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Gates Foundation

[IMG: Rose sits quietly on her mother Annie Sackie’s lap after receiving the oral polio vaccine during a door-to-door immunization campaign in Bong County, Liberia, on July 30, 2025.]

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That every child, no matter where they are born, can reach their full potential.
See our three focus areas

[IMG: Rose sits quietly on her mother Annie Sackie’s lap after receiving the oral polio vaccine during a door-to-door immunization campaign in Bong County, Liberia, on July 30, 2025.]

[H2] The road to 2045
CEO Mark Suzman pens the foundation's 2026 Annual Letter.
Read it here

[IMG: 2025 marks a heartbreaking milestone: for the first time this century, child deaths are set to rise. But the world has made incredible progress improving children’s health—and we have to keep going.]

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2025 marks a heartbreaking milestone: for the first time this century, child deaths are set to rise. But the world has made incredible progress improving children’s health—and we have to keep going.
Read the new Goalkeepers report

Our mission is to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life.

Learn more about our role

Our work

We work with partners around the world to tackle big challenges and improve people’s lives.

Learn more about our work

Our story

For over 25 years, the Gates Foundation has been committed to tackling the greatest inequities in our world.

Explore our story

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How does the work of our partners come to life? How does that work create potential around the world? Watch, read, and experience the stories of good people doing great things that can lead to even greater things.
Learn more

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Ideas

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Maternal and child health

Economic opportunity

Infectious diseases

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How does a mother’s touch lead to a scientific breakthrough?

Learn how immediate kangaroo mother care could save 150,000 premature babies annually. New WHO guidelines recommend this life-saving technique for all preterm infants.

[IMG: Prof. Dr. Hadiza Shehu Galadanci exits her home before setting off for work at the African Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP), Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria on January 19, 2026.]

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Come to work with an obstetrician in Kano, Nigeria

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

[IMG: Hussain Aleaziz, a staff member of the Gates Foundation, chats with conference attendee Dr. Mohamed Hassan Mohamed, Deputy Minister of Health & Social Welfare of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Member of the Federal Parliament, as they walk through and interact with the Future of Health exhibit at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC), held at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda on March 4, 2025. The exhibit showcases groundbreaking innovations that are currently saving lives and shaping the future of child health.]

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How will global health innovations shape tomorrow? Take the quiz

Find out how cutting-edge future global health innovations will change the world of healthcare with our latest quiz.

[IMG: Rose sits quietly on her mother Annie Sackie’s lap after receiving the oral polio vaccine during a door-to-door immunization campaign in Bong County, Liberia, on July 30, 2025.]

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Helping every child reach their full potential—no matter where they’re born

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

[IMG: Goalkeepers Report 2025]

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Three takeaways from the 2025 Goalkeepers Report

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

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We can’t stop at almost: Goalkeepers 2025

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

[IMG: A seller with fresh produce in a local marketplace in Lakshmipuram in Vellore, India, on September 13, 2019.]

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QUIZ: How is climate change affecting what we eat?

This quiz highlights how agricultural and food advancements in places like Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi lead to economic development.

[IMG: Fatoumata Cisse teaches in a classroom that is part of the Associates in Research and Education for Development (ARED) program in Dakar, Senegal.]

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How classrooms in Senegal are opening doors through bilingual education

A bilingual education program in Senegal is teaching children in both their home language and French. Watch how this program is opening doors for students across Senegal.

[IMG: Student Fatou Ndiaye poses for a portrait in a classroom that is part of the Associates in Research and Education for Development (ARED) program in Dakar, Senegal.]

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Teaching kids in their national languages is transforming classrooms in Senegal

Senegal’s bilingual education model is helping children learn to read earlier and thrive in school.

[IMG: Dr. Stellah Bosire (middle) walks along the railroad tracks with the members of the Feminist for Peace, Rights, and Justice Center (FPRJC) in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya.]

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When we invest in women, everyone gains

When women have access to health, capital, and mentorship, families thrive and economies grow.

[IMG: Olayinka Dada, Financial Service Provider Advisor, at the Lagos Business School, AbdulAzeez Oguntoyinbo, Founder and CEO at Esusu Africa, and Ifeoma Obidum, CEO of Feedwell Global Link, during a learning session in Lagos, Nigeria, on July 23, 2025.]

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The digital finance fix helping Nigeria’s market vendors grow their businesses

See how a partnership between Lagos Business School and local innovators is using digital finance to empower small business owners in Nigeria.

[IMG: A repository of education certificates in a Nigerian school.]

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The digital solution giving Nigerians a fair chance

Edo State’s EdoCert program is using digital public infrastructure to unlock employment and educational opportunities for Nigerians.

[IMG: Researchers at at WITS RHI in South Africa at the M72 trial site.]

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The TB epidemic at a turning point

As TB overtakes COVID as the deadliest global disease, this article explores the history of vaccines and how key lessons can inform new TB vaccine development led by scientific leaders in Africa.

[IMG: Adéritow Gonçalves, medical entomologist with the National Institute of Public Health, analyzes mosquito samples to help assess the risk of malaria reintroduction in the Republic of Cabo Verde.]

