What I'm Thinking
With support from the foundation, six nonprofit agricultural development organizations are helping hundreds of thousands of poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia grow more productive, profitable, and sustainable crops.
Posted 08/09/2010
What I'm Learning
Agricultural biotechnology is controversial but essential, Bill believes, to ease the plight of the 1 billion impoverished people who live with chronic hunger. He reviews a provocative book on the realities of farming today – and its future.
Posted 03/08/2010
Important Trips Of Mine
Bill was on the road again in May 2010 on a visit to northern India. He came back excited by the progress he saw in villages that have suffered from dire poverty and the persistence of polio.
Posted 06/28/2010
Each year in developing countries, millions of mothers and babies die during childbirth or in the first days and weeks of life. Reducing this tragic toll takes not only better access to health care but also health education, as Melinda witnessed during recent trips to Malawi and India.
Posted 05/25/2010
In July, Bill traveled to India to see how new investments by the Indian government are improving medical care in poor communities. During the trip, he visited health clinics in the state of Uttar Pradesh and saw how vaccines and other basic health care is being delivered to mothers and children.
Posted 01/21/2010
Curious Classroom
Parikrma is an innovative school serving elementary and high school students from some of the poorest communities in Bangalore. Parikrma’s goal is to transform lives by providing children with world-class educational opportunities. Here are their questions for Bill.
Posted 01/21/2010
Infrequently Asked Questions
Bill shares his thoughts about recent AIDS research and the prospects for developing an AIDS vaccine.
Posted 01/14/2010
