Matt Damon completes Ice Bucket Challenge using toilet water

Actor Matt Damon used his nomination for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to also raise awareness for another cause -- water and sanitation problems in developing countries. 

After being challenged by Jimmy Kimmel and Ben Affleck, Damon, the co-founder of, decided to use toilet water for his challenge. 

In addition to the current drought affecting California, Damon pointed out that around 800 million people in the world don't have access to clean drinking water.

He also noted that 2.4 billion people don't have adequate sanitation, saying that while some might think dumping toilet water on your head is disgusting, toilet water in the west is cleaner than what most people in developing countries have access to. 

"As disgusting as this may seem, hopefully it will highlight the fact that this is a big problem and together we can do something about it," Damon said in the video. 

After dumping the bucket of toilet water and ice on his head, Damon nominated actor George Clooney, singer Bono and NFL quarterback Tom Brady to take the Ice Bucket Challenge, which continues to flood social media news feeds and has raised nearly $80 million for the ALS Association. 



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