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What can the world learn from Cabo Verde’s fight against malaria?

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

[IMG: Evans Lablah, a UNICEF immunization specialist, outside the Bong County cold storage facility in Liberia on July 29, 2025.]

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One man’s mission to protect Liberia’s children from polio—one vaccine at a time

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

[IMG: From L to R: Evaline Kibuchi, Robinah Babirye with her son, and Semiye Michael Larayetan]

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The Global Fund works—these stories remind us why it’s essential

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

[IMG: Emilie Leeflang, Alie Leeflang, and Maddie Leeflang pose for a portrait outside of the church where they volunteer.]

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Why two American teens want you to know about PEPFAR

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

[IMG: Dr. Lee Fairlie]

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A new vaccine could change everything we know about tuberculosis

A new TB vaccine may save millions. Meet the South African doctor helping lead the charge.

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Why smallholder farmers are investing in a new kind of tilapia

While smallholder farmers are facing an increasingly difficult climate, it’s crucial to have climate-resilient resources to improve nutrition and incomes. Learn how an improved tilapia is one example of climate-friendly food that can reduce malnutrition.

[IMG: Faith Zighe checks to see if the syringes have been assembled correctly. She is one of the many hearing impaired workers at the Revital Healthcare factory in Kikambala, Kenya, on July 9, 2024.Revital Healthcare became the first East and Central African company to manufacture medical devices such as auto-disabled syringes and reuse-preventing syringes and has grown to become one of the largest manufacturers of medical disposable products in Africa.]

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How auto-disable syringes and other innovations ensure wider vaccine access

Public health physician Dr. Marcy Ahun discusses vaccine delivery innovations, like the auto-disable syringe, that have prevented needle reuse and saved lives in the process.

[IMG: Puneet Dewan, Senior Program Officer, TB Delivery, reveals some of the most exciting innovations in the R&D pipeline that could transform life for people affected by this deadly disease.]

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WATCH: The only tuberculosis vaccine is a century old. New innovations are around the corner. 

An expert reveals some of the most exciting innovations in the R&D pipeline that could transform life for people affected by this deadly disease.

By Puneet Dewan

Senior Program Officer, TB Delivery, Gates Foundation

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More about the foundation

For the year ended December 31, 2025. Amount in U.S. dollars.

2,215
Employees

2,506
Number of grants

$8.5B
Total charitable support

1,472
Grantees

51
Program strategies

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Our role

For over 25 years, the Gates Foundation has been committed to fighting the greatest inequities in the world.

Learn more

How we work

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

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Our story

Learn about the origins of the foundation and the values that drive our work.

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Ideas

The latest stories and insights from experts, leaders, and partners shaping progress on global health and opportunity around the world.

Filter By Topic:

Climate

Gender equality

Global health

Policy and funding

Education

[IMG: A seller with fresh produce in a local marketplace in Lakshmipuram in Vellore, India, on September 13, 2019.]

QUIZ: How is climate change affecting what we eat?

This quiz highlights how agricultural and food advancements in places like Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi lead to economic development.

[IMG: Fernando Mallman works on repairs to irrigation infrastructure in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Mallman is working with Embrapa agronomists to rebuild degraded soils to withstand floods and drought while stabilizing yields and income.]

Climate resilience is essential to a healthier, more prosperous world

Mark Suzman

We can’t secure health and prosperity without climate resilience. CEO Mark Suzman shares what works—and why now.

[IMG: Portrait of Ramatu Alhaji Yusuf, a smallholder farmer and community leader, who empowers other women farmers to adopt climate resilient practices that cultivate improved cowpea varieties in Bichi, Kano State, Nigeria on April 2, 2025.]

The cowpea farmer breaking norms in Nigeria

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

[IMG: Dr. Stellah Bosire (middle) walks along the railroad tracks with the members of the Feminist for Peace, Rights, and Justice Center (FPRJC) in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya.]

When we invest in women, everyone gains

Jackie Jones

When women have access to health, capital, and mentorship, families thrive and economies grow.

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Make Me Care About...Wrap Up

On the season finale of Make Me Care About, our guest, Melinda French Gates, share her favorite highlights and why these topics are something you should care about.

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Make Me Care About...Maternal Mortality

When it goes well, giving birth can be a wonderful experience, but, when it goes wrong, it can be deadly for mother and child alike. Too often, where you live, your access to quality care, and in some places the color of your skin determines whether or not you live or die during birth.

[IMG: Researchers at at WITS RHI in South Africa at the M72 trial site.]

The TB epidemic at a turning point

As TB overtakes COVID as the deadliest global disease, this article explores the history of vaccines and how key lessons can inform new TB vaccine development led by scientific leaders in Africa.

[IMG: Prof. Dr. Hadiza Shehu Galadanci exits her home before setting off for work at the African Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP), Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria on January 19, 2026.]

Come to work with an obstetrician in Kano, Nigeria

Dr. Hadiza Galdanci

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

[IMG: Hussain Aleaziz, a staff member of the Gates Foundation, chats with conference attendee Dr. Mohamed Hassan Mohamed, Deputy Minister of Health & Social Welfare of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Member of the Federal Parliament, as they walk through and interact with the Future of Health exhibit at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC), held at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda on March 4, 2025. The exhibit showcases groundbreaking innovations that are currently saving lives and shaping the future of child health.]

