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Private actors in the public arena
‘The Gates Foundation just does so much good. Who are we to criticize them?’ ‘What do you mean, they’ve done good? Who are they to think they know anything about schools? Bill Gates is not …
From credit to savings
When the Gates Foundation started a programme to expand global ‘financial services for the poor’ (FSP), many in the field, myself included, saw this as an important complement to the foundation’s work in health and …
Interview – Dmitry Zimin
‘There is a logical sequence of events in human life: you go to school, you marry, you divorce… Then maybe the time comes to retire from business and start philanthropy.’ The Gates Foundation and Giving …
Interview – Rogier van Vliet
‘Malaria is an area of interest for me, but with the Gates Foundation taking on this issue, along with the Global Fund, our added value becomes marginal.’ The Adessium Foundation, set up in 2005 by …
Gates in Europe
European foundations have very different traditions from their US counterparts, and attitudes to wealth and philanthropy are very different on either side of the Atlantic. So what influence has the Gates Foundation, with its vast …
Inspiring, offputting or irrelevant? How do other donors see the Gates Foundation?
The Gateses ‘are helping to set a cultural expectation that to be wealthy is to be engaged in philanthropy that makes a difference’. So, at least, thinks a US observer and donor adviser, Sean Stannard-Stockton …
Interview – Jeff Raikes
“We still have work to do, but we have been very serious about seeking feedback, and we will continue to be. Ultimately, the field will form its own judgement about our efforts.” A number of …
Energy access and development: how are they connected?
This special feature has focused on attempts to meet the massive energy deficit in Bihar. The aim has been to throw light on the limited number of entrepreneurs and funders that are working on the …
Opportunities for funders
There are currently many opportunities for donors and impact investors alike to support small and growing energy businesses in Bihar. For impact investors, providing scale-up funding to organizations with an established track record is one …
The vision – energy as a catalyst
We’ve heard in this issue of Alliance from some of the key stakeholders working on scalable ways to provide energy in Bihar. But what does the future of decentralized energy provision in this state look …