Posted on 07/25/2009 8:35:08 PM PDT by Steelfish
Microsoft’s Gates gets Indira Gandhi Prize
Foundation has committed nearly $1 billion to India for health projects
NEW DELHI - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Saturday received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development from India's president, a government statement said.
The prize recognizes his work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It is awarded annually to individuals or organizations for creative efforts that promote peace, development and a new international economic order.
As of this month, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation had committed nearly $1 billion for health and development projects in India. Most of the money has gone to prevent AIDS and eradicate polio.
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So Gates is a sort of Slumdog Millionaire Oscar winner?
Ahh one thing Bill what about America?
If all it takes is a billion to win a prize, our current president should be getting many awards in the months ahead … from all the muslim militant groups he is supporting with our tax dollars.
Windoze fools, Linux rules.
It is amazing what you can buy with $1,000,000,000.
Always sad to see rich liberals with so much money, too dumb to realize that government take over will deny them the ability to be charitable
Good for him for giving so much.
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