The foundation was founded on December 1994 and was first named as the William H. Gates Foundation. The main focus of the foundation were global health and community needs in the Pacific North west.
In October 2006, the foundation created two trust structure called Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which distributes grant money, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust which manages endowment assets.
The foundation believes that every life has an equal value. They work to help all people lead a healthy life. In developing countries, they focus on the improvement of people's health and lifting them out of hunger and poverty. In the United States, they seek to ensure that people have access to opportunities that would lead them to succeed in school and in life.
"For too long, a lack of money has forced organizations fighting for women's rights into a defensive posture while the enemies of progress play offense," Melinda French Gates says in a...more
Women make up 51% of the US population and control up to 80% of health decisions in their families, but researchers still have a long way to go.
"We posit that the major problem is powerpower in...more
Women make up 51% of the US population and control up to 80% of health decisions in their families, but researchers still have a long way to go.
"We posit that the major problem is powerpower in...more
"We are at an inflection point in global efforts to reach as many women as possible with high-quality prenatal vitamins," says Spencer Kirk, founder and managing director of Kirk Humanitarian, a...more
"For too long, a lack of money has forced organizations fighting for women's rights into a defensive posture while the enemies of progress play offense," writes Melinda French Gates in a New York...more
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has donated nearly $10 million to the World Health Organization to help people affected by climate change, the South China Morning Post reports.
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In the 1960s, conventional science and engineering got us to the moon, but "when we have high uncertainty and high-value conflicts, we need to have all stakeholders at the table," Sieglinde Snapp,...more
In the 1960s, conventional science and engineering got us to the moon, but "when we have high uncertainty and high-value conflicts, we need to have all stakeholders at the table," Sieglinde Snapp,...more
In the 1960s, conventional science and engineering got us to the moon, but "when we have high uncertainty and high-value conflicts, we need to have all stakeholders at the table," Sieglinde Snapp,...more
Dsenyo, founded and designed by Marissa Perry Saints, seeks to help women and artisans working their way out of poverty. Dsenyo is an ethical fashion company that operates as a social enterprise that supports living wage opportunities for workers in Malawi, Africa.