Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Closing the gap: Women’s Economic Power
Ideas
Read the latest stories, research, and news from across the foundation.
How does creating more pathways for students lead to more potential?
YouthForce NOLA paves education pathways & provides equitable education opportunities to underserved New Orleans communities, supported by the Gates Foundation.
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Videos
What does Women’s Economic Power mean?
Why we must go beyond empowerment programs and build economic systems that work for women.
A scientist uses AI to give Africans control of their health
Darlington Akogo, Founder & CEO of minoHealth AI Labs, discusses how his product can save lives with a “digital doctor.”
Bill Gates talks with polio survivors
Why is polio eradication important? On his recent trip to Brussels, Bill Gates sat down with polio survivors and their families (hosted by Jacob Beautemps from Breaking Lab) to learn about their experiences with this preventable disease.
Foundation facts
For the year ended December 31, 2022. Amount in U.S. dollars.
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Our role
For 20 years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been committed to fighting the greatest inequities in the world.
How we work
We are focused on results. Those that can be measured. And those measured in ways beyond numbers.
