |

Print | Post comment

Photos on Press Releases

more...