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Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people - especially those with the fewest resources - have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently hosted a panel discussion on ‘Role of Philanthropy in India’s Human, Social and Economic Progress’. The discussion saw participation from experts and leaders from the government, private sector and civil society. The panel included... (more)
Apr 02, 2019 17:12 IST
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, leading impact-driven advisory firm, Dalberg, and The Centre for Social and Behaviour Change at Ashoka University have launched a public data set and tool to enable better design for financial health in India. It is unique in using a multi-method resea... (more)
Feb 13, 2019 14:03 IST
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Today, Bill and Melinda Gates share their 2019 Annual Letter, “Things We Didn’t See Coming". In this year’s letter, Bill and Melinda share nine things that have surprised them over the course of their nearly two decades of work together in global health and development. ... (more)
Feb 13, 2019 11:15 IST
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In an industry first, India’s fastest growing media and entertainment company Viacom18, has partnered with the world’s largest philanthropic organization, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and development communications specialists, BBC Media Action to create a general entertainment... (more)
Dec 20, 2018 11:03 IST
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today released its annual ‘India Country Office (ICO) Letter 2018’ highlighting the theme of Celebrating Partnerships. The ICO letter, an annual feature at the Gates Foundation India office, demonstrates the foundation’s commitment to colla... (more)
Oct 23, 2018 11:58 IST
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Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, co-hosted the second annual Goalkeepers events on September 25 and 26 to highlight the remarkable progress toward the reduction of extreme poverty, and the need to accelerate efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustain... (more)
Sep 27, 2018 14:17 IST
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the results of its Goalkeepers Global Youth Poll, an opinion poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs ahead of the foundation’s second annual Goalkeepers event in New York this week. The poll surveyed adults and young people in... (more)
Sep 24, 2018 12:32 IST
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its second annual Goalkeepers Data Report, pointing to demographic trends that could stall unprecedented progress in reducing global poverty. While 1 billion people have lifted themselves out of poverty over the past 20 years, rapid population... (more)
Sep 18, 2018 09:55 IST
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is making a USD 600,000 (Rs. 4.20 crore Approx.) grant to UNICEF to help strengthen relief and rehabilitation efforts in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which has been ravaged by the worst floods in almost a century. The emergency grant aims to bolster ... (more)
Aug 24, 2018 17:27 IST
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Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will gather emerging and established leaders in government and business, as well as activists and performers, at Goalkeepers 2018 in New York City, September 25-26. In its second year, the event will highlight the stunni... (more)
Aug 22, 2018 17:35 IST
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