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We tried to figure out how we might use our voices to raise the visibility of global health, and how our resources could start saving and transforming lives. </p> <p>We also expanded<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://usprogram.gatesfoundation.org/" target="_blank"> our work in the United States</a> from providing access to computers and the Internet to making sure that every student had an equal opportunity to learn, graduate, and succeed. </p> <p>As our commitment to our work grew, we transferred $20 billion of Microsoft stock to our foundation, making it the largest of its kind in the world. We devoted more and more time to its work until we were both doing it full-time. And when our good friend Warren Buffett donated much of his fortune to our foundation, it allowed us to raise our ambitions about taking on <a href="/our-work#jump-nav-anchor1">the toughest, most important problems</a>. </p> <p>Our foundation has spent $53.8 billion since 2000, and we think that’s helped our partners make a difference. How do we know? <a href="/about/how-we-work">We are committed to measuring progress</a> so we can see what’s working and what isn’t. We’d like to leave you with one chart we find most hopeful. </p> <p>It’s this. The number of children who die each year before their fifth birthday. It’s fallen by half since the year 2000. Millions more kids are surviving. That makes us optimistic.</p> <p><img alt="" src="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/billmelindasignaturestransparentv2small.png?h=51&w=250&rev=5f1e979e3ec04261829d3186eed677c2&hash=1199D227864E334AE01B817D61719E36" style="height:51px; width:250px;"></p> </section> </div> </section> <section class="component container container--100 "> <div class="container__col container__col--100"> <section class="component image-block" style="" lang="en" dir="ltr" > <figure class="image-block__media"> <img alt="Child mortality chart" sizes="(min-width: 1230px) 1170px, 100vw" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/childmortality_chart.png?rev=8142bce6ef2642eb9f09d15445c2650a&w=3200&hash=1B875C8695D60265E2876E4A1CD1F771 3200w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/childmortality_chart.png?rev=8142bce6ef2642eb9f09d15445c2650a&w=2800&hash=E939961C14C720D97010F9FEE0F4A6F3 2800w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/childmortality_chart.png?rev=8142bce6ef2642eb9f09d15445c2650a&w=2400&hash=781C20CBEECB3DB0869784540BFF5F61 2400w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/childmortality_chart.png?rev=8142bce6ef2642eb9f09d15445c2650a&w=2000&hash=73B4AC134E96660E370E92E4D749F907 2000w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/childmortality_chart.png?rev=8142bce6ef2642eb9f09d15445c2650a&w=1600&hash=25003FDC9D2A1896947D51AA1692BF74 1600w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/childmortality_chart.png?rev=8142bce6ef2642eb9f09d15445c2650a&w=1200&hash=9ED78540FEE151CB55F7AA1FD892735D 1200w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/childmortality_chart.png?rev=8142bce6ef2642eb9f09d15445c2650a&w=800&hash=FD34576555F65D96BC7CBEEE8C7A32FB 800w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/childmortality_chart.png?rev=8142bce6ef2642eb9f09d15445c2650a&w=400&hash=2E68A2D0CEF21C764638EBF3D0DEF674 400w" height="1800" width="3200" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:1800; --image-width:3200"> </figure> </section> </div> </section> </section> <section class="component container container--bleed container--background" id="Container-c67cd41e-138c-4483-81a0-532dc9b3f45f" style="--background-color:#F5F3ED "> <section class="section-headline component component--headline container section-headline--no-border " lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 class="section-headline__title">Learn more</h2> </section> <section class="component container container--50-50 "> <div class="container__col container__col--50"> <section class="article-promo component" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <figure class="article-promo__media" > <a href="/our-work" title="Our work" data-gtm-element="promo image" data-gtm-link="/our-work"> <img srcset="/-/media/gfo/4our-work/programs/global-health/gh_malaria_ga1299652_fc370682_3200x1800.jpg?rev=06e2f654a8a64d619a22ee111732f85d&w=400&hash=E0E6D681D4AB697A307408CE1191AE94 400w,/-/media/gfo/4our-work/programs/global-health/gh_malaria_ga1299652_fc370682_3200x1800.jpg?rev=06e2f654a8a64d619a22ee111732f85d&w=800&hash=5AE61CBC98EA309DD0E292D6D14DF1A9 800w,/-/media/gfo/4our-work/programs/global-health/gh_malaria_ga1299652_fc370682_3200x1800.jpg?rev=06e2f654a8a64d619a22ee111732f85d&w=1200&hash=B49D638B2ED2026B917F3B6BA0D6FF2F 1200w,/-/media/gfo/4our-work/programs/global-health/gh_malaria_ga1299652_fc370682_3200x1800.jpg?rev=06e2f654a8a64d619a22ee111732f85d&w=1600&hash=312B1FCB1286AE4F19BA44D88CF78F23 1600w,/-/media/gfo/4our-work/programs/global-health/gh_malaria_ga1299652_fc370682_3200x1800.jpg?rev=06e2f654a8a64d619a22ee111732f85d&w=3200&hash=0BC7C82DA2270BAC1060FAD4C2EAE93D 3200w" alt="Lab technicians conducting mosquito research at Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania. " sizes="(min-width: 770px) 770px, 100vw" loading="lazy"/> </a> </figure> <div class="article-promo__content"> <div class="article-promo__eyebrow" > </div> <h2 class="article-promo__title"> <a class="link" href="/our-work" data-gtm-element="promo header" data-gtm-link="/our-work" data-gtm-text="Our work">Our work</a> </h2> <div class="article-promo__description"> Learn about the foundation teams and programs that are making an impact around the globe. </div> <div class="article-promo__author"> <span class="article-promo__author-text"> </span> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="container__col container__col--50"> <section class="article-promo component" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <figure class="article-promo__media" > <a href="/ideas/partners-human-potential" title="Partners of Human Potential" data-gtm-element="promo image" data-gtm-link="/ideas/partners-human-potential"> <img srcset="/-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/portraits-of-potential/search-image_campaign-brand.png?rev=c3f94c0fc488409981130e46a74644de&w=400&hash=20BF5687690469F5A2A8ACB8A7711547 400w,/-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/portraits-of-potential/search-image_campaign-brand.png?rev=c3f94c0fc488409981130e46a74644de&w=800&hash=31D98CE78DA8DE2C67C676198B69D40F 800w,/-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/portraits-of-potential/search-image_campaign-brand.png?rev=c3f94c0fc488409981130e46a74644de&w=1200&hash=E11E90A60D892DCF51783C7FBA5CD64D 1200w,/-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/portraits-of-potential/search-image_campaign-brand.png?rev=c3f94c0fc488409981130e46a74644de&w=1600&hash=2C80C02CE5DCB72B2C79FD385E53DA01 1600w,/-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/portraits-of-potential/search-image_campaign-brand.png?rev=c3f94c0fc488409981130e46a74644de&w=3840&hash=F122B9559C8B8B8554452DEE0B8C0083 3840w" alt="Portraits of Potential" sizes="(min-width: 770px) 770px, 100vw" loading="lazy"/> </a> </figure> <div class="article-promo__content"> <h2 class="article-promo__title"> <a class="link" href="/ideas/partners-human-potential" data-gtm-element="promo header" data-gtm-link="/ideas/partners-human-potential" data-gtm-text="Partners of Human Potential">Partners of Human Potential</a> </h2> <div class="article-promo__description"> Learn more about the stories of our amazing partners and their game-changing work. </div> <div class="article-promo__author"> <span class="article-promo__author-text"> </span> </div> </div> </section> </div> </section> </section> <section class="component container container--bleed " id="Container-1c08e171-b6e9-4fe4-a942-165bff202c8a" style=" "> <section class="section-headline component component--headline container " lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 class="section-headline__title">Timeline</h2> </section> <section class="interactive-timeline component js-interactive-timeline"> <div class="interactive-timeline__progress"> <nav class="interactive-timeline__nav" aria-label="Timeline"> <ul class="interactive-timeline__link-items"> <li> <a data-href="#interactive-timeline-2024" class="interactive-timeline__year-marker js-timeline-year-marker"> 2024 </a> </li> <li> <a data-href="#interactive-timeline-2023" class="interactive-timeline__year-marker