Last year, a man named Chuck Feeney died, at the age of 92. Feeney was a billionaire, but you might not have heard of him. He purposely led a low-profile life—he wore a ten-dollar watch and, in his ...

Rob Nabors leads the team that manages our work with government relations, policy, advocacy, and communications in North America. His team, based in Washington, D.C. and Seattle, WA, develops and ...

We are data people, and this is a data report. Sort of. In 2015, leaders from 193 countries agreed to the Sustainable Development Goals—the SDGs. These were big, bold objectives we wanted to achieve ...

When a mother dies during childbirth, the future dies with her. The world doesn’t just lose everything she is and will be. We also—all too often—lose her child. The chance of a baby reaching their ...

The Gates Foundation collaborates with partners to promote long-term solutions that help people live healthy, productive lives. Achieving our ambitious goals requires rigorous evaluation so we and our ...

On foundation’s 25th anniversary, Bill Gates outlines ambitious goals, inspiration for donating most of his resources and new timeline to spend-down by 2045 “There are too many urgent problems to ...

How does the work of our partners come to life? How does that work create potential around the world? Watch, read, and experience the stories of good people doing great things that can lead to even ...

When Yaw Bediako saw scientists and researchers departing Ghana, he made a life-changing pivot to keep brilliant minds in his country. After a grueling year of applications, interviews, and anxiety, ...

To expand access to digital financial services so people in the lowest-income communities around the globe can build security and prosperity for themselves, their families, and their communities.

How much money has the Gates Foundation contributed to the COVID-19 response? Our foundation has committed more than $2 billion to support the global response to COVID-19. This includes: More than ...

SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced two grants to fund the development of rice and cassava with enhanced micronutrients. This effort will offer some of the world’s poorest ...

In 2011, the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene program initiated the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge to spur the creation of new toilet technologies that safely and effectively manage human waste. The ...