Ideas

Every child has potential. Learn how improving health, nutrition, and opportunity helps unlock it.

Meet the Nigerian farmer reshaping her community through climate-resilient cowpeas and women-led agricultural leadership.

Dr. Rebecca Jerop revives ancient grains like finger millet to help farmers adapt to climate change and improve nutrition and food security.

How countries are using digital public infrastructure to drive inclusive growth, expand services, and build economic resilience.

Dr. Clare Mukankusi develops climate-resilient beans to help Uganda’s farmers adapt, boost food security, and grow economic opportunity.

Melinda French Gates and Nobel Prize winner Claudia Goldin explore the significance of economic power for women. Discover key insights from Goldin's research on gender gaps and the transformative potential of community and skill enhancement in women's empowerment.

Join Dr. Hadiza Galadanci as she describes her experience as an OBGYN in Kano, Nigeria.

Three essential takeaways from the 2025 Goalkeepers Report on protecting children with smart investments and innovation.

Cabo Verde’s fight against malaria—powered by local leadership and Global Fund support—shows how partnership can eliminate disease worldwide.

Learn how vaccines helped stop a polio outbreak and protected millions of children across Liberia thanks to health worker Evans Lablah and his team.

The Global Fund has helped save an estimated 70 million lives since 2002. Learn why continued investment is critical to maintaining progress in global health.

From home visits to a short film, a family documents how PEPFAR enables treatment, work, and stability for women and children in Nairobi.

Announcing our expanded policy for open access to scientific research, after a decade of experiences and learnings.

To eliminate devastating tropical diseases, affected countries must make a serious financial commitment and donors and partners must cede ownership of programs to the people on the ground who understand what needs to be done.

Watch the Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers event on Sept 22 in NYC—where global changemakers unite to discuss the roadmap to turn today’s deadliest childhood diseases into ancient history.