Many people know of William Henry Gates as the famous computer software designer and CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates. You may also know that he is the 2nd richest man ever, and has a net worth of over $90 billion. (Wikipedia, May 2, 2018) What you may not know, however, is how much he has helped the world around us. You may not know that he has the world record for most given to charity, over $35 billion dollars. (Wikipedia, May 2, 2018) You may also not know that he has his own foundation, the BMGF, that has provided millions of people with financial aid, vaccines, and puts money towards research to end diseases such as HIV and NTDs. That is why I believe that Bill Gates is truly the most valuable person ever.
Bill Gates has made enormous contributions to society. He has provided his own charity with over $35 billion, as I mentioned before. You may be wondering what exactly this foundation does with that ridiculous amount of money. The biggest purpose is to help with the terrible diseases around the world, such as HIV and NTDs as I mentioned before, but also things like Polio and Malaria. (BMGF Website, May 3, 2018) The Gates Foundation also gives technology to children who don’t really have access to things such as that.
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In 1997, Gates took his first trip to India. (BMGF Website, May 3, 2018) While there, he met many young children who suffered from polio and diseases of the sort. He gave many vaccines and medicine to help. When he got home, he realized that something had to be done. At this time, he had his own foundation, but it was relatively small. He began to put more money into it, to ensure that children wouldn’t have to suffer from things like polio anymore. By 2000, the William H. Gates Foundation joined with the Gates Library Foundation, and created a master foundation that helped with technology and diseases around the