April 27, 2012

A Simple Advance in Crop Storage Aids Poor Farmers in Africa

February 27, 2012

A Vision for Productivity and Prosperity

Bill’s prepared remarks to IFAD in Rome, Italy on February 21, 2012.

February 23, 2012

Working Together for Small Farmers

If you care about poor people, you need to care about agriculture.

January 18, 2012

Growing Enough Food to Feed the World

In his annual letter, Bill talks about what small farmers in the developing world need to grow enough food.

February 22, 2012

Spain Has Saved Millions of Lives

This week Bill is sharing a simple message with the Spanish people - aid works.

February 10, 2012

Why Our Foundation Invests in India

There is no better place to have an impact than India. That is why Bill believes India is a solid investment for anyone who cares about development.

November 03, 2011

Innovation with Impact: Financing 21st Century Development

Read Bill's G20 report and download a copy.

November 03, 2011

Foreign Aid Advances Millennium Development Goals

In this photo gallery, meet some of the people who are helping their countries move closer to meeting the U.N. Millennium Development Goals.

November 02, 2011

What Does the Data Say?

Is there good news about foreign aid in Africa? Absolutely.

Using recent data on child mortality, Hans Rosling shows how aid is making a positive impact in Tanzania.

November 02, 2011

A Plan to Assist the World’s Poor

In a Washington Post op-ed, Bill says foreign aid is a powerful tool for improving economic conditions worldwide, and the return on the investment for the U.S. is huge as well.

November 04, 2011

Bill Gates Statement in Response to G20 Leaders Summit Final Communiqué

Cannes, France, November 4 – Bill Gates welcomed the G20 leaders’ Communiqué, particularly the strong commitments to move forward in critical areas of global development and food security.

September 22, 2011

Innovation, Development, and the Economic Crisis

As the World Bank and International Monetary Fund convene, Bill describes how the tough global economy is making innovation even more important for the future of development.

May 01, 2012

Africa Report: Progress in Ethiopia and Zambia

Watch this preview video from Bill’s trip to Ethiopia and Zambia to see examples of the exciting progress happening in those countries.

April 04, 2012

Q&A with Students at Stanford University

Bill discusses how innovations are saving and improving lives in Africa - and how you could win a $100,000 grant from the Gates Foundation for your own world-changing idea.

March 27, 2012

On My Way to Africa

On his trip to Africa, Bill is thinking about malaria, public health systems, farm productivity, and beans. Yes, beans.

March 30, 2012

A Report Card on Helping the World’s Poor

Bill believes the global community deserves a solid B for progress meeting the UN’s Millennium Development Goals.

January 30, 2012

Cassava: Can Science Save a Diet Staple?

In Tanzania, Bill witnessed the vital importance of a diet staple, the cassava – and of the science needed to save it from disease.

January 30, 2012

Building Better Bananas

Bill goes bananas – for agricultural research that could pay huge health dividends.

May 20, 2011

Good News about Global Development & Aid

Economist Charles Kenny explains why life is getting better even in the poorest countries, and how we can improve it even more.

January 06, 2011

Mobile Phones + Savings: A Powerful Pair

Financial services for the poor are nearly non-existent in Africa, but a mobile money service Bill observed in Kenya offers new possibilities.