Bill Gates helped found Microsoft and became one of the richest people in the world. He and his wife Melinda Gates started the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000, which has distributed over $7.8 billion to causes like global health and reducing poverty. Some examples of their impact include donations to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, as well as establishing scholarships at Cambridge University and providing aid for rice production and disaster relief.
2. Bill Gates
● William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate,
investor, author, philanthropist, and humanitarian. He is best known as the principal
founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the
positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, while also being the largest
individual shareholder until May 2014.
● In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen launched Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC
software company.
● Since 1987, Gates has been included in the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest
people, an index of the wealthiest documented individuals.
3. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
● Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), previously branded
as the 'William H. Gates Foundation', is a private foundation
founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. Based in Seattle,
Washington, it was launched in 2000 and is said to be the
largest private foundation in the United States, holding $50.7
billion in assets.
● The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance
healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the U.S., to
expand educational opportunities and access to information
technology.
4. The impact of Bill and Melinda Gates
foundation
● Over the past 13 years, the BMGF—and its predecessor, the William H. Gates
Foundation—distributed more than US$7.8 billion, including more than US$2 billion for
work combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria; approximately US$1.9 billion
for immunizations
● For example, the Bill and Melinda Gates donated a total of 416.2 million dollars to basic
nutrition for extreme poverty and donated 5586.4 million dollars to Infectious disease
control
5. Impact of the Bill and Melinda Gates
foundation to the world
● In October 2000, William Gates established the Gates Cambridge Scholarships
which allow students and scholars from the U.S. and around the world to study at
Cambridge University, one of the top universities in the world.
● Between November 2007 and October 2010, the Gates Foundation offered $19.9
million to the International Rice Research Institute. The goal of the aid was to
support the increasing world demand for rice.
● The foundation made total grant donations of $3 million to various charities to help
with the aid effort for victims of the earthquake. These charities include: CARE
international, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Save the Children,
and World Vision
