Gates Foundation: Empowering women is key to fighting poverty
Improving access to contraceptives and support trumps tech.
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Mastercard built a mobile marketplace for farmers in East Africa
The digital platform brings financial services to small-scale farmers in Kenya.
Bill and Melinda Gates back an implant that could prevent HIV
The mini pump could be key to eradicating a scourge in Africa.
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Melinda Gates' initiative is about getting more women into tech
The project is new, however, and she's open to suggestions.
The White House wants to study the Earth's microbes
It's setting $121 million aside to fund studies on microorganisms.