How will global health innovations shape tomorrow? Take the quiz

Find out how cutting-edge future global health innovations will change the world of healthcare with our latest quiz.

[IMG: From L to R: Evaline Kibuchi, Robinah Babirye with her son, and Semiye Michael Larayetan]

The Global Fund works—these stories remind us why it’s essential

Cynthia Mwase

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

[IMG: Emilie Leeflang, Alie Leeflang, and Maddie Leeflang pose for a portrait outside of the church where they volunteer.]

Why two American teens want you to know about PEPFAR

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

[IMG: Gargee Ghosh, President, Global Policy & Advocacy, speaks with female workers during a visit to the]

Development finance needs a reset, not a retreat 

Gargee Ghosh

Gargee Ghosh calls for a bold reset of development finance amid a sharp decline in global aid budgets and compounding global crises.

[IMG: Student Fatou Ndiaye poses for a portrait in a classroom that is part of the Associates in Research and Education for Development (ARED) program in Dakar, Senegal.]

Teaching kids in their national languages is transforming classrooms in Senegal

Senegal’s bilingual education model is helping children learn to read earlier and thrive in school.

[IMG: A repository of education certificates in a Nigerian school.]

The digital solution giving Nigerians a fair chance

Edo State’s EdoCert program is using digital public infrastructure to unlock employment and educational opportunities for Nigerians.

[IMG: A OneGoal classroom full of people sitting around a table and listening to a speaker.]

From the interview chair to serious barbecue: CEO Mark Suzman in Texas

Mark Suzman

Mark shares some of his favorite moments from a recent trip to Houston, Texas to meet with education partners and grantees.

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Our Ideas

Economic opportunity

Infectious diseases

Maternal and child health

[IMG: A seller with fresh produce in a local marketplace in Lakshmipuram in Vellore, India, on September 13, 2019.]

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QUIZ: How is climate change affecting what we eat?

This quiz highlights how agricultural and food advancements in places like Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi lead to economic development.

[IMG: Fatoumata Cisse teaches in a classroom that is part of the Associates in Research and Education for Development (ARED) program in Dakar, Senegal.]

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How classrooms in Senegal are opening doors through bilingual education

A bilingual education program in Senegal is teaching children in both their home language and French. Watch how this program is opening doors for students across Senegal.

[IMG: Student Fatou Ndiaye poses for a portrait in a classroom that is part of the Associates in Research and Education for Development (ARED) program in Dakar, Senegal.]

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Teaching kids in their national languages is transforming classrooms in Senegal

Senegal’s bilingual education model is helping children learn to read earlier and thrive in school.

[IMG: Dr. Stellah Bosire (middle) walks along the railroad tracks with the members of the Feminist for Peace, Rights, and Justice Center (FPRJC) in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya.]

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When we invest in women, everyone gains

When women have access to health, capital, and mentorship, families thrive and economies grow.

[IMG: Rose sits quietly on her mother Annie Sackie’s lap after receiving the oral polio vaccine during a door-to-door immunization campaign in Bong County, Liberia, on July 30, 2025.]

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Helping every child reach their full potential—no matter where they’re born

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

[IMG: Olayinka Dada, Financial Service Provider Advisor, at the Lagos Business School, AbdulAzeez Oguntoyinbo, Founder and CEO at Esusu Africa, and Ifeoma Obidum, CEO of Feedwell Global Link, during a learning session in Lagos, Nigeria, on July 23, 2025.]

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The digital finance fix helping Nigeria’s market vendors grow their businesses

See how a partnership between Lagos Business School and local innovators is using digital finance to empower small business owners in Nigeria.

[IMG: Researchers at at WITS RHI in South Africa at the M72 trial site.]

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The TB epidemic at a turning point

As TB overtakes COVID as the deadliest global disease, this article explores the history of vaccines and how key lessons can inform new TB vaccine development led by scientific leaders in Africa.

[IMG: Hussain Aleaziz, a staff member of the Gates Foundation, chats with conference attendee Dr. Mohamed Hassan Mohamed, Deputy Minister of Health & Social Welfare of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Member of the Federal Parliament, as they walk through and interact with the Future of Health exhibit at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC), held at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda on March 4, 2025. The exhibit showcases groundbreaking innovations that are currently saving lives and shaping the future of child health.]

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How will global health innovations shape tomorrow? Take the quiz

Find out how cutting-edge future global health innovations will change the world of healthcare with our latest quiz.

[IMG: Adéritow Gonçalves, medical entomologist with the National Institute of Public Health, analyzes mosquito samples to help assess the risk of malaria reintroduction in the Republic of Cabo Verde.]

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What can the world learn from Cabo Verde’s fight against malaria?

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

[IMG: Evans Lablah, a UNICEF immunization specialist, outside the Bong County cold storage facility in Liberia on July 29, 2025.]

