Community Health Worker Noria Issak speaks about contraceptive use to Fatuma Masan during a home visit in the Korogocho slum in Kenya.
May 14, 2012 by Gary Darmstadt
My hope is that this conversation that Melinda has started will get us closer to the moment where it is not controversial that all women and men around the world have equitable access to contraceptives.
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Nikuze Aziza carries a sack of food aid to her family's house from a warehouse in Rwanda.
May 03, 2012 by Laurie Goering
By 2050, the planet will need at least 70 percent more food than it does today, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization predicts.
Math teacher Doris Zuniz
May 11, 2012 by Chelsea Clinton
I hope someday to have students feel about me the way I feel about Mrs. Mitchell!
As chief executive officer, Jeff Raikes leads the foundation’s efforts to promote equity for all people around the world. He sets strategic priorities, monitors results, and facilitates relationships with key partners around the globe.
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January 19, 2012 / Jeff Raikes
Rotary has an incredible asset in its brand, which stands for character, integrity and passion for service. But most importantly it has an asset of 1.2 million people who have and continue to use their voices and talents to help end polio. Rotary has an incredibly opportunity to build partnerships, to create energy and to use its assets to build an even bigger asset – one that can change the world forever.
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November 21, 2011 / Jeff Raikes
Today, I and several of our senior leaders held a conference call with more than 2,000 foundation grantees from around the world.
October 07, 2011 / Jeff Raikes
Last week, Bill and I were in Nigeria, to meet with federal, state, local officials and religious leaders to discuss the need for the country’s leaders to re-engage in the fight to end polio.
September 07, 2011 / Jeff Raikes
I recently met Danielle, a 21-year-old raising her 4-year-old daughter on her own. Danielle grew up in housing projects in Alabama and had been without a permanent home until recently.
August 03, 2011 / Jeff Raikes
I'm proud to be launching my annual CEO letter and the Gates Foundation’s annual report on our new blog, Impatient Optimists.