India, Nov. 14 -- For communities that have their own drinking water facilities, skilled personnel can be as vital as the actual facilities. It was the reason behind the $500,000 donation that actor Ryan Reynolds and his wife, Blake Lively, made to the Canadian non-profit Water First Education & Training Inc. On March 24, 2022, in its official statement, Water First announced that the contribution would help train Indigenous youth and young adults who could be potential operators of water treatment facilities and environmental water science technicians.

Four years later, eight Indigenous interns had completed their studies through a drinking water internship program offered by Water First in collaboration with the Association of Kenora a...