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One man’s mission to protect Liberia’s children from polio—one vaccine at a time

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

[IMG: From L to R: Evaline Kibuchi, Robinah Babirye with her son, and Semiye Michael Larayetan]

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The Global Fund works—these stories remind us why it’s essential

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

[IMG: Emilie Leeflang, Alie Leeflang, and Maddie Leeflang pose for a portrait outside of the church where they volunteer.]

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Why two American teens want you to know about PEPFAR

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

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How does a mother’s touch lead to a scientific breakthrough?

Learn how immediate kangaroo mother care could save 150,000 premature babies annually. New WHO guidelines recommend this life-saving technique for all preterm infants.

[IMG: Prof. Dr. Hadiza Shehu Galadanci exits her home before setting off for work at the African Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP), Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria on January 19, 2026.]

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Come to work with an obstetrician in Kano, Nigeria

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

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Three takeaways from the 2025 Goalkeepers Report

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

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We can’t stop at almost: Goalkeepers 2025

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

[IMG: Christine Muteria with her son in Wote, Kenya.]

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The game-changing PPH protocol saving mothers’ lives in Kenya

Kenya’s success with a new post-partum hemorrhage protocol could improve maternal health care across Africa and beyond.

[IMG: A nurse manager, demonstrates how to use a drape to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) at Makueni County Referral Hospital in Makueni County, Wote, Kenya.]

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This simple tool is helping prevent maternal deaths worldwide

Discover how Kenya’s E-MOTIVE protocol and a low-cost blood-loss drape reduces severe postpartum bleeding by 60%, saving thousands of mothers each year.

Sign up for The Optimist newsletter

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Learn more about good people doing great things that can lead to even greater things.

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About

Our mission is to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life.

The Gates Foundation is a philanthropic organization that works to dramatically reduce disease and poverty and build a more equal world.
We invest our expertise and resources in organizations, research institutions, and global alliances that are fueling progress toward a future that is free of infectious diseases, provides economic opportunity for all, and ensures the health of mothers and babies.
Our charitable support, which in 2024 totaled more than US$8 billion, focuses on innovative products, ideas, and approaches that have the potential to save and improve the greatest number of lives. Our efforts span more than four dozen program areas and engage thousands of partners that are leading the work on the ground—including nonprofit organizations, government agencies, private enterprises, scientists, community groups, and policy researchers.

Explore our story

Learn about our origins and how our approach has evolved since we started in 2000.

Read our story

Understand our role

We fund and bring together people and organizations in the global health and development sectors so we can collectively accelerate progress on urgent issues.

Read about our role

[IMG: Dr. Chellapilla Bharadwaj, Principal Chickpea Breeder at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), poses for a photograph inside a chickpea testing laboratory at the IARI in New Delhi, India, on April 7, 2025.]

How our funding works

We make grants to organizations as well as investments in projects carried out by private companies.

Learn about our funding

How we work

We pursue our goals by providing funding to those who have the experience and expertise to make an impact.

Learn how we work

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More about our foundation

For the year ended December 31, 2025.

2,215
Employees

2,506
Number of grants

$8.5B
Total charitable support

1,472
Grantees

51
Program strategies

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Does the Gates Foundation accept direct donations?

No. We encourage people who support our goals to give directly to our grantees, who are listed in our searchable database of committed grants. Those who prefer to have their gifts distributed to projects vetted by Gates Foundation experts can donate to Gates Philanthropy Partners, a 501(c)(3) public charity that aligns its grantmaking with the foundation’s strategic goals.

Can my organization apply for a grant from the foundation?

In most cases, we directly contact organizations identified by our staff and invite them to submit funding proposals for work that addresses a specific foundation priority, such as nutrition, tuberculosis prevention, or safer childbirth. We also award some grants through posted requests for proposals, including through our Grand Challenges initiatives. We do not contribute to fundraising campaigns for organizations.

I got an email saying I won a foundation lottery or a prize from Bill Gates. Is this true?

No, this is a scam. These types of messages circulate by email, social media, postal mail, and phone in multiple languages and often include our foundation logo, photos, links, or other content from our website. We encourage you to report such fraudulent communications.

Can I apply for a job at the foundation?

Yes. To view job openings at the foundation and learn how to apply, visit the Careers section of our website.

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Leadership

Our leaders are guided by the foundation’s mission to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life.

Explore our leadership

[IMG: Foundation employees share personal stories at the Ignite storytelling session during the Annual Employee Meeting at the Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington, on May 9, 2023.]

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Gates Foundation was founded on a simple premise: that people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives.

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Committed grants

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

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How we work

Learn how we identify grantees and form partnerships with private companies to address inequities.

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Financials

We are committed to providing clear, timely information on our finances and grantmaking efforts. See information about our annual reports, audited financial statements, charitable work with the private sector, and the Foundation Trust.

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For transparency, we share the policies and principles that help guide our work.

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Our Work

In the effort to save and improve lives, we are focused on achieving three goals by 2045:

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Saving the lives of mothers, babies, and children

Saving the lives of mothers, babies, and children

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Ending infectious diseases

Ending infectious diseases

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Expanding economic opportunity

Expanding economic opportunity

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2,167

Employees

2,573

Number of grants

$8.0B

Total charitable support

1,507

Grantees

53

Program strategies

Places

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

[IMG: Kukawa Mubaraka, 1.5 years old, with his parents Hassan Mubarak and Rebhia Hamisi are seen at Umoja Heath Centre in Nairobi on May 16, 2019.]