js-timeline-year-marker"> 2023 </a> </li> <li> <a data-href="#interactive-timeline-2022" class="interactive-timeline__year-marker js-timeline-year-marker"> 2022 </a> </li> <li> <a data-href="#interactive-timeline-2021" class="interactive-timeline__year-marker js-timeline-year-marker"> 2021 </a> </li> <li> <a data-href="#interactive-timeline-2020" class="interactive-timeline__year-marker js-timeline-year-marker"> 2020 </a> </li> <li> <a data-href="#interactive-timeline-2019" class="interactive-timeline__year-marker js-timeline-year-marker"> 2019 </a> </li> <li> <a data-href="#interactive-timeline-2018" class="interactive-timeline__year-marker js-timeline-year-marker"> 2018 </a> </li> <li> <a 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class="interactive-timeline__year-marker js-timeline-year-marker"> 1994 </a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__container container"> <div id="interactive-timeline-2024" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2024</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Melinda French Gates Steps Down As Co-Chair (June 2024) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> As co-chair for 24 years, Melinda French Gates set the direction and priorities of the Gates Foundation to address some of the world's largest inequities. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="Melinda French Gates" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/3people/headshot_melinda-french-gates_5x4.jpg?rev=6d49e7d36e3a4447a1c5834e5c9cee22&w=1500&hash=8B4DF21E2A67297023DA5C6FE6985147 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/headshot_melinda-french-gates_5x4.jpg?rev=6d49e7d36e3a4447a1c5834e5c9cee22&w=1250&hash=B2F889135ACF7A24CA2203FFDD88177D 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/headshot_melinda-french-gates_5x4.jpg?rev=6d49e7d36e3a4447a1c5834e5c9cee22&w=1050&hash=D9579957C80B9AC170057DCDC3F431DA 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/headshot_melinda-french-gates_5x4.jpg?rev=6d49e7d36e3a4447a1c5834e5c9cee22&w=750&hash=21AF78F0F5C23A71E7D843A9D095CF13 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/headshot_melinda-french-gates_5x4.jpg?rev=6d49e7d36e3a4447a1c5834e5c9cee22&w=525&hash=6C1B19A5737B3B7A07B991CF08F6182A 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/headshot_melinda-french-gates_5x4.jpg?rev=6d49e7d36e3a4447a1c5834e5c9cee22&w=250&hash=4FD97BD52FA9AAA69486B7DB702C2856 250w" height="1200" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:1200; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2023" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2023</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> New Board of Trustees Approves Largest Budget in Foundation History (January 2023) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The board of trustees approves our 2023 budget of US$8.3 billion—an estimated increase of 15 percent over the 2022 forecasted payout—to meet our commitment of increasing our annual payout to US$9 billion by 2026. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="Group portrait of Co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates along with Board of Trustees members: Tom Tierney, Ashish Dhawan, Minouche Shafik, Mark Suzman, Helene Gayle, and Strive Masiyiwa during Foundation Week in Seattle, Washington, on July 12, 2023." sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/image_our-story_jan2023_ga17197712_mm659301_10292023.jpg?rev=c093a180d6f0449a83998aea11958d76&w=1500&hash=DADDCCC3E95B71DC76DBF62F0A0B260D 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/image_our-story_jan2023_ga17197712_mm659301_10292023.jpg?rev=c093a180d6f0449a83998aea11958d76&w=1250&hash=8A6E9613AD3CE511058AC8C9D77BD171 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/image_our-story_jan2023_ga17197712_mm659301_10292023.jpg?rev=c093a180d6f0449a83998aea11958d76&w=1050&hash=316E2E6FCDF589EA4F979D86DB1FAF1B 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/image_our-story_jan2023_ga17197712_mm659301_10292023.jpg?rev=c093a180d6f0449a83998aea11958d76&w=750&hash=6152FFDB060EAAC7AA8773AE651CD3C5 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/image_our-story_jan2023_ga17197712_mm659301_10292023.jpg?rev=c093a180d6f0449a83998aea11958d76&w=525&hash=65AB764A7FE1445E312F43E2D19D04E6 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/image_our-story_jan2023_ga17197712_mm659301_10292023.jpg?rev=c093a180d6f0449a83998aea11958d76&w=250&hash=9A925735B0FEFE9DEA28FDC77953EEB2 250w" height="1000" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:1000; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2022" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2022</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Foundation Adds Two New Members to Board of Trustees (August 2022) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> CEO Mark Suzman announces Ashish Dhawan and Dr. Helene D. Gayle have joined the Gates Foundation as members of its board. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="Ashish Dhawan and Dr. Helene D. Gayle" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ashish-dhawan-and-dr-helene-d-gayle.jpg?rev=62c9effca400425985482046a6272981&w=528&hash=90E521B4E10A92F2D996E0164CF3F9F9 528w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ashish-dhawan-and-dr-helene-d-gayle.jpg?rev=62c9effca400425985482046a6272981&w=525&hash=DE0BADD30C7807ADE734DF1EEB75C4B6 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ashish-dhawan-and-dr-helene-d-gayle.jpg?rev=62c9effca400425985482046a6272981&w=250&hash=02B2837DBED21A4CB46A63D7E037EE10 250w" height="291" width="528" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:291; --image-width:528"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Foundation Appoints Board of Trustees (January 2022) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> In his inaugural foundation Annual Letter, CEO Mark Suzman announced that the foundation has appointed a board of trustees, with Mark Suzman, Strive Masiyiwa, Minouche Shafik, and Tom Tierney joining Co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates as members. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="Strive Masiyiwa, Minouche Shafik, and Tom Tierney" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/trusteeannouncement_thumbnail.png?rev=222b41850fc0492a9668eeb296a9d718&w=1500&hash=0E142E91A57098AA9D0E6C04E6FC70C0 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/trusteeannouncement_thumbnail.png?rev=222b41850fc0492a9668eeb296a9d718&w=1250&hash=9992115CD186F176999C1B8F63EC8E5B 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/trusteeannouncement_thumbnail.png?rev=222b41850fc0492a9668eeb296a9d718&w=1050&hash=8241B236C80918041E7A2184A8A7244D 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/trusteeannouncement_thumbnail.png?rev=222b41850fc0492a9668eeb296a9d718&w=750&hash=C1CD83A24332BEEBAA4FEDEDA74F1D30 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/trusteeannouncement_thumbnail.png?rev=222b41850fc0492a9668eeb296a9d718&w=525&hash=2F97E4A20CC7E40EE5A848CBF82F6215 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/trusteeannouncement_thumbnail.png?rev=222b41850fc0492a9668eeb296a9d718&w=250&hash=FAEE50FCC8E00FE9C1795059AB762DA7 250w" height="836" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:836; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2021" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2021</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> $2.1 Billion Commitment to Ignite Progress on Gender Equality (June 2021) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> At the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women, the foundation announces a five-year, $2.1 billion commitment to support global efforts to advance gender equality. The funds will go toward expanding the foundation’s work through the Forum’s cross-sector Action Coalitions that focus on economic justice and rights, sexual and reproductive health, and feminist movements and leadership. </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Warren Buffett Steps Down As Trustee (June 2021) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> As a trustee for 15 years at the foundation, Warren worked along with Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates to help shape our vision and develop strategies to address some of the world's most challenging inequities. