# 26조원 기부하는 빌 게이츠 #

Bill Gates announced Wednesday he’s donating $20 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this month as the agency plans to ramp up its spending.

“Several huge global setbacks over the past few years have left many people discouraged and wondering whether the world is destined to get worse,” the Microsoft co-founder, who is the world’s fourth richest person, said in a tweet.

Gates pointed toward the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, setbacks in gender equality and women’s health, climate change and Russia’s war on Ukraine as some of the major issues currently facing the world.

“I hope by giving more, we can mitigate some of the suffering people are facing right now and help fulfill the foundation’s vision to give every person the chance to live a healthy and productive life,” Gates said in a statement announcing the pledge.

The foundation now plans to increase its annual spending to $9 billion by 2026, which marks a 50% increase over pre-pandemic levels. The donation brings the foundation’s endowment to about $70 billion, it said in a release.

Since its launch in 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has served as one of the world’s wealthiest philanthropic organizations. Gates stepped down from his day-to-day role at Microsoft in 2008 in order to spend more time on the nonprofit.

Bill and Melinda French Gates, shortly after announcing their split, pledged $15 billion to the organization last July.

*** 우리 돈으로 환산 약 26조원을 사회에 기증한다는 빌 게이츠 ***

빌 게이츠 "자선재단에 26조원 추가 기부"…총 91조원

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마이크로소프트 공동 창업자 빌 게이츠가 자신이 세운 자선 재단인

빌앤드멀린다게이츠 재단에 200억달러, 약 26조원을 추가로

기부하겠다고 약속했습니다.

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게이츠는 현지시간 13일 트위터를 통해 "지난 몇 년간

빚어진 몇몇 거대한 전 세계적 퇴보와 차질이 많은 사람을

낙담시켰다"고 전했습니다.

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 그러면서 코로나19 대유행, 성 평등과 여성의 건강, 기후변화,

러시아의 우크라이나 침공 등을 세계가 직면한 주요 문제로 꼽았습니다.

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 게이츠가 200억달러를 추가로 재단에 기부하면 

이 재단에 대한 총 기부금은 약 700억달러, 91조3천억원으로 늘게 됩니다.

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