Coverage of the Gates Foundation
Hundreds of scholarly articles, books and studies on philanthropy and health conditions in Africa were reviewed, along with thousands of pages of financial and performance data, reports and evaluations from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the GAVI Alliance and other financing groups and aid organizations. Statistical data on health conditions in Africa were obtained from the World Health Organization, the World Bank and UNICEF, as well as national ministries of health and nongovernmental organizations.
See previous articles about the Gates Foundation below.
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Flash:
Unintended victims
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Graphic:
Top 10 U.S. foundations
December 16, 2007
A TIMES INVESTIGATION
Unintended victims of Gates Foundation generosity
A neighbor shaved Matsepang Nyoba's head with an antiquated razor. Blood beaded on her scalp. Tears trickled down her cheeks, but not because of the pain. She was in mourning, and this was a ritual.
December 16, 2007
A TIMES INVESTIGATION
Treating the sick without bias
Teboho mahate was shivering. He had trouble keeping his balance. He couldn't talk, and he had bitten his tongue.
May 7, 2007
Buffett rebuffs efforts to rate corporate conduct
OMAHA — Warren E. Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said Sunday that he regarded efforts to rate the performance of companies on social, human rights or environmental measures to be of dubious merit and would not consider such factors when selecting investments.
May 4, 2007
A TIMES INVESTIGATION
Berkshire wealth clashes with Gates mission in Sudan
Omaha — THE janjaweed militia charged into Hayffa Ahmed's village in Darfur on horseback — rifles raised, swords glinting, kicking up clouds of dust. First they killed her grandfather, the village chief.
January 14, 2007
Gates Foundation to keep its investment approach
Despite recent statements that it planned several changes, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will keep its current approach to investing its endowment, Patty Stonesifer, its chief executive, says.
January 12, 2007
Gates Foundation to weigh new limits
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said Thursday that its investment team would consider new exceptions to the firms in which it invests its endowment.
January 11, 2007
Gates Foundation to reassess investments
In a significant change, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it would review its investments to determine whether its holdings were socially responsible.
January 7, 2007
A TIMES INVESTIGATION
Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation
Ebocha, Nigeria — Justice Eta, 14 months old, held out his tiny thumb.
January 8, 2007
A TIMES INVESTIGATION
Money clashes with mission
When the cold call came from Ameriquest Mortgage Co., a top lender, Jeff and Cheryl Busby were intrigued.
January 7, 2007
Ethics-based investing
Some foundation trustees shun ethical investments out of concern about inferior returns. But several studies conducted over the last decade by financial analysts have eased that worry. Despite some exceptions, many mutual funds, for instance, that consider the social and environmental impact of their investments compete well against standard funds.
January 6, 2007
About earlier stories in this series
This series is based on more than 90 interviews and hundreds of documents, including thousands of pages of Gates Foundation grant descriptions and policies, evaluation reports, tax forms, filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission through September 2006, and lists of endowment holdings from 2002 through 2005.
December 17, 2007
GATES FOUNDATION CHAT
Live chat with reporter Charles Piller
2007-12-17 13:07:12.0 Administrator2: We're chatting live with Times reporter Charles Piller about his ongoing Gates Foundation investigation. Welcome Charles, and welcome chatters!
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