Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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- F Funder
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Description
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works with partners worldwide to tackle critical problems in five program areas. 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. 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. Our Global Growth & Opportunity division focuses on creating and scaling market-based innovations to stimulate inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Our United States Division works to improve U.S. high school and postsecondary education, and support vulnerable children and families in Washington State. And our Global Policy & Advocacy Division seeks to build strategic relationships and promote policies that will help advance our work. Our approach to grantmaking in all five areas emphasizes collaboration, innovation, risk-taking, and, most importantly, results.
Primary Functions
- Funding
Secondary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Secondary completion
Other
- Early childhood development
- Transition from school to work
Other skills
- Financial literacy
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
Skills
- Literacy
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Empowerment
- Food/water security
- Gender equality
- HIV and STIs
- Masculinities/boys
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Nutrition
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Headquarters location(s)
- Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Office location(s)
- China
- Ethiopia
- India
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States of America
Contacts
- Helene Madonick
- Interim Director for Gender Equality
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Locations of current girls’ education work
- India
- Kenya
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
Projects Back to Top
Project/Program
Feminist and Youth-led Action (FAYA)
Research Project/Report/Study
Gender Gaps in Education: The Long View
Project/Program
DREAMS
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Global Education Program
Research Project/Report/Study
Tega
Research Project/Report/Study
Learning from Going to School: Implementation Research on School to Work Transitions Amongst Adolescent Girls in Bihar
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls First Fund Grant Program
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Youth Empowerment
Research Project/Report/Study
Evaluation of the Nia Project
Project/Program
Act With Her
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girl Programme
Research Project/Report/Study
Women Count
Project/Program
Abdiboru
Research Project/Report/Study
What We Learn about Girls’ Education from Interventions that Do Not Focus on Girls
Research Project/Report/Study
The Nia Project
Research Project/Report/Study
RECOVR Hub
Research Project/Report/Study
Anasoma
Project/Program
Education Programme
Research Project/Report/Study
Gender Advocates Data Hub
Project/Program
Enabling Girls to Advance Gender Equity (ENGAGE)
Project/Program
(re)solve
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Gender Measures and Data in the COVID-19 Era
Project/Program
Family Planning
Project/Program
Girls' Education Program (Room to Read)
Project/Program
Inspiring Married Adolescent Girls to Imagine New Empowered Futures (IMAGINE)
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Gender Equality Program