In an attempt to highlight the success of the United States government’s work to improve health in countries around the planet, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is launching the “Living Proof Project: U.S. Investments in Global Health are Working”. At LivingProofProject.org, you can learn more about people around the world whose lives have been saved by U.S. health programs.
Melinda Gates hopes that this program will convince Americans to keep up the good work despite the harsh economic realities the country is facing.
Said Gates: “Bill and I are convinced that American funding for global health is working, because we have …read more

Apparently, many individuals are impressed with the work being done by Bill Gates and his wife. According to their annual report, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation received more than $10 million in 2008 from individuals making donations. That’s an impressive number, especially considering that the foundation didn’t spend any money fundraising.
According to the report, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has a $27.5 billion endowment. It obviously helps that Bill Gates of Microsoft fame is one of the richest people in the history of the world.
It wasn’t until 2007 that the foundation begin accepting donations from individuals. Among those …read more