We are focused on the areas of greatest need, on the means in which we tin do the most good.

From poverty to health, to education, our areas of focus offer the opportunity to dramatically improve the quality of life for billions of people. So we build partnerships that bring together resources, expertise, and vision—working with the all-time organizations around the globe to identify issues, find answers, and drive change.

Places

Places

Our work depends on grantees and partners across the U.s. and in more than 130 countries who take on-the-basis expertise, a deep understanding of the issues nosotros care about, and strong ties with the communities in which we aim to make a deviation. At the same time, we have learned the value of having foundation representatives based in key regions—to assist u.s. build relationships with partner organizations and governments, better understand the policy environment, and remain culturally sensitive.

A Kenyan family at the Umoja Health Centre in Nairobi.

Africa

We support African partners whose bold ideas and creative approaches have the potential to save lives, improve wellness, and help families beyond the continent.

China

China

We support China in addressing major domestic health and development challenges, working with Chinese partners to aid the country become a stronger wellness and development partner for the residue of the earth.

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East Asia

Our East Asia team collaborates with public- and private-sector partners across the region on innovative ways to fight diseases that bear upon the world'southward poorest people and to sustain and increase development support from high-income Asian countries.

Europe

Nosotros work with leaders and institutions beyond Europe with the shared goals of reducing poverty and improving health throughout the developing world.

An Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), explains the post care of the vaccinations given to a mother and child at an Anganwadi Centre (AWC) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Bharat

We work in collaboration with the Indian government and other partners on diverse problems, from health care and sanitation to gender equality, agricultural development, and financial empowerment of the most vulnerable populations.

Center East

We work with partners across the Middle East to tackle a range of challenges, from poor health and poverty to depression agricultural output.

North America

Due north America

We invest in deep relationships with community leaders and innovators who are doing positive work that supports communities domestically and globally.

Programme strategies

Program strategies

We focus on issues nosotros call back are the biggest barriers that prevent people from making the most of their lives. For each effect nosotros piece of work on, we fund innovative ideas that could aid remove barriers. Some of the projects we fund will fail. We not only accept that, we expect it—because nosotros think an essential role of philanthropy is to make bets on promising solutions that governments and businesses tin't afford to make. As we learn which bets pay off, we adjust our strategies and share the results so anybody can do good.

Gender Equality

Our Gender Equality Segmentation works to achieve gender equality by integrating gender across the foundation's global piece of work and investing in women's economic empowerment, women'due south leadership, and removing the barriers for women and girls to thrive.

Global Development

Our Global Development Division focuses on improving the delivery of high-bear upon health products and services to the world's poorest communities and helps countries aggrandize access to wellness coverage.

Global Growth and Opportunity

Our Global Growth & Opportunity partition focuses on creating and scaling market place-based innovations to stimulate inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

Global Health

Our Global Health Sectionalisation aims to reduce inequities in health by developing new tools and strategies to reduce the burden of communicable diseases and the leading causes of child mortality in developing countries.

Global Policy and Advocacy

Our Global Policy & Advancement Division seeks to build strategic relationships and promote policies that volition help advance our work.

U.S. Program

Our United States Program Sectionalisation works to ensure everyone in the United States tin can learn, grow, and get ahead, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or family unit income.

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How we work

Nosotros are focused on results. Those that can be measured. And those measured in ways beyond numbers.

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Committed grants

We've funded thousands of projects, big and small. Our database includes payments made and committed from 1994 onward.

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Strategic Investments

Nosotros partner with entrepreneurs, companies, and other organizations to create incentives that harness the ability of private enterprise to create change for those who need it virtually.

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