The gates foundation’s approach has both advantages and limits

International | Shifting foundations THE GATES FOUNDATION’S APPROACH HAS BOTH ADVANTAGES AND LIMITS DATA ISN’T EVERYTHING, EVEN FOR THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL CHARITY THE JANICKI OMNI

PROCESSOR, a $2m machine paid for by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, turns human waste into water and electricity. In poor cities such as Dakar in Senegal, where it has been

piloted, the hope is that people will send sewage to sanitation plants to be processed, rather than chucking it into the streets. This article appeared in the International section of the

print edition under the headline “Shifting foundations” ------------------------- INTERNATIONAL September 18th 2021 * →The Gates Foundation’s approach has both advantages and limits FROM THE

SEPTEMBER 18TH 2021 EDITION Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents ⇒Explore the edition