Bill and Melinda Gates foundation

Why they started this organisation?

They believed everybody are just as precious as your children, it is way past time to give the hundreds of millions of people the chance to lead a healthy and productive life.

Bill Gates and Melinda Gates were raised knowing it’s important to give back to the community.

Both the Gates families instilled the values of volunteerism and civic engagement. Their families believed that if life happens to bless you, you should use those gifts as well and as wisely as you can.

How did they run the organisation?

Bill and Melinda team up with different organisations and partners to focus on some crucial issues that prevented people from making the most part of their lives or extreme problems around the world such as poverty and poor health in developing countries.

For each issue they worked on, they would fund innovative ideas that could help remove these barriers that people have.

How they support the worldFinancial services for the poor A US$35 million grant for the AFI supports an alliance of

countries from the developing world to create savings accounts, insurance, and other financial services that are made available to people living on less than $2 per day.

Agricultural development To support the increasing world demand for rice. Global Special Initiatives Currently, they are exploring water, hygiene, and sanitation

as a new focus within Global Development

Malaria Focus resources in areas where the problems could be identified significant leverage points,

and they assumed risks that are more challenging for others to take and malaria eradication.

HIV They wanted to support efforts to reduce the global incidence of HIV significantly and

sustainably, and to help people infected with HIV lead long, healthy, and productive lives.

Tuberculosis A new vaccine would provide the most effective way to decrease the incidence of TB, so their

top priority is to explore innovative and accelerated approaches to vaccine development.

In conclusion

Lesson that could be learnt -We should help the needy to make them happier, less stress and

have more confidence in living. -Serving/helping others means sacrificing your time and money. Serve willingly instead of being asked by someone

CPL Lee Yu Feng, CPL Ng Jun Rong, CPL Wong Yong Cheng, LCP Nicholas Tan

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/