When COVID-19 accelerated digital transformation globally, it highlighted the difference between strong and weak digital infrastructure. Countries have a narrow window to ensure they have digital ...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has its headquarters in Seattle, Washington, where the Gates family has lived for generations. Our campus is a gathering place for employees, grantees, and partners ...

Our Delhi office oversees the foundation’s work in India, which includes partnerships with the central and state governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector. We began our work ...

Since opening in 2012, our offices in Addis Ababa, we have partnered with our donors, government, the private sector, and civil society to help Ethiopians live healthy and productive lives. We have ...

We opened our London office in 2010 to support the foundation’s activities in Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. The London team works with grantees and partners across these regions to build and ...

We are continuously improving our process for making and managing grants and other investments. Our goal is to increase impact and provide more time to innovate and build strong relationships with you ...

Sanjay Jain leads the foundation’s work to encourage and equip low- and middle-income countries to adopt safe and inclusive digital public infrastructure. Before joining the foundation in 2024, Sanjay ...

Every child deserves a fair chance to reach their full potential, and that starts with getting the health care and nutrition they need. Since the turn of the millennium, scientists and health workers ...

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 ...