{
  "id": 14195478,
  "title": "Ben Affleck-backed initiative delivers 100m litres of clean water in Congo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ben-affleck-backed-initiative-delivers-100m-litres-of-clean-water-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-13T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/in-2010-ben-affleck-co-founded-eastern-congo-initiative-by-2024-programmes-it-supported-were-delivering-over-100-million-litres-of-clean-water-across-10-service-zones-in-eastern-congo/articleshow/134914634.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In 2010, Ben Affleck established the Eastern Congo Initiative to foster development in the Democratic Republic of Congo. By 2024, this organization has provided over 100 million litres of clean water across various regions and facilitated access to essential health services for more than 400,000 individuals. The initiative’s social enterprise, Asili, is crucial in delivering sustainable services,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}