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 ...

This article was originally published on Gates Notes. When I first began thinking about how to give away my wealth, I did what I always do when I start a new project: I read a lot of books. I read ...

SEATTLE (January 16, 2025) – At the start of the Gates Foundation’s 25th anniversary year, its governing board approved the largest budget in its history. The foundation will operate with a budget of ...

Whether we’re paying the rent, receiving a paycheck, splitting the cost of a meal, or simply buying a coffee, people in much of the world take digital banking for granted. Everything is handled with a ...

I remember the day I first experienced artificial intelligence (AI) in education. It was the late ’90s, and I was a maths teacher at a school in London described as having “challenging circumstances.” ...

Like Veronica, the working mother in the video below, access to quality and affordable childcare is very important to me. It enables me to focus on my job knowing that my child is safe. This is not ...

SEATTLE, (May 13, 2024) – In addition to the above video message above, please find below the message Mark shared with employees. I am writing to share some important news. Melinda French Gates has ...

Joint partnership will support science to tackle a series of global health challenges and build healthier futures, especially for the world’s most vulnerable populations HELSINGØR, DENMARK (May 6, ...

WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launch “Humanly Possible” campaign to scale up vaccination programmes around the world during World Immunization Week 2024 24 April 2024 | Geneva ...

Anita Zaidi, the head of the Gates Foundation’s Gender Equality Division, explains how going down to one dose of the vaccine that prevents cervical cancer could save the lives of thousands of women ...

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 ...

To address climate catastrophe, reducing emissions is not enough. New solutions must help smallholder farmers and families adapt to a changing world. If the world does not muster the will to help ...