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="Warren Buffett" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga_warren_buffett_20210203_0001.jpg?rev=68ac5cb3b9db4b34aeb5e199666c3149&w=1500&hash=6FB3E71429AB055225180749B98F8E76 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga_warren_buffett_20210203_0001.jpg?rev=68ac5cb3b9db4b34aeb5e199666c3149&w=1250&hash=A5E79B4F15F5FA70317A76D1DB0A70BD 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga_warren_buffett_20210203_0001.jpg?rev=68ac5cb3b9db4b34aeb5e199666c3149&w=1050&hash=399BB0C31D9973B226BDCE21C8A6E10B 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga_warren_buffett_20210203_0001.jpg?rev=68ac5cb3b9db4b34aeb5e199666c3149&w=750&hash=29C87474DE967729CDD7CA778E41CEA6 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga_warren_buffett_20210203_0001.jpg?rev=68ac5cb3b9db4b34aeb5e199666c3149&w=525&hash=554BF75B06E6AAD675E46233AEACCA92 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga_warren_buffett_20210203_0001.jpg?rev=68ac5cb3b9db4b34aeb5e199666c3149&w=250&hash=850EBF5E15CA4B87B4E6F81D8E1D5064 250w" height="1200" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:1200; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2020" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2020</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Foundation Commits $1.75 Billion to COVID-19 Pandemic Response (December 2020) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the foundation commits a total of $1.75 billion to accelerate development and equitable distribution of COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="Laboratory worker prepares test tubes" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/articles/20200229-coronavirus-interview-ken-duncan/20200228_optimist_technology_ga1365914_1600x1000.jpg?rev=5578463474714ab0b482eb98493d2fcd&w=1500&hash=F3B3C2452FD7CDDAD16943AEEA1DBE82 1500w, /-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/articles/20200229-coronavirus-interview-ken-duncan/20200228_optimist_technology_ga1365914_1600x1000.jpg?rev=5578463474714ab0b482eb98493d2fcd&w=1250&hash=8551BE21D08C6768A6BAA8DA497DDBD9 1250w, /-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/articles/20200229-coronavirus-interview-ken-duncan/20200228_optimist_technology_ga1365914_1600x1000.jpg?rev=5578463474714ab0b482eb98493d2fcd&w=1050&hash=61FD091ADEB544604C6F2667DF6EE881 1050w, /-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/articles/20200229-coronavirus-interview-ken-duncan/20200228_optimist_technology_ga1365914_1600x1000.jpg?rev=5578463474714ab0b482eb98493d2fcd&w=750&hash=3955A12C8B298ABFD24E45306E0534F1 750w, /-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/articles/20200229-coronavirus-interview-ken-duncan/20200228_optimist_technology_ga1365914_1600x1000.jpg?rev=5578463474714ab0b482eb98493d2fcd&w=525&hash=A3C8DA723260679718FB9A46677EFE57 525w, /-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/articles/20200229-coronavirus-interview-ken-duncan/20200228_optimist_technology_ga1365914_1600x1000.jpg?rev=5578463474714ab0b482eb98493d2fcd&w=250&hash=0DAC7874132F44212F831A3BEBD04FC4 250w" height="937" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:937; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Remembering Bill Gates Sr., Our “North Star” (September 2020) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> Our “north star,” William H. Gates, Sr., passed away on Monday, September 14 at home surrounded by family. Bill Sr. guided the vision and strategic direction of the foundation and served as an advocate for the foundation’s key issues. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga167186billgatessr20080123248-1cropped.jpg?rev=f333321cc39242ec8cb58b2019364b01&w=1500&hash=650C92BE69A26E3BF8C717159BBB8F32 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga167186billgatessr20080123248-1cropped.jpg?rev=f333321cc39242ec8cb58b2019364b01&w=1250&hash=6B5DBC48A69610E7C0ADB5B7605B70CE 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga167186billgatessr20080123248-1cropped.jpg?rev=f333321cc39242ec8cb58b2019364b01&w=1050&hash=C6FF0033891985D298B00F5911DF7527 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga167186billgatessr20080123248-1cropped.jpg?rev=f333321cc39242ec8cb58b2019364b01&w=750&hash=F07586C8E4DE346F225011D2DE91AD46 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga167186billgatessr20080123248-1cropped.jpg?rev=f333321cc39242ec8cb58b2019364b01&w=525&hash=5D937ECCAD02469AFA82AA0B175A0366 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/3people/ga167186billgatessr20080123248-1cropped.jpg?rev=f333321cc39242ec8cb58b2019364b01&w=250&hash=B68E8C140E02D7CEAE1A87920266AA3F 250w" height="1200" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:1200; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Global Vaccine Summit Held (June 2020) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation supports the Global Vaccine Summit, which draws more than 300 participants, to endorse the critical role of immunizations in saving lives and recognize accomplishments over the last 20 years. Since 2000, Gavi and partners have helped immunize more than 760 million children and helped prevent more than 13 million deaths. Public and private sector donors pledge US$8.8 billion of new commitments to Gavi, including $1.6 billion from the foundation. This brings the foundation’s total commitments to Gavi to $6 billion – the foundation’s largest single investment. </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> WHO Certifies the African Region as Wild Polio-Free (August 2020) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> After four years without a case, the WHO African region is certified wild polio-free. With this historic milestone, five of the six WHO regions – representing over 90% of the world’s population – are now free of the wild poliovirus, moving the world closer to achieving global polio eradication. Only two countries worldwide continue to see wild poliovirus transmission: Pakistan and Afghanistan. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga12015559_da594429_1600x900.jpg?rev=c1185ecf616d4df8ab676321346ac5ea&w=1500&hash=82286AFAFBCD03ACB4D4780BCE640D10 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga12015559_da594429_1600x900.jpg?rev=c1185ecf616d4df8ab676321346ac5ea&w=1250&hash=08A442F1AA294B281DF5F18FC4F31EB2 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga12015559_da594429_1600x900.jpg?rev=c1185ecf616d4df8ab676321346ac5ea&w=1050&hash=D5001A129AFFA057FB1DE8E9523CE20F 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga12015559_da594429_1600x900.jpg?rev=c1185ecf616d4df8ab676321346ac5ea&w=750&hash=DDF0DAEF4593D4E1A2598ADA87C19E00 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga12015559_da594429_1600x900.jpg?rev=c1185ecf616d4df8ab676321346ac5ea&w=525&hash=CD1260089782427132F40001FF8F3A17 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga12015559_da594429_1600x900.jpg?rev=c1185ecf616d4df8ab676321346ac5ea&w=250&hash=D062D85C0AC287E0DBC9C63829E5F937 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2019" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2019</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Wild Poliovirus Type 3 Eradicated (October 2019) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> On World Polio Day 2019, experts certify that wild poliovirus type 3 has been eradicated. Following the eradication of wild poliovirus type 2 in 2015, only one strain of the wild virus remains. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1268228_mh485572_1600x900.jpg?rev=8d9e71676b234e30b56624654d7e25ae&w=1500&hash=BAEA1E9D48448FC69101AC369643C5BB 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1268228_mh485572_1600x900.jpg?rev=8d9e71676b234e30b56624654d7e25ae&w=1250&hash=0059E10818CD1D76A19013ADA37F878B 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1268228_mh485572_1600x900.jpg?rev=8d9e71676b234e30b56624654d7e25ae&w=1050&hash=73B0CCD371FFD18B7A31EB9F18E1735B 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1268228_mh485572_1600x900.jpg?rev=8d9e71676b234e30b56624654d7e25ae&w=750&hash=78FC20B40FB98475CC81C7F774678A3A 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1268228_mh485572_1600x900.jpg?rev=8d9e71676b234e30b56624654d7e25ae&w=525&hash=6888849BA8C5FA3F27272C387DC97EFB 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1268228_mh485572_1600x900.jpg?rev=8d9e71676b234e30b56624654d7e25ae&w=250&hash=BEBEFDF3327281897A239E7A71E50B47 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2018" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2018</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Berlin Office Opens </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The Berlin office allows the foundation to deepen its partnerships with the German government and other institutions across the continent working on global health and development. </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2017" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2017</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> New Approach for Education </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The Gates Foundation revises its approach to improve K-12 education, vowing to invest $1.7 billion over five years to focus on locally driven efforts to improve student achievement, develop curricula to advance professional development, and expand innovative research to accelerate progress for underserved students. