Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 39 minutes ago

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Welcome to The Quest Pod Season 2: Episode 35 with Scott Harrison: the founder and CEO of charity: water (charitywater.org/).

After working as a nightclub promoter surrounded by drugs and booze, Scott wanted to find meaning in his life. He volunteered with a healthcare organisation in Liberia as a photojournalist, where he was exposed to one big issue: access to clean drinking water.

He founded charity: water in 2006. Since this time, the organisation has provided fresh water to over 13.2M across 29 countries. In this conversation, we talk about starting a non-profit, innovating in charity work and finding purpose in life.

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00:00 Intro
00:30 Scott’s background
05:28 From club rat to humanitarian mission
10:35 Volunteering in Liberia
15:18 Starting charity: water
24:34 Building SMART wells
29:50 charity: water’s impact
35:20 Finding life’s purpose
42:50 Subscription donation models
49:27 Wrap up

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