Africa

[IMG: Students are busy in class at the Hua Ao School, located in Beijing, Shijingshan district on April 7, 2015. Founded in 1997 the school boards and educates nearly 900 students from low-income migrant parents at primary and middle school levels.]

China

[IMG: Lab technician working on a neutralising antibody test on the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus at a Bio Safety Level (BSL) 3 laboratory at the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in Seoul.]

East Asia

[IMG: Member of the audience asks a question at the One Great George Street Conference Center during a discussion entitled: Family Planning - the rights of girls and women. Co-hosted by The Department for International Development, The Gates Foundation and Save the Children. Wednesday, May 21, 2014.]

Europe

[IMG: Gayatri Ahirwar, 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 on September 26, 2018.]

India

[IMG: Ghida Krisht, intern at the United Nations World Food Programme speaks with Dr. Hassan Taie Hussein at the Hassan obstetric gynecological clinic in Luxor, Egypt. Dr. Hassan has seen improvements in pregnant women and newborn health since the Egyptian government with support from the United Nations World Food Program, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and the Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity, began fortifying flour with essential micronutrients to help combat widespread anemia. The program adds iron and folic acid to baladi bread, the staple food of Egyptians.]

Middle East

[IMG: A classroom of women take a test at the Rio Salado College in Tempe, AZ on October 26, 2016.]

North America

Program strategies

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Program strategies

We support new ideas to address obstacles that stop people from living their best lives. Some projects we support will not succeed. We not only understand that, we anticipate it. Philanthropy means taking chances on solutions that governments and businesses cannot afford to take. As we discover which risks pay off, we adapt our strategies and share the outcomes for everyone's advantage.

Gender Equality

Our Gender Equality Division works to ensure women and girls in Africa and South Asia can enjoy good health, make their own choices, earn their own money, and be leaders in their societies.
Family Planning
Maternal, Newborn, Child Nutrition & Health
Strategic Initiatives
Women in Leadership
Women’s Health Innovations

Global Development

Our Global Development Division focuses on improving the delivery of high-impact health products and services to the world’s poorest communities and helps countries expand access to health coverage.
Emergency Response
Global Health Agencies and Funds
Immunization
Polio

Global Growth and Opportunity

Our Global Growth & Opportunity Division focuses on creating and scaling market-based innovations to stimulate inclusive and sustainable economic growth. 
Agricultural Development
Digital Public Infrastructure
Global Education Program
Inclusive Financial Systems
Nutrition
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Global Health

Our Global Health Division aims to reduce inequities in health by developing new tools and strategies to reduce the burden of infectious disease and the leading causes of child mortality in developing countries. 
Accelerator
Discovery & Translational Sciences
Enterics, Diagnostics, Genomics & Epidemiology (EDGE)
HIV
Institute for Disease Modeling
Integrated Development
Malaria
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
Vaccine Development

Global Policy and Advocacy

Our Global Policy & Advocacy Division seeks to build strategic relationships and promote policies that will help advance our work.
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Helping every child reach their full potential—no matter where they’re born

For the next 20 years, our work is built on three pillars. Here's why.

[IMG: Rose sits quietly on her mother Annie Sackie’s lap after receiving the oral polio vaccine during a door-to-door immunization campaign in Bong County, Liberia, on July 30, 2025.]

Rose sits quietly on her mother, Annie’s, lap, after receiving the oral polio vaccine in Bong County, Liberia.

©Gates Archive/Carielle Doe

The birth of a child feels like a miracle. Her whole life stretches out before her.

She could become a leader of her community, an athlete or artist, a teacher or traveler. But often, a child’s possibilities are limited by forces beyond their control.

Jan 15, 2026

4 min read

In 2023, nearly 5 million children died before their 5th birthday—most of them from causes like malnutrition and preventable diseases.
Kids in the poorest parts of the world are 80 times more likely to die before age 5 than those in the wealthiest countries.
At the Gates Foundation, we believe that every child, no matter where they are from, deserves the chance to thrive and live out their dreams.
That’s why we work with partners to improve the health and well-being of children all over the world.

[IMG: Manna Pathani, mother of four, seen with her youngest daughter, Sumaiya Pathani, who is identified as a severely malnourished in Banke District, Narainapur Village, Nepal, on March 9, 2025.]

Manna, a mother of four, with her daughter, Sumaiya, in Narainapur Village, Nepal.
©Gates Archive/Uma Bista

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We start by helping mothers.

Every year, about 260,000 women—more than 90% of them in low- and middle-income countries—die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications.
To help protect mothers, we support the development of new health care tools.
For example, two-thirds of the world’s people lack access to diagnostic imaging, including ultrasounds. We work with partners to get portable ultrasound devices powered by artificial intelligence that pair with mobile phones into remote areas so midwives and nurses can help mothers have healthier pregnancies.
Even relatively simple interventions can be lifesaving for mothers.
Take the postpartum hemorrhage drape, a V-shaped plastic bag placed under a mother during childbirth that measures blood loss after delivery.
The drape allows busy health care workers to immediately recognize when a mother’s life is in danger from postpartum bleeding—the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide—and quickly intervene.

