We are a community of passionate optimists who see daunting challenges like disease and hunger and gender inequality and are ready to roll up our sleeves and look for ways to solve them. We are ...

The foundation’s Family Planning team works to ensure that women and girls can access the contraceptives and family planning services they want and thus exercise their right to decide whether to have ...

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When historians write about the first quarter of the 21st century, I think they may sum it up this way: Twenty years of unprecedented progress followed by five years of stagnation. This is true for ...

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 ...

As co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates shapes and approves foundation strategies, advocates for the foundation’s issues, and sets the organization’s overall direction. He works ...

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Featuring the stories of five passionate women from around the world, this series brings you along their journey of breaking the status quo while also opening doors for other women to claim their own ...

Depuis 2000, le taux de mortalité des enfants de moins de 5 ans a chuté de pas moins de 51 %, en grande partie grâce aux vaccins. Il serait facile de tenir ces progrès pour acquis, mais j’ai connu de ...

To support farmers and governments in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia that are seeking a sustainable, inclusive agricultural transformation—one that creates economic opportunity, respects limits on ...

The Big Easy is brimming with talent, and untapped potential. YouthForce NOLA is helping students turn real-life work experience into real-world success.