Citizenship2 Bill an Melinda gates NPO

1. CITIZENSHIP 2
BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
KAIWEI
LEON
ELDWIN
CHEEYIN

2. SOCIAL ENTREPRENUERSHIP
• Social entrepreneurship is the attempt to draw upon business
techniques to find solutions to social problems.
This concept may be applied to a variety of organizations with
different sizes, aims, and beliefs, but overall to benefit the
society as a whole.
Example: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

3. HISTORY
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF or the Gates Foundation)
is the largest private foundation in the world, founded
by Bill and Melinda Gates.
• Launched in 2000
• Primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance
healthcare and reduce extreme poverty

4. CONTRIBUTIONS
4 Programs
• Global Development Division
• Global Health Division
• United States Division
• Global Policy & Advocacy Division

5. LOOKING INSIDE THE PROGRAMS
1. Financial services for the poor (recall the poverty cycle)
2. Agricultural development (sustainability)
3. Water, sanitation and hygiene (basic necessity)
4. Sanitation technology innovations (change)

6. CONCLUSION
While Singapore is highly developed, there are plenty of
countries around who don’t enjoy the privilege that Singaporeans
take for granted everyday.
Social problems exists both in developed and developing
countries, both are different issues
We can all make a difference to find solutions to problems in the
society