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1487314_cf520565_1600x900.jpg?rev=83ec1138b5c1458794daa040e211f22c&w=1500&hash=E12680991306EE2D00EF1471D2A75DA0 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1487314_cf520565_1600x900.jpg?rev=83ec1138b5c1458794daa040e211f22c&w=1250&hash=F35EDBCA6F6DE25801B4688DE72D5D4B 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1487314_cf520565_1600x900.jpg?rev=83ec1138b5c1458794daa040e211f22c&w=1050&hash=E0231680BA39366D24D4CEC53063AC33 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1487314_cf520565_1600x900.jpg?rev=83ec1138b5c1458794daa040e211f22c&w=750&hash=8196671D469A261138C00A32BEA12BB0 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1487314_cf520565_1600x900.jpg?rev=83ec1138b5c1458794daa040e211f22c&w=525&hash=DE02A3CE8ADBA6E9D734CA61671873DE 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1487314_cf520565_1600x900.jpg?rev=83ec1138b5c1458794daa040e211f22c&w=250&hash=E5EB31AA5CEA787F53C4748DD99CF9BA 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Gates MRI Launches </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation launches the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, a nonprofit medical research institute to combat diseases by accelerating scientific discoveries into medical products. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1792531_rr543925_1600x900.jpg?rev=a3ae2b09931c47e494271270b2b582ce&w=1500&hash=AE80F6BD6EC566705C9305D86478F012 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1792531_rr543925_1600x900.jpg?rev=a3ae2b09931c47e494271270b2b582ce&w=1250&hash=C4F45A045AE5B2F3CF5A71B1B81FCB91 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1792531_rr543925_1600x900.jpg?rev=a3ae2b09931c47e494271270b2b582ce&w=1050&hash=F09DE263D0A9617B81C8B6DBD2D31B0B 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1792531_rr543925_1600x900.jpg?rev=a3ae2b09931c47e494271270b2b582ce&w=750&hash=B7378AF39B69AF9631B3C243085273BA 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1792531_rr543925_1600x900.jpg?rev=a3ae2b09931c47e494271270b2b582ce&w=525&hash=08DBB5CC50CC66CEF91BB7F749689860 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1792531_rr543925_1600x900.jpg?rev=a3ae2b09931c47e494271270b2b582ce&w=250&hash=E64A1144F20CA045EFBF5FDC3FCB80F8 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Support to farmers in Africa and Asia to Cope with Climate Change </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation pledges $300M (around €255M) over three years (2018-2020) to support agricultural research that helps the world’s poorest farmers better adapt to increasingly challenging growing conditions brought about by climate change, including rising temperatures, extreme weather patterns (droughts and floods), diseases, poor soil fertility, and attacks from crop pests. The funding complements investments from the European Commission ($318M/€270M) also announced, bringing total agriculture R&D commitments to over $600M (around €525M). </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1320143_pp194030_1600x900.jpg?rev=d19880f4365043a98532a25a633f433a&w=1500&hash=2A50DAE4A87FF416704729817A3C36B7 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1320143_pp194030_1600x900.jpg?rev=d19880f4365043a98532a25a633f433a&w=1250&hash=F0972AEBF5DC0622A87CCAD6DADB7B63 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1320143_pp194030_1600x900.jpg?rev=d19880f4365043a98532a25a633f433a&w=1050&hash=383DC939DE69D8460F2639E7B9AABCE4 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1320143_pp194030_1600x900.jpg?rev=d19880f4365043a98532a25a633f433a&w=750&hash=BD6242B6DAC462AF8FEDD23A9778BE89 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1320143_pp194030_1600x900.jpg?rev=d19880f4365043a98532a25a633f433a&w=525&hash=D862CEE7D411043B61AFF33AE41218B3 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1320143_pp194030_1600x900.jpg?rev=d19880f4365043a98532a25a633f433a&w=250&hash=017CD621C53EBF099F1C163933570B28 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Milan Summit Deepens Commitment to Nutrition </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> A total of $3.6 billion in new commitments to nutrition are announced at the Global Nutrition Summit in Milan. Pledges include $533 million from new and longstanding philanthropies focused on nutrition that agree to unite their voices and resources to end malnutrition worldwide. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1280892_oa174432_1600x900.jpg?rev=668788866f36430a98e087232d567e2b&w=1500&hash=0BF9C4AE829A5427C10EC8C7B9361BDF 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1280892_oa174432_1600x900.jpg?rev=668788866f36430a98e087232d567e2b&w=1250&hash=235C29B97B4116375416D02E24A9CB65 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1280892_oa174432_1600x900.jpg?rev=668788866f36430a98e087232d567e2b&w=1050&hash=36DB3439B787298B52635ABB71517936 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1280892_oa174432_1600x900.jpg?rev=668788866f36430a98e087232d567e2b&w=750&hash=F342464B8C1A98D4978397CEADED0547 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1280892_oa174432_1600x900.jpg?rev=668788866f36430a98e087232d567e2b&w=525&hash=B725D561ACD949B2FE6E9FCCFE2A158E 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1280892_oa174432_1600x900.jpg?rev=668788866f36430a98e087232d567e2b&w=250&hash=9A81C8244C056E181AEE4343E97203FC 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2016" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2016</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> New Commitment to Accelerate Progress for Women and Girls </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> Melinda Gates commits $80 million over three years to collect data about how women live and work around the world. The data will help jumpstart the foundation's work to help women and girls thrive. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1344386_pp472065_1600x900.jpg?rev=bcc44211f7da48e699ccdabb6e21baf9&w=1500&hash=4CE507CD90E4A326D526D329C858AD5B 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1344386_pp472065_1600x900.jpg?rev=bcc44211f7da48e699ccdabb6e21baf9&w=1250&hash=EC6355EF2C37BA72CBC2BB63F346D08D 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1344386_pp472065_1600x900.jpg?rev=bcc44211f7da48e699ccdabb6e21baf9&w=1050&hash=931D635D7E0FDF1398EF3CFCBEB04870 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1344386_pp472065_1600x900.jpg?rev=bcc44211f7da48e699ccdabb6e21baf9&w=750&hash=1FBC5C739A992DDE4E9F3B64DF7686D8 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1344386_pp472065_1600x900.jpg?rev=bcc44211f7da48e699ccdabb6e21baf9&w=525&hash=75BA2E841E2BFB89DAAAAB65AD298655 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1344386_pp472065_1600x900.jpg?rev=bcc44211f7da48e699ccdabb6e21baf9&w=250&hash=4FF0E91A04A533E20CD479A35F4BFAD9 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2015" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2015</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> United Nations Launches New Era of Sustainable Development </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) expire, marking 15 years of progress to improve health and wellbeing. Extreme poverty and mortality rates for children under five were cut in half, new HIV infections fell by 40%, 2.6 billion people gained access to improved drinking water and the world achieved gender parity in primary schools. As the MDG era ends, the United Nations launches the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, laying out 17 ambitious goals to address the global challenges, including those related to poverty, inequality, health, climate change, peace and justice. The Gates Foundation and others pledge to work together to achieve the goals by 2030. