IBR Group International to support Water.org initiative in raising donations for clean water access

CARDIFF, Wales  - IBR Group International, the London-based executive recruitment and leadership consultancy, has today announced a partnership with Hollywood actor Matt Damon's Water.org charity which aims to raise critical awareness around the cause of water-related Sustainable Development Goals.

As an actor and director, Matt Damon is one of the world's most instantly recognisable people, having built an enviable repertoire of motion picture classics which include the Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting (1998), as well as The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). As a campaigner and co-founder at Water.org, Matt's active participation in Water.org's work - including strategy development, co-founding its sister organisation, WaterEquity, and advocacy and high-level meetings with institutions like the World Bank and the World Economic Forum - has positioned him as one of the world's experts on water and sanitation issues.

The water crisis is a health crisis. Nearly 1 million people die each year from water, sanitation and hygiene-related diseases which could be reduced with access to safe water or sanitation.

Every 2 minutes a child dies from a water-related disease. Access to safe water and sanitation contributes to improved health and helps prevent the spread of infectious disease. It means reduced child and maternal mortality rates. It means reduced physical injury from constant lifting and carrying heavy loads of water. As we face the COVID-19 pandemic, now more than ever access to safe water is critical to the health of families around the world.

Water.org is a global organisation that operates across Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Asia, with a presence in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Alfred Mayaki, Managing Director at IBR Group International said, "As we recently observed as participants to the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal, which took place on World Water Day, universal access to water was central to the theme of the conference, which was "Water Security for Peace and Development". The Water.org access to water program is an easy and largely inexpensive undertaking for the private sector to invest in." Mayaki added, "We're hoping with the assistance of donations to Water.org, we can support the creative and community-led impact which Matt and Gary are pioneering."

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About IBR Group International

IBR Group International are a multi-award-winning sustainable infrastructure, and renewable energy executive search consultancy. At IBR Group, we are very passionate about the role of candidate experience in the processes we manage on behalf of our global client base.

Since being founded, IBR Group International has grown to become a leading player in the energy and infrastructure markets and the ESG industry sectors that are our core focus. Not only are we a versatile recruitment practice, who believe strongly in the professional development of our candidate pool, but we are also learned and knowledgeable about the sectors and sub-sectors we are tasked with covering.

At IBR Group International, our approach is to engage with retained searches within the following areas: core and core+ infrastructure private equity, real assets, derivatives, development & structured finance, capital markets, and mergers & acquisitions. Our capability in renewables extends specifically to retained searches for senior project finance (equity and debt) personnel in the field of wind, solar, hydrogen and waste-to-energy.

Our clients range from mid-sized financial advisory boutiques to NGOs and government agencies. We believe in the idea that our client's successes relating to the recruitment of new personnel are dependent on our successes at every stage of the search process.

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