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A study of women in 80 hospitals in four African countries found that those using the drape along with a combination of other evidence-based lifesaving practices saw a 60% reduction in severe maternal bleeding.

Birth is just the start of a baby’s journey. For children to grow up healthy and strong, they need access to nutritious foods.
Everything from their immune system to their ability to learn and even their future earning potential is affected by the nutrition they receive before their 2nd birthday.

When a child dies, half the time the underlying cause is malnutrition…. I believe we can start a second global health boom by getting children the nutrients they need to thrive.

- Bill Gates

[IMG: Manna Pathani, mother of four, seen with her youngest daughter, Sumaiya Pathani, who is identified as a severely malnourished in Banke District, Narainapur Village, Nepal, on March 9, 2025.]

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We help fight infectious diseases.

Large-scale food fortification is an older technology, but we’re supporting new ways of using it to increase intake of micronutrients, like vitamin A and folate, that have an outsized impact on kids’ health.
Good nutrition is also essential for helping kids fend off infections and diseases.
For too long, too many children around the world have died from diseases that are preventable and treatable in wealthier countries. But that is changing.
The greatest impact has come from expanded access to lifesaving vaccines, one of the most important scientific innovations in history.

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According to a study in The Lancet, vaccines have saved the lives of 146 million kids under age 5 since 1974 and are “the single greatest contribution to improved infant survival over the past 50 years.”

In 2000, we helped launch Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which makes vaccines more available and affordable around the world.
Since then, Gavi has reached 1.2 billion kids with routine immunizations. We continue to support Gavi as one of their largest funders.
Today, a child born in a Gavi-supported country is 70% less likely to die from a vaccine-preventable disease before age 5 than when Gavi was established in 2000.
We support scientists around the world in developing groundbreaking new vaccines against deadly diseases.
Recent breakthroughs include a potential new vaccine against tuberculosis and maternal vaccines that start protecting kids even before they are born.

The impact of vaccines—a single dose can protect a child from a deadly disease forever—is like a miracle to me, and who gets tired of talking about miracles?

- Bill Gates

[IMG: Student Manssour Fall and his mother, Aminata Ba, pose for a portrait after class which is part of the Associates in Research and Education for Development (ARED) program in Dakar, Senegal on July 15, 2025.]

Manssour and his mother, Aminata, pose after a class program (ARED) that integrates national languages as a medium of learning in Dakar, Senegal.
©Gates Foundation/Ricci Shryock

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We help expand economic opportunity.

With better health, nutrition, and vaccines, millions more kids will survive beyond age 5. But that’s just the beginning.
We also want them to be able to lift themselves out of poverty, follow their passions, and grow into adults who improve their communities.
Because when more people can learn, earn, save, and invest, families, communities, and entire regions can grow stronger.
In 1990, nearly 40% of the world lived in extreme poverty. Today, that number has fallen to about 10%.
Since 2000, the number of low-income countries has dropped by more than 50%, from nearly 60 to fewer than 30.
One way we work to expand economic opportunity—while also improving nutrition—is by supporting smallholder farmers.
Smallholder farms provide livelihoods for 2.5 billion people worldwide and produce more than 80% of the food in places like South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Smallholder farmers and their communities face growing climate-related threats to their crops and livelihoods—from extreme heat and drought to floods and pest infestations.
We work with our partners to help farmers build resilience against these threats so they can better support their families and communities.
New varieties of pest-resistant sorghum developed with the support of the foundation increased yields by approximately 30% in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and strengthened farmers’ resilience in the face of climate pressures.
To excel in school and in life, every child needs to learn foundational skills like reading and math.
Study after study has shown that these skills can lead to better health and higher lifetime earnings. High-quality education also contributes to economic growth and job creation that benefits entire communities.
Up to 70% of children in low- and middle-income countries do not learn basic reading and math skills by age 10.
If every child were to learn to read, global GDP could rise by US$6.5 trillion per year.
Our funding supports programs that work with teachers and innovators in sub-Saharan Africa and India to develop strategies that help children learn foundational reading and math skills.
We also work with countries to support efforts to improve their digital public infrastructure, including systems like digital payments that connect people to services, markets, and each other.
Just as roads and railways were essential to prosperity in earlier eras, inclusive and thoughtfully implemented digital systems can play a role in strengthening economies and expanding opportunity for all.

Digital public infrastructure is key to making progress on many of the issues we work on…. The future is digital. Let’s make sure it’s a future that benefits everyone.

- Bill Gates

[IMG: Tina Flomo sits with her son, Joseph in the yard of their home in Bong County, Liberia, on July 30, 2025.]

Tina sits with her son, Joseph, in their yard in Bong County, Liberia.

©Gates Archive/Carielle Doe

We believe in a few fundamental truths:

Every person deserves the chance to live a healthy, productive life.
Every child deserves the opportunity to pursue their dreams.
Anyone, no matter where they’re from, can change their community and the world for the better.

