Four champions making an impact toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

Get to know the 2022 Goalkeepers Award winners

Four champions making an impact toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

Get to know the 2022 Goalkeepers Award winners
Meet the 2022 Goalkeepers Award Winners
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Since January 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than US$2 billion to the global COVID-19 response.

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Isabella Oyier

To support innovators in Africa, create an environment where African R&D thrives

“We are best placed to answer the questions that impact us most." A conversation with Isabella Oyier and Abdoulaye Djimdé.
By Abdoulaye Djimdé and Isabella Oyier
LaTina Denson stands outside her home in Michigan.

A 1,000-question form stood between people and their safety net benefits. These advocates designed a better approach.

By Melinda French Gates Co-chair, Board Member, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Yaye Souadou Fall, co-founder of E-cover, in the E-cover factory in Dakar, Senegal. Yaye created 100 jobs after getting a loan to expand her business.

Want to grow your economy? Focus on women.

By Sybil Chidiac Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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