In 2022, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively gave $500,000 to Water First; four years later, the Canadian charity’s latest graduating class included eight newly certified Indigenous water operators

In 2022, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated $500,000 to Water First, a Canadian charity that works with Indigenous communities on water education and training. Four years later, the organisation marked a milestone: eight Indigenous trainees had graduated from a 15-month programme as certified water operators.