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/sdg_poster.jpg?rev=0012b91b3d1b46519a041cff7ed3819a&w=1500&hash=268F3E224E200DBA7FAAED73B9F07780 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/sdg_poster.jpg?rev=0012b91b3d1b46519a041cff7ed3819a&w=1250&hash=A4CCC0DC4C3F2B0EFD82C5BB35639CE3 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/sdg_poster.jpg?rev=0012b91b3d1b46519a041cff7ed3819a&w=1050&hash=B7439A7C5E71F0A9F8A88088E9D607D6 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/sdg_poster.jpg?rev=0012b91b3d1b46519a041cff7ed3819a&w=750&hash=41EA1F651C6D7B291B5B82B75FBC581A 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/sdg_poster.jpg?rev=0012b91b3d1b46519a041cff7ed3819a&w=525&hash=69CBC51877186FAA54B5A6154D0A96B5 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/sdg_poster.jpg?rev=0012b91b3d1b46519a041cff7ed3819a&w=250&hash=5A8B9799B45EFBBCEA3F6EB4A74D748F 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Launch of the Global Financing Facility </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The United Nations, World Bank Group, and country and donor governments launch the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in support of the UN Secretary-General’s Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health and the Sustainable Development Goals. Stakeholders announce $12 billion in funding to support investment plans in the four “front-runner countries” of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania over five years, including a $75 million commitment from the foundation. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1305267_rg451961_1600x900.jpg?rev=7bd3f93b7f4a4a728dd560c055704f27&w=1500&hash=61A0E65B1B4071D18A5FF28F89D5DA7A 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1305267_rg451961_1600x900.jpg?rev=7bd3f93b7f4a4a728dd560c055704f27&w=1250&hash=026733C811A8425453DC62D8513ED82A 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1305267_rg451961_1600x900.jpg?rev=7bd3f93b7f4a4a728dd560c055704f27&w=1050&hash=2961970903EA0C7053B5E8320FC2C8E9 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1305267_rg451961_1600x900.jpg?rev=7bd3f93b7f4a4a728dd560c055704f27&w=750&hash=5921123BEDEB15021A67EAD92E8F13A5 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1305267_rg451961_1600x900.jpg?rev=7bd3f93b7f4a4a728dd560c055704f27&w=525&hash=62ADB82B881DF19D6428A11A0A94BA9E 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1305267_rg451961_1600x900.jpg?rev=7bd3f93b7f4a4a728dd560c055704f27&w=250&hash=593C1EA2D631DF63C1205C5D70E113C1 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2014" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2014</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> WHO Certifies South-East Asia Region Is Polio-Free (March 2014) </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> Thanks to the commitment of country governments and the dedication of millions of community health workers and volunteers, the WHO South-East Asia region is certified polio-free. This comes a few months after India celebrates being polio-free for three years, a historic milestone for a country once thought to be the last place on earth where polio would be stopped. Eighty percent of the world’s population now lives in regions certified polio-free. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1310421_pp013626_1600x900.jpg?rev=efd464e0fce84b64ba9ec22b0ae11498&w=1500&hash=EFF955AF55886263948DF4C391F6622B 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1310421_pp013626_1600x900.jpg?rev=efd464e0fce84b64ba9ec22b0ae11498&w=1250&hash=1C67B359C845586AEC198A64DA455563 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1310421_pp013626_1600x900.jpg?rev=efd464e0fce84b64ba9ec22b0ae11498&w=1050&hash=3FC68DA437DD6FA4C3035FD5FB76E414 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1310421_pp013626_1600x900.jpg?rev=efd464e0fce84b64ba9ec22b0ae11498&w=750&hash=57B0E30AC2F2CDA5F7AFF2C771EC1D2B 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1310421_pp013626_1600x900.jpg?rev=efd464e0fce84b64ba9ec22b0ae11498&w=525&hash=A8028D3881CEE3E3143929B5332DE979 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1310421_pp013626_1600x900.jpg?rev=efd464e0fce84b64ba9ec22b0ae11498&w=250&hash=922A394525BD280C5320BD89959E4EFE 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2012" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2012</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> London Summit on Family Planning </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> “Helping women gain access to contraceptives saves lives,” says Melinda Gates at the London Summit on Family Planning. She calls for voluntary access to family planning for 120 million more women in the developing world by 2020. While the global Family Planning 2020 partnership continues to work toward this vision, today 53 million more women are voluntarily using contraceptives than when the FP2020 was launched in 2012 – 30% above historic trendlines. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1350600_rh296811_1600x900.jpg?rev=0cb198ef14034466bfa1ccd1d378f604&w=1500&hash=BE0EE2BF7CB02320B93C8E9442F51CF4 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1350600_rh296811_1600x900.jpg?rev=0cb198ef14034466bfa1ccd1d378f604&w=1250&hash=71E39417BD0A82E6D8D772818B9483C0 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1350600_rh296811_1600x900.jpg?rev=0cb198ef14034466bfa1ccd1d378f604&w=1050&hash=2B715C1C4DF62847F38D4529A9B4F9D3 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1350600_rh296811_1600x900.jpg?rev=0cb198ef14034466bfa1ccd1d378f604&w=750&hash=F03CDD1B4A6459909EDD0FFBC0D459D6 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1350600_rh296811_1600x900.jpg?rev=0cb198ef14034466bfa1ccd1d378f604&w=525&hash=DBFBAB4FAABFD9064AD41A5EFD5EA831 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1350600_rh296811_1600x900.jpg?rev=0cb198ef14034466bfa1ccd1d378f604&w=250&hash=F90ABB09565F5B052E85A48D105A9CEB 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation joins pharmaceutical companies, donors, endemic countries, and nongovernmental organizations to sign the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases on January 30, 2012. Together, they commit to control, eliminate, or eradicate 10 diseases by 2020 and improve the lives of more than 1 billion people. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1765051_dc536964_1600x900.jpg?rev=728c39bc44974213b27abf009fd474cc&w=1500&hash=2A020CF7DC7AEB0BEC0F7D09B93BA542 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1765051_dc536964_1600x900.jpg?rev=728c39bc44974213b27abf009fd474cc&w=1250&hash=5836CF24BE59B9C397498882453B5C2A 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1765051_dc536964_1600x900.jpg?rev=728c39bc44974213b27abf009fd474cc&w=1050&hash=146517B9970647216640F44F877FE81E 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1765051_dc536964_1600x900.jpg?rev=728c39bc44974213b27abf009fd474cc&w=750&hash=6EA28615FCBCCF961E916A1A616D7A45 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1765051_dc536964_1600x900.jpg?rev=728c39bc44974213b27abf009fd474cc&w=525&hash=8A2BA21738AF3F48641C9233A0FE1F44 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1765051_dc536964_1600x900.jpg?rev=728c39bc44974213b27abf009fd474cc&w=250&hash=3BDFD2827A82DED1D5FC300968275BA2 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Abuja, Addis Ababa, and Johannesburg Offices Open </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation opens offices in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa to deepen work to address health across sub-Saharan Africa. </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2011" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2011</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Challenge to Reinvent the Toilet </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> Bill announces a new innovation initiative to redesign the traditional toilet and rapidly improve sanitation for billions of people in developing countries who lack access to safely managed sanitation. The challenge culminated in a two-day showcase of sanitation projects and Reinvent the Toilet Challenge prototypes in 2012. The challenge has since been reiterated in China and India. