And just last week, the foundation backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife,Melinda, pledged another $13 million to upgrade technology at selected community schools.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

Last year,the governments of Italy, the United Kingdom,Canada, Russia and Norway joined ith the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

VOA: special.2010.03.29

Grameen had money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to bring agricultural information to rural farmers.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has provided more than one million dollars to start the program.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

The efforts are supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the British government.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

Last year the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded IDE twenty-seven million dollars.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

It was 10 years ago that Bill and Melinda Gates first made their commitment to vaccine research.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

Rotary is now a partner with the World Health Organization, UNICEF,the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for a renewed effort to eradicate polio.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02