But as I’m sure she’d agree, science alone can’t solve this problem. We need to be just as innovative in public policy, just as innovative in our financial models. That’s the idea behind anapproach we have at Water.org called WaterCredit.
WaterCredit is based on Gary White’s insight that poor people were already paying for their water and they, no less than the rest of us, want to participate in their own solutions. So WaterCredit helps connect the poor with microfinance organizations, which enables them to build water connections and toilets in their homes and communities. The approach is working — helping 4 million people so far — and this is only the start.
Our loans are paying back at over 99 percent. Which is a hell of a better deal than those bankers Iwas talking about earlier.
I agree it’s still not sexy... but it is without a doubt the coolest thing I’ve ever been a part of.
So, graduates, let me ask you this in closing: What do you want to be a part of? What’s theproblem you’ll try to solve? Whatever your answer, it’s not going to be easy. Sometimes your work will hit a dead-end. Sometimes your work will be measured in half-steps.
And sometimes your work will make you wear a white sequined military uniform and make love to Michael Douglas.
Well, maybe that’s just my work.
But for all of you here, your work starts today.
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