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1134561_mh305305_1600x900.jpg?rev=525152ba58154462af43ecddd3fc134c&w=1500&hash=94C63D9EB6704224A729A1440A42319C 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1134561_mh305305_1600x900.jpg?rev=525152ba58154462af43ecddd3fc134c&w=1250&hash=26BEAF017DADF811FC35902FEC5998DF 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1134561_mh305305_1600x900.jpg?rev=525152ba58154462af43ecddd3fc134c&w=1050&hash=12382D40C852309724DCD2F2887FAAC4 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1134561_mh305305_1600x900.jpg?rev=525152ba58154462af43ecddd3fc134c&w=750&hash=14F1019DC432391F6BB9F97848F349AB 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1134561_mh305305_1600x900.jpg?rev=525152ba58154462af43ecddd3fc134c&w=525&hash=EE42D347D2290C163ECF61DC477657DD 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1134561_mh305305_1600x900.jpg?rev=525152ba58154462af43ecddd3fc134c&w=250&hash=212BE2C44E136EAED076F830B3462B25 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2010" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2010</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> The Giving Pledge </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> Bill and Melinda Gates join Warren Buffett to create the Giving Pledge, an effort to encourage America’s wealthiest families to donate the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes and charities. By 2020, the Giving Pledge includes more than 200 of the world’s wealthiest individuals, couples, and families across 23 countries. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/db000003_cropped.jpg?rev=2f33c3a8caa543d0b6656349bf7afbd4&w=1500&hash=269281BFBEC1E37347BA426F5CD61AAE 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/db000003_cropped.jpg?rev=2f33c3a8caa543d0b6656349bf7afbd4&w=1250&hash=D1B1028148D0FE2C4690CB052627C12C 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/db000003_cropped.jpg?rev=2f33c3a8caa543d0b6656349bf7afbd4&w=1050&hash=E45DF1B7540FEDD983EA0621CD3ED44A 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/db000003_cropped.jpg?rev=2f33c3a8caa543d0b6656349bf7afbd4&w=750&hash=4E04E3EEAB3CF1F662FCC86787D1A3E3 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/db000003_cropped.jpg?rev=2f33c3a8caa543d0b6656349bf7afbd4&w=525&hash=DCDF72D2DFB344B96EE18E665F0328ED 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/db000003_cropped.jpg?rev=2f33c3a8caa543d0b6656349bf7afbd4&w=250&hash=C7707CA2269474FE70C13D72222D4F2E 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> London Office Opens </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation opens a London office to work closely with European and African partners and grantees. </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2007" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2007</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Beijing Office Opens </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation opens an office in Beijing to focus on global health issues in Asia. </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Foundation Partners with Rotary International </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announces its first major grant to polio eradication and becomes a core partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) – a $100 million challenge to Rotary, promising to match funds raised. Since the GPEI’s formation in 1988, polio eradication efforts have reduced polio cases by 99.9%. The number of annual wild poliovirus cases has decreased from 350,000 cases across 125 countries to 29 cases cornered in just two countries. Thanks to eradication efforts, more than 18 million people are currently walking who otherwise would have been paralyzed by the virus. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1321390_pp204878_1600x900.jpg?rev=fd2f47042d024778971ae470bd7bc512&w=1500&hash=B0CFD46DBC2E7859802762798FDB6CA6 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1321390_pp204878_1600x900.jpg?rev=fd2f47042d024778971ae470bd7bc512&w=1250&hash=F2745FD18FBFBB94E14FA24D4167E8ED 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1321390_pp204878_1600x900.jpg?rev=fd2f47042d024778971ae470bd7bc512&w=1050&hash=399FA6A7CADF8610F7B18DB40BBF7933 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1321390_pp204878_1600x900.jpg?rev=fd2f47042d024778971ae470bd7bc512&w=750&hash=889916553FD047B2B1700D25E50381EE 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1321390_pp204878_1600x900.jpg?rev=fd2f47042d024778971ae470bd7bc512&w=525&hash=C15570CA046363AC34392DB97CD461F4 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1321390_pp204878_1600x900.jpg?rev=fd2f47042d024778971ae470bd7bc512&w=250&hash=5B748A1630ECA9B6B624F13403AA668E 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2006" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2006</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Warren Buffett Pledges More Than $30 Billion to the Foundation </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> Warren Buffett pledges a lifetime gift worth more than $30 billion for “improving the lives of millions of fellow humans who have not been as lucky as the three of us.” His support allows a rapid expansion and acceleration of the foundation's work, including the addition of new strategies such as agricultural development, financial services for the poor, and more. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga184962_db000020_1600x900.jpg?rev=b3040474aebe473c865e77d119933e3a&w=1500&hash=A86588C84A77C0F4D976F9399769D93D 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga184962_db000020_1600x900.jpg?rev=b3040474aebe473c865e77d119933e3a&w=1250&hash=9ABE2E242E6385C3463E00DE119BAF0F 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga184962_db000020_1600x900.jpg?rev=b3040474aebe473c865e77d119933e3a&w=1050&hash=3153A06EB8CA5D2D37F322D51CE6F8CF 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga184962_db000020_1600x900.jpg?rev=b3040474aebe473c865e77d119933e3a&w=750&hash=EDC1F893F8603CF7C8C8A8DEE5B909A8 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga184962_db000020_1600x900.jpg?rev=b3040474aebe473c865e77d119933e3a&w=525&hash=5254E6B0B537B53324777ADE5C23B713 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga184962_db000020_1600x900.jpg?rev=b3040474aebe473c865e77d119933e3a&w=250&hash=E2FA9F546106456EB5BB23990AEC09F9 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Launches </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation launches the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) along with the Rockefeller Foundation. Led by Kofi Annan, AGRA is an Africa-based organization working to revitalize agriculture and help small farmers overcome poverty and hunger. Since 2006, AGRA has reached more than 22 million smallholder farmers with locally-driven interventions, helped support new and growing African agribusinesses, and built local expertise across 18 countries. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1275621_fc099924_1600x900.jpg?rev=cd3a198bd6d441d082f848b8fb760992&w=1500&hash=8E451E194F338CC786F064B044AA81E1 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1275621_fc099924_1600x900.jpg?rev=cd3a198bd6d441d082f848b8fb760992&w=1250&hash=1D3DE5BBF6EF233F4B196288822932E6 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1275621_fc099924_1600x900.jpg?rev=cd3a198bd6d441d082f848b8fb760992&w=1050&hash=1C81815182688F20B023C1E01304F58F 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1275621_fc099924_1600x900.jpg?rev=cd3a198bd6d441d082f848b8fb760992&w=750&hash=E99FC278765A19314CB1CCF32AD575F3 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1275621_fc099924_1600x900.jpg?rev=cd3a198bd6d441d082f848b8fb760992&w=525&hash=F28155531C21FF7B741E8CEF6DDD705E 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1275621_fc099924_1600x900.jpg?rev=cd3a198bd6d441d082f848b8fb760992&w=250&hash=D9B2940D220057CE4DE7F94A772A8851 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2005" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2005</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Library Work Goes Global </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation's work expands to bring computers and internet access to libraries in Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe, and South Asia. By 2018, when the Global Library initiative ends, it has involved more than 50 countries and helped improve the lives of more than 280 million people. