Gates Foundation

The Gates Foundation is a nonprofit working to fight poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. It collaborates with partners in more than 130 countries to identify effective solutions, remove barriers, and support efforts that improve people’s lives. Gender equality is a central part of its mission, with a focus on helping women and girls prioritize their health, manage their finances, take on leadership roles, and make choices about starting families.

The foundation’s work spans women’s health, family planning, maternal, newborn and child health, nutrition, women’s leadership, and economic opportunity. It also supports broader initiatives in areas such as agricultural development, digital public infrastructure, malaria, education, and global development. Through committed grants, strategic initiatives, research, reports, and impact stories, the organization shares information about its priorities and progress. Its gender-equality work has a particular focus on South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, where it partners with local and global organizations to advance solutions. The foundation aims to expand opportunity and help create a more equal future.