It is with a healthy dose of humility and excitement that I just took charge of Bill and Melinda’s foundation as CEO earlier this month—and the occasion has also made…
Today is a big day for the Postsecondary Success strategy and our shared efforts to dramatically increase student success and eliminate race and income as predictors of that success, as…
For much of its history, Lorain County in northern Ohio was defined by manufacturing. Steel mills and automobile plants sustained the local economy, attracting generations of high-school graduates who chose…
What if generosity was the value that fueled our world? This was the radical idea that propelled Henry Timms and Asha Curran to launch GivingTuesday in 2012. Since then, the…
In 2016, as Nigeria prepared to announce two years without a case of wild poliovirus, two children in northern Nigeria tested positive for polio. In an instant, the country’s track…
In 2017, malaria accounted for 435,000 deaths globally—less than half the number as at the turn of the millennium. Eradication is possible, but progress has slowed down since previous decades…
Goalkeepers Report 2019: Examining Inequality. How geography and gender stack the deck for (or against) you. The Goalkeepers 2019 event celebrates those that have taken action towards achieving the Sustainable…
When Africa’s women farmers thrive, everyone benefits: the women themselves, the children in whom they invest, the communities that they feed, and the economies to which they contribute. With the…
For many women in Niger, basic knowledge about how to keep themselves and their families healthy is out of reach. Malama Ouani, a Muslim cleric in Maradi, Niger, discusses the…