Since our foundation began its work 26 years ago, child mortality worldwide has fallen by half.
That means 5 million more kids every year who are staying alive.
In 2026, we are continuing to focus on improving the health of mothers and babies, fighting infectious diseases, and expanding economic opportunity so every child can reach their full potential.

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[IMG: Rebecca Martey breastfeeds her newborn son, Gerald, at Osu Maternity Home in Accra, Ghana.]

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What $2.5 billion can do: Four innovations advancing women’s health

The Gates Foundation has committed an additional $2.5 billion to invest in women's health through 2030. Learn some of the ways this money will help women across the globe.

By Ru-fong Joanne Cheng

Director, Women’s Health Innovations, Gates Foundation

[IMG: The next big leap in vaccines: protecting babies before they’re born]

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The next big leap in vaccines: protecting babies before they’re born

A South African scientist who helped shape modern immunization is now focused on saving newborns through maternal vaccines.

[IMG: Christine Muteria with her son in Wote, Kenya.]

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The game-changing PPH protocol saving mothers’ lives in Kenya

Kenya’s success with a new post-partum hemorrhage protocol could improve maternal health care across Africa and beyond.

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[H1] GATES FOUNDATION PRIVACY & COOKIES NOTICE

Last updated: September 2025 Update history
The Gates Foundation and our affiliates (“we” or “us”) are committed to the lawful, fair, and transparent processing of personal data.
This notice is intended to help you understand what personal data we collect, why, when we share it, and how we store and protect it, as well as how to manage communications from us and exercise other rights you may have to your personal data. We may update this notice to reflect changes in our practices and applicable law. If we make a substantial or material update, we will post a notice on our sites and tools.
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If you have questions about this notice, please contact us.

When this notice applies

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Our sites and tools
This notice applies to personal data we collect through this website and any of our other websites, portals, platforms, repositories, electronic forms and surveys, online forums and interactive community sites, events and other interactions, interactive exhibits, channels used to support philanthropic goals, and mobile apps that link to or reference this notice (collectively, “our sites and tools”). With respect to personal data processed through our sites and tools, we are the controller responsible for your personal data.
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Links to third-party sites
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What data we collect about you

[H3] What data we collect about you
Data you provide about yourself
We collect your personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us. For example, you may give us: your email address, country of residence, and areas of interest if you choose to receive newsletters, updates, or other information from us; your contact information, and any other personal data you choose to include, if you email, text, instant message us, engage at events or other engagements, or contact us through our sites and tools; and any personal data contained in, or included with, any proposal documents, social media posts, articles, feedback, comments, responses, messages, chats, photos, videos, or other data or content you submit via our sites and tools. Please do not disclose more personal data than is necessary.
It is always your choice whether to provide this personal data. However, some personal data must be provided to enable certain functions of our sites and tools or enable you to participate in certain programs, activities, or events (such as to sign up for a newsletter, apply for a job, or register to participate in one of our events), so the decision not to provide such personal data might limit or eliminate such functions or your ability to participate in those programs, activities, or events.
Personal data you provide about others
Do not provide personal data about others unless you are authorized or required to do so by contract or applicable law. You may provide personal data on behalf of another person if you have provided them with a copy of this notice, and any applicable supplemental privacy notice, and obtained their explicit or express consent. We may ask you to provide evidence of that notice and consent.
Data we obtain from third parties and other sources
We may obtain personal data about you from other sources, including your company/organization, professional references, publicly available sources, third-party analytics providers, our service providers, and other third parties. For example, we may obtain your personal data if: another person designates you as a contact person for your company/organization or includes information about you in proposal documents, social media posts, articles, feedback, comments, responses, messages, chats, photos, videos, or other data or content submitted through our sites and tools; or one of our employees or service providers or a third party acting on apparent authority provides it to us (for example, when registering you to access one of our sites and tools, access our facilities, apply for a job, or participate in one of our activities or events).
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We may engage third parties to process donations or other payments you make to us (“Payment Processors”). In some cases, such donations or payments are made directly through one of our sites and tools. If so, we may ask you to provide payment, credit card, or other credit-related information, which we will share with the Payment Processor for the purpose of processing your payment. In other cases, you may be redirected to the Payment Processor’s site to make your donation or other payment. If so, the data collection and use practices of the Payment Processor’s site will be governed by that site’s privacy notice, statement, or policy, and its terms of use. We encourage you to read them.
Interest-based advertising
We may engage third parties to place our interest-based advertisements across the internet for the purpose of engaging and informing you about our organization, activities we fund, and the issues we care about. These third parties may use tracking technologies to collect information about your visits to our sites and tools and other websites and your interaction with our advertising and other communications. Some advertisements may be personalized, meaning that they are intended to be relevant to you based on information collected about your visits to our sites and tools and elsewhere over time.
You may opt out of our collection and use of this information at any time and, in some jurisdictions, we will only engage in interest-based advertising if you have opted in. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices concerning interest-based advertisements, please contact us or visit:
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Data we collect automatically, including cookies, pixels, and similar technologies
We may collect some personal data automatically. For example, when you visit our sites and tools, we may collect your internet protocol (“IP”) address, internet service provider (“ISP”) information, and browser type and language. We also may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to collect data about your interaction with our sites and tools, including, for example, referring webpage, pages visited on our sites and tools, and crash data. In addition, we may link the information we collect automatically or the information from any cookie or pixel with the information you provide in other contexts on our sites and tools (newsletters, etc.) to personalize, connect and streamline your experience when visiting our sites and tools. For example, this may include connecting your use of our sites and tools from your desktop, mobile, or other device. Please see Cookies & Similar Technologies for more information, including how to manage cookies, pixels, and similar technologies.
Sensitive personal data
We will not intentionally collect any sensitive personal data (or equivalent concept under applicable law) without your explicit or express consent for one or more specified purposes unless otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.
Minors
Our sites and tools are not intended for minors (individuals under the age of 13, or equivalent minimum age depending on jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal data from minors through our sites and tools. If you become aware of any personal data we have collected from a minor through our sites and tools, please contact us. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a minor through our sites and tools, we will take steps to delete the data without notice as soon as possible.

