Co-Chairs of Gates Foundation

• Bill and Melinda Gates• Rotavirus• Warren Buffet

Foundation’s Purpose

• Focus on areas often neglected but have greatest potential for impact

• Amplify effectiveness of proven tools through delivery and distribution

• When tools do not exist, we invest in

innovation and research

25% GlobalDevel-

opment

25% United States

50% Global Health

Global Health

• Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases

• Vaccines• Nutrition• HIV, Malaria,

Pneumonia• Neglected and

other infectious diseases

Ending Polio

Global Development

• Reduce hunger and poverty by 2025

• Provide financial services to the poor

• Improve crop production and access to markets

• Provide better water, Sanitation & Hygiene

US Program

• Education• Libraries • Washington State

Lessons Learned

• What can we do to help?

• How can companies and communities offer aid?

• How can we motivate others?

Works Cited

• http://www.gatesfoundation.org• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation• http://www.polioeradication.org/