Closing the global gender gap could add $7T to the world economy. Melinda French Gates shares how building women’s economic power is key to a better future in an interview with PBS NewsHour: to.pbs.org/44bflDA

The key to fighting malaria is innovating to stay ahead of the disease. 

Ahead of #WorldMalariaDay , we’re celebrating life-saving innovations, like the G2 interceptor nets. Over three years, nets like these prevented 13 million cases of malaria.
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We can protect communities and our planet at the same time. 🌏

That’s why we’ve pledged $1.4 billion to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change. #EarthDay
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In Africa, women entrepreneurs struggle with access to finance.
We join Gates Foundation & KCB Group to launch a €30 million pilot microfinance programme and overcome barriers to financial inclusion in Kenya.

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Behind every closed door is a missed opportunity for women to reach their full potential.

This is why we are working across sectors with partners to create a more equitable financial system that leaves no one behind. gates.ly/3xx2DTl

One in four African women is an entrepreneur—but women receive only a fraction of the business capital that men do.

In a new Gates Foundation paper, I wrote about how countries and decisionmakers can help close that gendered financing gap. m-gat.es/4b2ob97

Innovation meets impact 🤝 New dual-insecticide nets averted 13M malaria cases & more than 24,000 deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in just 3 years. 

The New Nets Project, supported by The Global Fund & @Unitaid, is saving lives & advancing a malaria-free future. gates.ly/3xI9olq

“Any economy is better off when women can access the capital they need.” – @MelindaGates 

Helping women build and expand their businesses is a path to prosperity for everyone, but to do it, the world must confront the gender gap in financing. Read more: gates.ly/3JoFk0N

There’s a $1.7 trillion gap between the credit women need and what they can get.

Ahead of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, I wrote about the steps leaders can take to help close financing gaps and build women's economic power. m-gat.es/3vUqQ5H

Our partners YouthForce NOLA are connecting real-world work experience to underserved students so they can achieve real-life success. That’s why graduates like Dr. PJ can confidently say, “I’m 21 and I’m living my dream.”

Discover stories of great people doing great things:

A quarter of all African women are entrepreneurs, but they face huge barriers to getting the capital they need to build their businesses. 

As @MelindaGates writes in her new Bloomberg op-ed, a few key reforms could help level the playing field. gates.ly/4cWMWFc

The newest series from our partner CGIAR and BBC StoryWorks highlights innovations that are transforming the climate and improving the lives of farmers across the world. 📺🌱 

Don’t miss #TheClimateAndUs out now 🌍:  bit.ly/49Bosyo

Your zip code, access to care & color of your skin can determine whether or not you & your baby survive the birthing process.

Dive into the issue of birth inequity on “Make Me Care About…Maternal Mortality” with Eva Lathrop & Elaine Welteroth: gates.ly/3o9v9G8

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