How we use your data

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Purposes
Generally, we may use your personal data to:
send you information about our organization, activities we fund, and the issues we care about related to your interactions with us or our sites and tools [for our legitimate interests];
send you publications, newsletters, and updates that you have explicitly or expressly chosen to receive [with your consent];
review and respond to any proposal documents, reports, deliverables, comments, responses, messages, chats, or other data or content you submit when applying for funding, performing a project, or providing services [for our legitimate interests and/or to enter/perform a contract with you];
review, analyze, and respond to any feedback, comments, responses, messages, chats, photos, videos, or other data or content you submit via our sites and tools [for our legitimate interests and/or with your consent];
administer and inform our program strategies and charitable activities [for our legitimate interests];
administer, safeguard, and improve our sites and tools, systems, facilities, events, and other business operations [for our legitimate interests];
protect our rights and the safety of others [for our legitimate interests];
contribute to our archive of information in the public interest [for our legitimate interests]; and/or
comply with applicable law, court order, subpoena, or legal process served on us [to comply with legal obligations].
Additional purposes
Additional purposes for using your personal data are, or will be, described in a supplemental privacy notice applicable to our engagement with you.
Legal bases under applicable law
We may collect and use your personal data only if we have one or more legal bases for doing so under applicable law. The legal basis or bases will depend on your relationship to us and/or your interaction with our sites and tools. Examples of legal bases on which we rely include where processing is necessary to:
enter or perform a contract with you;
comply with a legal obligation;
pursue our legitimate interests or those of a third party (provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests);
maintain an archive in the public interest; or
protect the vital interests of you or another natural person.
If the legal basis is consent, we will notify you in clear and plain language. We will seek additional consent before using your personal data for a new purpose that is inconsistent with the purpose for which it was collected. Your consent is voluntary and may be withdrawn at any time.

When we share your data

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Employees, agents, affiliates, service providers, and partners
We may share your personal data with our: (a) employees, agents, and affiliates who have a business need to know; (b) our services providers (including supplemental staff, project workers, inbound secondees, and outsourced service workers) to process it for us based on our instructions and for no other purpose; and (c) with third-party partners that are collaborating with us to fund or conduct projects or host events. We do not share your personal data with any third party (including our service providers) for marketing purposes unless you have provided consent for us to do so. If you believe personal data you provided to us is being misused by a third party, please contact us right away.
Other visitors to our sites and tools
Any personal data you include in feedback, comments, responses, messages, chats, photos, videos, or other data or content you submit to interactive portions of our sites and tools (such as comment sections, online forums, and interactive communities) may be viewed by other visitors to those portions of our sites and tools. Other visitors may access, re-post, or use such submission. In some interactive portions of our sites, you may have the ability to adjust various privacy settings to control who may see your submission. Even if you remove or delete your submission, copies may remain in cached or archived areas of our sites and tools or be retained by other participants or visitors.
Law enforcement
We may share your personal data with law enforcement, other government agencies or authorities, or third parties as required by applicable law, court order, subpoena, or legal process served on us.
Transfer of control
We will not transfer control over personal data to any third party unless such transfer is expressly consented to by you or required to comply with applicable law, court order, subpoena, or legal process served on us.

How we store and protect your data

[H3] How we store and protect your data
Storage and transfers
Your personal data may be stored in your region or in any other country where we or our service providers have facilities. We may also allow employees and service providers located around the world to access personal data as provided in this notice. We will ensure your legal rights and protections travel with any such “transfer” of your personal data as required by applicable law. We do this by signing agreements containing appropriate data protection terms (including “standard contractual clauses,” “standard contracts,” or other terms as may be required by applicable law) and requiring that our employees and service providers protect personal data in accordance with applicable law.
Storage period
We will store your personal data until it is no longer needed to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected or as otherwise required or permitted by law. After such time, we will either delete or anonymize your personal data or, if this is not possible, we will securely store your personal data and isolate it from any further use until deletion is possible. We may dispose of any data at our discretion without notice, subject to applicable law. Please contact us if you would like more details regarding our retention periods for different categories of personal data.
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