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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
nonprofit
Address and Contact:
PO Box 23350
Seattle, WA
98102
Organization Description:
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.
Example Project:
The foundation's Global Development Program is working with motivated partners to create opportunities for people to lift themselves out of poverty and hunger. Our strategy is focused. Because most of the world's poorest people rely directly on agriculture, we support efforts to help small farmers improve crop production and market access. Because loans, insurance, and savings can help people weather setbacks and build assets, we facilitate access to financial services for the poor. And because information can change lives, we support free public access to computers connected to the Internet. We also support a range of learning opportunities, including potential new areas of long-term giving, and we respond to emergencies through our Special Initiatives grantmaking.
Activities that promote health:
Chronic Disease, Clean Water & Sanitation Access, Food, Water Borne & Diarrheal Illnesses, Health Care & Drug Access, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Nutrition, Other Infectious Diseases, Reproductive health/Family Planning, Tuberculosis, Upper & Lower Respiratory Infection, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Activities that combat poverty:
Economic Development, Economic & Social Inequities, Microfinance, Internet & Communication
Activities that protect the environment:
Sustainable Agriculture & Farming, Urban Ecology & Sustainable Cities, Water & Sanitation
