CORPORATE

SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILI
TY
BILL & MELINDA GATES
FOUNDATION
BY:
KUNWAR ADITYA
RITU RAJ
SHREYA CHAKRABORTY
AP - VII
INTRODUCTION
 Founded in 1994 by Bill Gates and Melinda Gates in
Seattle, Washington

 Largest transparently operated private foundation in the

world

 Focus on Education, Healthcare and ending poverty

 Method: through donations & grants

SOME STATISTICS
 Number of employees: approximately 858

 Asset trust endowment: $33 billion

 Total grant commitments since inception: $22.93 billion

 Total 2009 grant payments: $3.0 billion

 Donations from the foundation each year is at least over US$1.5

billion, as at least 5% of the assets of the foundation is donated
PROJECT
S
ACTIVITIES
 Global Development Program

 Global Health Program

 United States Program

GLOBAL
DEVELOPME
NT PROGRAM
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
 Mission: Increase opportunities for people in
developing countries to overcome hunger and
poverty.

 Programs:
 Agricultural development
 Financial services for the poor
 Global special initiatives
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Agricultural development
 Rice Research

 Investment: $19.9 million to the International Rice

Research Institute

 Intended to support the increasing demand the world

has placed on rice
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Agricultural development
 Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

 Partnered with the Rockefeller Foundation

 Initial investment: $100 million

 Mission: To enhance agricultural science and small-

farm productivity in Africa
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Financial services for the poor
 Financial Access Initiative

 Investment: $5 million

 Mission: To do field research and answer important

questions about
 micro finance
 financial access
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Financial services for the poor
 Grameen Foundation

 Investment: $1.5 million

 Mission:
 To make more microloans
 To help five million additional families
 To free 50% of families from poverty within five years.
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Financial services for the poor
 Pro Mujer

 Pro Mujer is:

a leading microfinance network in Latin America
 a pioneer at combining financial services with
healthcare for the poorest women entrepreneurs
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Financial services for the poor
 Pro Mujer

 Investment: $3.1 million

 Mission: To research new opportunities for serving

the very poorest segment of the Latin American
microfinance market
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Global Special Initiatives
 Mission: Response to catastrophes and learning

 Areas of interest:
 Libraries
 Water, hygiene & sanitation
 Urban poverty
 Emergency response
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Global Special Initiatives
 Indian Ocean Earthquake(2004)

 Donation: US$3 million

 Amount given to charities like:

 CARE international
 International Rescue Committee
 Mercy Corps
 Save the Children
 World Vision
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Global Special Initiatives
 Kashmir Earthquake (2005)

 Donation: US$500,000

 Donations made to aid the victims of the earthquake.

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Global Special Initiatives
 Water, Hygiene and Sanitation

 Investment: US$1.2 million

 Mission: To find new, sustainable ways to make water,

sanitation and hygiene services safer and more affordable

 Investment done to: International Bank for

Reconstruction and Development
Global Health
Program
Global Health Program
 Mission:
 To focus on the health problems that have a major
impact in developing countries but get too little
attention and funding

 To invest in research and development of new

interventions, such as vaccines, drugs, and
diagnostics

 Investment: approx. US$800 million every year

Global Health Program
 Some Projects:
 The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
 Children's Vaccine Program
 University of Washington Department of Global
Health
 HIV Research
 Avahan: India AIDS Initiative
 Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation
Global Health Program
 Children's Vaccine Program
 Run by the Program for Appropriate Technology in
Health (PATH)
 Donation: US$27 million
 Mission: To help vaccinate against Japanese
encephalitis

 The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

 Donation: US$750 million
Global Health Program
 University of Washington Department of Global Health

 Investment: approx. US$30 million

 Mission: To promote 3 of the Foundation's target

areas:
 Education
 Pacific Northwest
 Global health
Global Health Program
 HIV Research
 Investment: US$287 million to various HIV/AIDS
researchers

 Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation

 Investment: approx. US$280 million

 Mission: To develop and license vaccine for
tuberculosis for high burden countries.
Global Health Program
 Avahan: India AIDS Initiative

 Launched in 2003
 Mission: To reduce the spread of HIV in India
 Investment: $258 million(2003) - $338 million
(2009)
Global Health Program
 Avahan – which means “call to action” in Sanskrit –
has three primary objectives:

 Build an HIV prevention model at scale in India 

 Catalyse others to take over and replicate the model 
 Foster and disseminate lessons learned within India and
worldwide
United States
Program
United States Program
 Mission: To help ensure greater opportunity for all
Americans through the attainment of secondary and
postsecondary education with genuine economic value.

 Priority area:
 Education
 Libraries
 Pacific Northwest
United States Program: Education
 Some Projects

 Smaller Schools
 D.C. Achievers Scholarships
 Gates Cambridge Scholarships
 Gates Millennium Scholars
 Strong American Schools
 University Scholars Program
 Washington State Achievers Scholarship
 William H. Gates Public Service Law Program
United States Program: Education
 Smaller schools

 Problem: 1 in 5 students unable to read and grasp

what they read
 Investment: approx. $250 million
 Mission:
 To reduce student-to-teacher ratios
 To divide large high schools through schools-
within-a-school model
United States Program: Education
 D.C. Achievers Scholarships
 Investment: $122 million
 Mission: To send District of Columbia's poorest
students to college

 Gates Millennium Scholars

 Investment: US$1.5 billion
 Mission: Giving scholarships to high achieving
minority students
United States Program: Education
 Gates Cambridge Scholarships

 Investment: US$210 million

 Mission: To help outstanding graduate students
outside of the United Kingdom study at the
University of Cambridge
 Approx. 100 new students are funded each year
United States Program: Libraries
 Mission: Ensuring that if one can get to a public
library, one can reach the Internet

 Investment: $12.2-million

 The foundation has:

 Installed computers and software
 Provided training and technical support
United States Program: Pacific Northwest
 Mission: To assist struggling families by:
 Supporting innovative community organizations
 Efforts that help break the cycle of homelessness

 Programs:
 Discovery Institute
 Rainier Scholars
 Computer History Museum
United States Program: Pacific Northwest
 Discovery Institute
 Investment: over US$9.35 million

 Rainier Scholars
 Investment: US$1 million

 Computer History Museum

 Donated US$15
AWARDS
 In 2006, the Prince of Asturias Award for International
Cooperation.

 In 2009, the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,

Disarmament and Development
BIBLIOGRAPHY
 http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_
%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation
 http://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/Pages/foundati
on-fact-sheet.aspx
 http://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/Pages/overvie
w.aspx
 http://www.gatesfoundation.org/avahan/Pages/overvi
ew.aspx
THANK YOU..
..for your patience! 