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Last updated on July 26th, 2024 at 03:17 am
Billionaire Philanthropist Targets Women’s Rights and Health with Massive Donation
Melinda French Gates, a Billionaire philanthropist who likes to help others, has decided to give a lot of money to help women around the world. She’s giving $1 billion over the next two years. That’s a huge amount of money!
Some of this money, about $200 million, will go to groups in the United States. These groups fight for women’s rights, especially when it comes to things like having control over their bodies and being treated fairly.
Melinda French Gates decided to support these causes after a big decision by the Supreme Court in 2022. They said that women don’t have a clear right to choose whether to have an abortion or not. This upset a lot of people, including Melinda.
This big announcement comes just after Melinda French Gates said she’s taking a step back from the big charity she started with her ex-husband, Bill Gates. She’s going to use her own company, Pivotal Ventures, to give out this money until 2026.
She plans to give some of the money, $20 million, to 12 important leaders. These leaders will then choose which groups to give the money to. It’s like a chain of giving.
In the fall, her company will give out another $250 million to groups around the world that focus on women’s health, both mental and physical.
Melinda French Gates wants to make sure that women have the power to make decisions about their own lives. She says it’s important to support these causes because when women don’t have rights, everyone suffers.
She’s worried that her granddaughter might grow up with fewer rights than she did. That’s why she’s working so hard to help women now.
Some of the groups getting this money are fighting for abortion rights. One of them is the Center for Reproductive Rights. They’re helping women in many states who are fighting against laws that make it hard to get abortions.
Another group getting money is MomsRising. They help women who need support to take care of their families and make money.
There’s also the National Women’s Law Center, which uses the law to make sure women are treated fairly. And The 19th, a news organization that talks about issues affecting women.
The National Domestic Workers Alliance is getting some money too. They help nannies, house cleaners, and other workers who take care of people in the United States.
This money will help these groups a lot. It will give them stability and the ability to plan for the future. But more importantly, it sends a message that supporting women is really important. It’s something that should have been done a long time ago, especially since women do so much important work in our communities.
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