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The philanthropist will leave the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with $12.5bn for her own work to uplift women and families, she said on Monday.
“Under the terms of my agreement with Bill, in leaving the foundation, I will have an additional $12.5bn to commit to my work on behalf of women and families,” Ms Gates said on social media platform X, without disclosing more details about her plans.She and Microsoft co-founder Mr Gates divorced in 2021 after 27 years of marriage. Following their separation, the billionaire benefactors had pledged to continue their philanthropic work together.
“After a difficult few years watching women’s rights rolled back in the U.S. and around the world, she wants to use this next chapter to focus specifically on altering that trajectory,” Mr Suzman said.
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