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Similarly, the individual projects that the foundation is involved with are not named after any of the project’s partners or donors. Bill and Melinda Gates are the only ones that have something named after them, and it is the foundation, of which they are also the founders. 6/6

❗️However, Warren Buffet also made a lifetime promise to financially contribute to the foundation and no part of the foundation has been named after him which presents a paradox because there is nothing to compensate Buffet's financial contributions.

🤑Many foundations and philanthropic projects utilize the ‘naming’ practice. ‘Naming’ consists of naming a foundation, philanthropic organization, museum, or any other entity that is not for-profit, in exchange for consequential donations. 1/6

💸In 2006, he pledged $31 billion to the Gates Foundation and became one of the three trustees of its Fund. He is also a known contributor to the Democratic Party of the United States. 8/8

Buffet is one of the richest men in the world, with $94B in Net Worth as of October, 2022, according to Forbes Magazine. He has promised to give away all his wealth. In 2010 he founded The Giving Pledge with Bill Gates to encourage billionaires to donate at least 50% to charity

🔝The leadership of the Gates Foundation includes its both co-chairs, CEO Mark Suzman and a Board of Trustees. However, its general strategy is set by the only three current trustees: Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffet. But who are they exactly? 🤔 1/8

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The foundation also has regional offices across the world for better networks with patterns and local organizations which help them in their program strategies in target countries. They have partners in over 100 countries. The foundation’s headquarters are in Seattle, Washington.

🌏With that in mind, they got involved in global health initiatives across the world. They have worked and had programs in: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, France, Germany, the UK, India, the Middle East, and North America.

💭The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was created in 2000 by Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda. They had the wish to counter socio-economic inequalities which determine the resources that children have access to. 1/5

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