Author John Green has partnered with other writers in the past. His newest collaborator isn’t a writer; it’s Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.
According to Time, Green has launched a campaign on water.org with a fundraising goal set at $100,000. This will help thousands of people in Ethiopia gain access to clean water.
Should Green and the “nerdfighter” community prove successful, Gates has pledged to match the amount. Gates announced on Twitter that he was “happy to help reduce world suck!”
The two partners (pictured, via) traveled together to Ethiopia over the summer and recorded several videos from the trip. Both of them uploaded pieces on their respective YouTube accounts; one video features a conversation about global health and another examines the risks of flying in a helicopter.