This is no ordinary giving season. Around the world, progress on health and economic development that once felt unstoppable is now under threat. Hard-won gains in child survival, maternal health, and reducing infectious disease spread are at risk of slipping away as funding for these issues around the globe faces historic cuts.
But there’s another story unfolding, too: one of hope, determination, and action. At Gates Philanthropy Partners (GPP), we’re seeing donors step forward to protect decades of progress.
While philanthropy could never replace the funding or role of government, it has an important role to play—often as a catalyst for new ideas or a boost to proven approaches.
And we’re able to offer donors something unique in this moment of global change—solutions sourced from experts across the Gates Foundation that have a track record and where we know additional funding can accelerate impact.
A bold vision requires collective action
In May, Bill Gates set a vision for the next 20 years of the Gates Foundation’s work that doubles down on funding innovations and initiatives that can make a measurable, lasting difference. At GPP, we are proud that donors have stepped up to partner on this ambitious goal—recognizing that collaboration is what has gotten us this far and, together, we must build the future we want to see, including:
- Reducing preventable maternal and child deaths. Too many mothers and newborns still lose their lives to causes we know how to prevent. Your support helps fund maternal care, nutrition, and lifesaving tools—like multiple micronutrient supplements—that ensure more women and babies survive and thrive.
- Fighting infectious diseases. Diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, and polio remain urgent global threats. Through GPP, your gift helps advance vaccines, treatments, and health systems that stop disease at its source—protecting communities and saving millions of lives. Read about our support for development of a new tuberculosis vaccine.
- Expanding economic opportunity. When people are healthy, they can pursue education, work, and the futures they imagine. Health and economic well-being go hand in hand—and that starts with children. Learn about our support for global education initiatives that help kids read and understand math.
Your gift, multiplied
GPP donors have already helped power the work of organizations improving maternal health, expanding immunization coverage, and equipping frontline health workers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia with the tools they need to reach more people.
When you give through GPP, you’re not just making a donation—you’re joining alongside one of the most trusted, effective philanthropic foundations to build a world where every person has the chance to live a healthy, productive life.
This giving season, let’s keep that momentum going.