Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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The Ghanaian researcher who came home
When Yaw Bediako saw scientists and researchers departing Ghana, he made a life-changing pivot to keep brilliant minds in his country.
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Videos
Why smallholder farmers are investing in a new kind of tilapia
While smallholder farmers are facing an increasingly difficult climate, it’s crucial to have climate-resilient resources to improve nutrition and incomes. Learn how an improved tilapia is one example of climate-friendly food that can reduce malnutrition.
What does Women’s Economic Power mean?
Why we must go beyond empowerment programs and build economic systems that work for women.
A scientist uses AI to give Africans control of their health
Darlington Akogo, Founder & CEO of minoHealth AI Labs, discusses how his product can save lives with a “digital doctor.”
Foundation facts
For the year ended December 31, 2023. Amount in U.S. dollars.
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Our role
For 20 years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been committed to fighting the greatest inequities in the world.
How we work
We are focused on results. Those that can be measured. And those measured in ways beyond numbers.