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga177359_cvb000014_1600x900.jpg?rev=67a6c6306a2943628eb2c2ce022875c9&w=1500&hash=3A33DA0EF974694F0A228B9F729775B1 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga177359_cvb000014_1600x900.jpg?rev=67a6c6306a2943628eb2c2ce022875c9&w=1250&hash=C67CAC909F1A029558A42C5F0DDF0482 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga177359_cvb000014_1600x900.jpg?rev=67a6c6306a2943628eb2c2ce022875c9&w=1050&hash=2E5E4DE28C12F8710118B62A62167366 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga177359_cvb000014_1600x900.jpg?rev=67a6c6306a2943628eb2c2ce022875c9&w=750&hash=564316E957608C7B87FCF25D31BFA739 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga177359_cvb000014_1600x900.jpg?rev=67a6c6306a2943628eb2c2ce022875c9&w=525&hash=C0472F8ACB75944823605786F880A8F6 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga177359_cvb000014_1600x900.jpg?rev=67a6c6306a2943628eb2c2ce022875c9&w=250&hash=576073B016FB1B4F4325525F017C8140 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2003" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2003</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> India Office Opens </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation opens an office in India and launches an HIV prevention program. Within a decade, India's HIV infection rate falls by half. </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Launch of Grand Challenges in Global Health </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation launches Grand Challenges in Global Health to fund research that promises to greatly advance work against diseases that disproportionately affect people in low-income countries. The inaugural Grand Challenges awarded 44 grants totaling over $450 million for research projects involving scientists in 33 countries seeking to address some of the world’s deadliest diseases. Since 2003, Grand Challenges has grown into a family of initiatives fostering innovation to solve key global health and development problems. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1111054_bk188969_1600x900.jpg?rev=41ac5081e4a94bb48fbed2ef0a4f46d0&w=1500&hash=930CD1AF9216D2A88F65C794828B9C71 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1111054_bk188969_1600x900.jpg?rev=41ac5081e4a94bb48fbed2ef0a4f46d0&w=1250&hash=4B94F88E86AA25014A81781A2B1E48EE 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1111054_bk188969_1600x900.jpg?rev=41ac5081e4a94bb48fbed2ef0a4f46d0&w=1050&hash=1BF717CFCB739D4AC3D7375735EED617 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1111054_bk188969_1600x900.jpg?rev=41ac5081e4a94bb48fbed2ef0a4f46d0&w=750&hash=71F73EEAEA9323EB63507BBE473671C1 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1111054_bk188969_1600x900.jpg?rev=41ac5081e4a94bb48fbed2ef0a4f46d0&w=525&hash=422D3730CBC986F662432DF3CB240861 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1111054_bk188969_1600x900.jpg?rev=41ac5081e4a94bb48fbed2ef0a4f46d0&w=250&hash=624A9F1A93324C7340A9209DFB3AEA7B 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2002" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2002</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Washington D.C. Office Opens </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The foundation's Washington D.C. office opens to provide a closer link with the nation's policymakers. </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria Launches </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The Gates Foundation pledges $100 million to the Global Fund to fight life-threatening diseases. Since its inception, health programs supported by the Global Fund gave saved 38 million lives and provided prevention, treatment and care services to hundreds of millions of people. Between 2002-2019, deaths caused by AIDS, TB and malaria each year have been reduced by nearly 50% in countries where the Global Fund invests. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1270007_lg000348_1600x900.jpg?rev=1b9a7cd109e9434e80aca4210fd3f3f4&w=1500&hash=51F9482EB0BB9EB9C7C40B751D2DC880 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1270007_lg000348_1600x900.jpg?rev=1b9a7cd109e9434e80aca4210fd3f3f4&w=1250&hash=7B5A0BC3132B3CA993D09D244E744D4C 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1270007_lg000348_1600x900.jpg?rev=1b9a7cd109e9434e80aca4210fd3f3f4&w=1050&hash=4ADD157FA27DFFA3CD5AB6B996FAC111 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1270007_lg000348_1600x900.jpg?rev=1b9a7cd109e9434e80aca4210fd3f3f4&w=750&hash=96B5C89053C96F28BF0A2D760BFB6C52 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1270007_lg000348_1600x900.jpg?rev=1b9a7cd109e9434e80aca4210fd3f3f4&w=525&hash=FD3392A1FEA27E7F6C2D92F2380397AE 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1270007_lg000348_1600x900.jpg?rev=1b9a7cd109e9434e80aca4210fd3f3f4&w=250&hash=4945B0C2E458B281FE9FE7A2586BC44E 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-2000" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">2000</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Launches </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The William H. Gates Foundation merges with the Gates Learning Foundation to form the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga155372_mf038358_1600x900.jpg?rev=6f63bd55a8084a33948e6c95edbb522b&w=1500&hash=B17921D014E0973025623FA4906651B0 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga155372_mf038358_1600x900.jpg?rev=6f63bd55a8084a33948e6c95edbb522b&w=1250&hash=7B0EE9481DB6EAA0DB02387A974D2B27 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga155372_mf038358_1600x900.jpg?rev=6f63bd55a8084a33948e6c95edbb522b&w=1050&hash=3EB53897A960E590DE3DD20E12DB7685 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga155372_mf038358_1600x900.jpg?rev=6f63bd55a8084a33948e6c95edbb522b&w=750&hash=F56501981EEC65CD382124AAA076723C 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga155372_mf038358_1600x900.jpg?rev=6f63bd55a8084a33948e6c95edbb522b&w=525&hash=9E837FF0B8466FC1C6424ABB0C6F1C93 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga155372_mf038358_1600x900.jpg?rev=6f63bd55a8084a33948e6c95edbb522b&w=250&hash=A427962CB1231FBC5AB72F29F33F6A1E 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Launch of Sound Families </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> Bill and Melinda launch Sound Families to address family homelessness in the Puget Sound region. Between 2000-2008, Sound Families helped build more than 1,450 transitional homes for families with children in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183619_rb000042_1600x900.jpg?rev=7fac598b5a774b02ac3ca75d8443e1cf&w=1500&hash=311765BBDD409645EC02215E69FCF173 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183619_rb000042_1600x900.jpg?rev=7fac598b5a774b02ac3ca75d8443e1cf&w=1250&hash=6633FF26992EC0EA45DC57423C776684 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183619_rb000042_1600x900.jpg?rev=7fac598b5a774b02ac3ca75d8443e1cf&w=1050&hash=FE65D1591C050E140D28476EB9DF2D2D 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183619_rb000042_1600x900.jpg?rev=7fac598b5a774b02ac3ca75d8443e1cf&w=750&hash=929C90D4B85D977B3D67646560CA62CC 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183619_rb000042_1600x900.jpg?rev=7fac598b5a774b02ac3ca75d8443e1cf&w=525&hash=14776DA8D7030135130EAA8D76652E01 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183619_rb000042_1600x900.jpg?rev=7fac598b5a774b02ac3ca75d8443e1cf&w=250&hash=EC57E88353E15E21B5CFDDABF4F3C778 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> The United Nations Sets Millennium Development Goals </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The United Nations establishes eight Millennium Development Goals that include eradicating extreme poverty, reducing child deaths, and fighting disease. The Gates Foundation and others pledge to work together to achieve the goals by 2015. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/mdgs.jpg?rev=a3a93f1277044f949b4cfef9764f393c&w=1500&hash=9FA31A91887133CD5D2441F7801AFAC0 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/mdgs.jpg?rev=a3a93f1277044f949b4cfef9764f393c&w=1250&hash=F8F905EA34677E5D7DA587784AF6896C 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/mdgs.jpg?rev=a3a93f1277044f949b4cfef9764f393c&w=1050&hash=70462612931529B20D06FB5123C6665C 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/mdgs.jpg?rev=a3a93f1277044f949b4cfef9764f393c&w=750&hash=AAD2FAB2B7055F4E61186303C08C7F43 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/mdgs.jpg?rev=a3a93f1277044f949b4cfef9764f393c&w=525&hash=88645E5D5478BF5DFA6AD15E171752B0 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/mdgs.jpg?rev=a3a93f1277044f949b4cfef9764f393c&w=250&hash=5EEFBEF6C65115F9BC90C100A74CD1A7 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Gavi Formed </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, launches at the World Economic Forum, bringing together key UN agencies, vaccine manufacturers, aid agencies, and major foundations to vaccinate children in poor countries. The Gates Foundation pledges $750 million to support Gavi for its first five years. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1269970_lg000222_1600x900.jpg?rev=d909ddfea0a2449db5ab79fdd45ddca0&w=1500&hash=ED8222267EB9F933E5FEDFB5636CF065 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1269970_lg000222_1600x900.jpg?rev=d909ddfea0a2449db5ab79fdd45ddca0&w=1250&hash=B6FF97F91101B3E80517B8C86A0333C7 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1269970_lg000222_1600x900.jpg?rev=d909ddfea0a2449db5ab79fdd45ddca0&w=1050&hash=542CDB2651C8384B2C25F191674A6C07 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1269970_lg000222_1600x900.jpg?rev=d909ddfea0a2449db5ab79fdd45ddca0&w=750&hash=17A5CC42A644740C55011EA190079F94 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1269970_lg000222_1600x900.jpg?rev=d909ddfea0a2449db5ab79fdd45ddca0&w=525&hash=93D66F7567B557F97A8A9994CAA420C8 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga1269970_lg000222_1600x900.jpg?rev=d909ddfea0a2449db5ab79fdd45ddca0&w=250&hash=66053B12D98D480FC3D7C5ABFB3CDDB4 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-1999" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">1999</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> New Senior Advisor </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> Noted epidemiologist Dr. William H. Foege is hired as a senior advisor for the foundation. The co-chairs work with Foege and health expert Dr. Gordon Perkin to craft and guide our global health work. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ga166911_bill_foege_2009xxxx_0001.jpg?rev=85671e1254604ff08efb051a26ccc28e&w=1500&hash=3E1640F899551AFFA63E9463665486EA 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ga166911_bill_foege_2009xxxx_0001.jpg?rev=85671e1254604ff08efb051a26ccc28e&w=1250&hash=9DB28CBFA97770EAAA84E2FD991BC370 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ga166911_bill_foege_2009xxxx_0001.jpg?rev=85671e1254604ff08efb051a26ccc28e&w=1050&hash=69FC972EB8550A4A49486D76397E7B5C 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ga166911_bill_foege_2009xxxx_0001.jpg?rev=85671e1254604ff08efb051a26ccc28e&w=750&hash=9FD4B8E9E45F319B9D7512F9205D017E 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ga166911_bill_foege_2009xxxx_0001.jpg?rev=85671e1254604ff08efb051a26ccc28e&w=525&hash=C3BDDF8B09690A79D7C0360C8D9549BA 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ga166911_bill_foege_2009xxxx_0001.jpg?rev=85671e1254604ff08efb051a26ccc28e&w=250&hash=C1938C865D4482DA63539F867712570E 250w" height="1200" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:1200; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> The Gates Millennium Scholars Program Established </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The goal of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program is to increase the number of minority students who graduate college with a degree in science or other disciplines. More than 20,000 high-achieving, low-income students of color have benefited from the scholarship program since it began. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183522_nf089249_1600x900.jpg?rev=8cc673c9f1c04bd0ab0e45d073969e73&w=1500&hash=6004BC9BA079B0C3CB276C10F9B9A6A9 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183522_nf089249_1600x900.jpg?rev=8cc673c9f1c04bd0ab0e45d073969e73&w=1250&hash=15E356E4FEA7F0202F6514BCF2D77FCB 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183522_nf089249_1600x900.jpg?rev=8cc673c9f1c04bd0ab0e45d073969e73&w=1050&hash=6BFD70C9BFB920AB8D7B64C62A8D9AB8 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183522_nf089249_1600x900.jpg?rev=8cc673c9f1c04bd0ab0e45d073969e73&w=750&hash=80F75BC78BE546623820239AD930A718 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183522_nf089249_1600x900.jpg?rev=8cc673c9f1c04bd0ab0e45d073969e73&w=525&hash=D9E82129A859CCCF5FB9BCDC4DB4367C 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ourstorytimeline_ga183522_nf089249_1600x900.jpg?rev=8cc673c9f1c04bd0ab0e45d073969e73&w=250&hash=C89417BD2DE39DF6538762FDB7FFC4DE 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-1997" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">1997</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Maybe We Can Do Something </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> A friend recommends Bill and Melinda read the World Development Report 1993, which shows the huge number of deaths that occur from preventable causes. Later, they read an article about the millions of children in poor countries who die from diseases eliminated long ago in the United States. They send the article to Bill Sr. with a note: “Dad, maybe we can do something about this.” </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/article.jpg?rev=ed0d22b921b64ee486805afc2dc80322&w=1500&hash=3305DC8B4B5D45261223EA8637056B62 1500w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/article.jpg?rev=ed0d22b921b64ee486805afc2dc80322&w=1250&hash=B69762BFD76C7067DD53E1916B9EAD55 1250w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/article.jpg?rev=ed0d22b921b64ee486805afc2dc80322&w=1050&hash=EEA5D3C9D3D83C0F716DE2AFFCA69934 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/article.jpg?rev=ed0d22b921b64ee486805afc2dc80322&w=750&hash=1B85DC1871A05FB75BA35BBCBD3D2B5E 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/article.jpg?rev=ed0d22b921b64ee486805afc2dc80322&w=525&hash=F07632D72BE682123501225A502B0E6D 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/article.jpg?rev=ed0d22b921b64ee486805afc2dc80322&w=250&hash=F1DDD7595E0342F6DD45B9350E4A47F7 250w" height="843" width="1500" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:843; --image-width:1500"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> Gates Library Foundation Launches </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> Building on the belief that the power of personal computing can provide a link to knowledge and productivity for everyone, everywhere, Bill and Melinda launch the Gates Library Foundation to help all U.S. public libraries offer free internet access. The Gates Library Foundation later becomes the Gates Learning Foundation. </div> </div> <div class="timeline-article__image-column"> <div class="timeline-article__image"> <img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 400px) 525px, 250px" srcset="/-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ga182971_xx061582.jpg?rev=473fbb8ed8584fd7ab4195522219e5e7&w=1070&hash=7E48295EE6529EA97F44FE0CE0449EBC 1070w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ga182971_xx061582.jpg?rev=473fbb8ed8584fd7ab4195522219e5e7&w=1050&hash=5A4C5E0D97A8955AF319D0CF2D248769 1050w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ga182971_xx061582.jpg?rev=473fbb8ed8584fd7ab4195522219e5e7&w=750&hash=5DD9499FBDBE0075CB6DF7C45EB8047A 750w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ga182971_xx061582.jpg?rev=473fbb8ed8584fd7ab4195522219e5e7&w=525&hash=0E53FE21C4DB4DB754A64F07A8D3E117 525w, /-/media/gfo/3about/1ourstory/ga182971_xx061582.jpg?rev=473fbb8ed8584fd7ab4195522219e5e7&w=250&hash=9D897A39456F605DA7856F3F37AE16EC 250w" height="946" width="1070" loading="lazy" class="image-element" style="--image-height:946; --image-width:1070"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div id="interactive-timeline-1994" tabindex="-1" class="interactive-timeline__row js-interactive-timeline-year" data-repeat-animation="true"> <div class="interactive-timeline__year-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__display-year ">1994</div> </div> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-column"> <div class="interactive-timeline__article-row js-interactive-timeline-article" data-repeat-animation="true"> <section class="timeline-article"> <div class="timeline-article__content-column"> <div class="timeline-article__title"> William H. Gates Foundation Formed </div> <div class="timeline-article__description"> The William H. 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