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Bill wanted to talk about his charity work. Comparing it to the commercial enterprises of his company's (largest?) competitor was probably not how he wanted the
by Jabbles 12y ago
Bill wanted to talk about his charity work. Comparing it to the commercial enterprises of his company's (largest?) competitor was probably not how he wanted the interview to go. Why should the two things be compared at all?
- droopyEyelids 12y agoBecause as a philanthropist his ostensible goal is to help people, and if he was consistent a project that would help people understand what conditions affect their likelihood of getting diarrhea would certainly be a blessing and something to work with. It just boggles my mind. A lot of people in Africa and the poor parts of India live in almost pre-germ-theory times, where the link between sanitation and disease is one competing myth in an oral tradition. Anything that has the potential to deliver video explaining sanitation could easily have an enormous benefit.
- maxerickson 12y agoAn internet connection is not the crucial missing step towards delivering such a video. If you have the video produced in the right language and have the trust and attention of the people, you can use pretty much anything to show it. One of things the Gates Foundation does is worry about effectiveness, I think where they are spending their malaria dollars, they have some idea of the effectiveness of spending a comparable amount of money on education. If you look at the purpose entries here: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Policy/Regional-Offices/Our-Work-in-Africa http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Policy/Regi... Many of them are policy initiatives and programs to increase access to information.