An appeal to billionaires
الخميس, 01 فبراير 2024
“One of the most exciting parts of philanthropy (is that) it has the flexibility to adapt quickly and take risks others can’t, which can accelerate progress.”
Too many women die in childbirth due to a lack of low-cost and proven interventions. Philanthropy can help scale these programmes to lower-income countries. Photo: Shutterstock.
“If every billionaire on earth donated 0.5 percent of their wealth, it would unlock $61bn dollars - enough to cover all the above and still have $49bn left over.”
Philanthropic funding played a key role in delivering Covid-19 vaccines. Photo: Shutterstock.
“If more people step up their commitments and focus their resources on the areas of greatest need, those ideas can translate to impact.”
Globally, the net worth of the world’s 2,640 billionaires is at least $12.2 tn. With $1bn, philanthropists could fund a set of high-impact, low-cost interventions that could save the lives of two million additional mothers and babies by 2030. Image: Shutterstock
