Rather than make abstract accusations that are theoretical, perhaps you could be specific. Gates has donated a lot to basic health, vaccination, malaria, clean water.
Saying that some of it might be siphoned away by corrupt locals doesn’t remove any good done. The same is true of internationally run NGOs, the WHO, UN, USAID, etc the locals get some power and capital siphoned from the system.
But there is no system that can be free of fraud or corruption, so unless you can point out how Gates donations have been MORE corrupt than others, this just seems like a needlessly harsh attempt to nitpick someone who has given up more of his wealth than most people in history.
Do we really want people to believe no personal good deed goes unpunished?
If Gates were a Koch Bros like figure, it be one thing, but he is mostly following in the footsteps of people like Jimmy Carter at this point.
That is the issue. You are making assumptions about what you think Gates is like. Gates is nice. He is like me. That isn't how it should work (because most impressions about people are wrong, and heavily influenced by things like Netflix documentaries).
And the point is: all the other bodies you mention have controls over how they spend. There is direct oversight of their spending, and yes some money goes missing...but if that is the best case then what happens when there is no oversight. Just blind trust that someone is probably okay (or just not like X group that you dislike).
To help other people effectively, you need process. It isn't about Gates, or talking about how wonderful and generous he is. It is about helping people.
Also, I didn't mention corruption. You can assume that no corruption occurs - virtually impossible in the places Gates is operating - and what Gates is doing is still very troubling. I actually mentioned an example where someone actively avoided becoming involved with a corrupt politician...and it still went horribly wrong. You are proving the point: there is a political context, no-one acknowledges it (and most people who work with Gates are actively disinterested in this too), and it will eventually go wrong.
The solution is for people who give overseas to work far more closely with policymakers (who have reams of information that Gates does not have, and is likely not aware of).
I'm only judging by results and facts. You're talking in vague terms and not citing any facts. Did you even bother to look at the biggest recipients of Gates Foundation donations? A lot of the money he's donated has gone to the World Health Organization, which is exactly the policy makers and deliberative body you're asking him to go through. A lot of Gates Foundation orgs are transparent, and the orgs they donate too are often international NGO or GOs like the WHO.
Gates Foundation Donations:
$2.6 billion to GAVI, global vaccine alliance
$2.2 billion to WHO
$1.3 billion to United Negro College Fund
$800 million to Unicef
$700 million to global AIDS and Malaria foundations
$500 million to John Hopkins University
$500 million to global tuberculosis org
I don't see any facts posted that quantify what the Gates Foundation is doing, how money is being distributed, or how many people have been helped. I've just posted some.
I mean good lord, the UN/WHO has some figures on this:
450 million mosquito nets given out due to Gates
Near eradication of Guinea worm thanks to Carter Center, whose major benefactor is Gates (3.5 million infections eliminated)
7.3 million people got anti-retroviral AIDS treatment thanks to Gates funding
12 million people got TB testing from Gates Foundation funding
500 million children vaccinated by GAVI
24 million women got access to family planning thanks to Gates
You're making all sorts of claims that Gates does not work with policy makers. Really? Bill Gates rolodex does not include the ability to dial up and talk to practically any diplomat or government official in the world? You don't think Gates Org talks with with international health officials or local governments and they're just going cowboy everywhere?
What's the evidence?
Some people voted down my comments, but none of them provided ANY information to back up claims that the Gates foundation is doing something wrong, that they haven't been effective. About the only claim with any weight at all is the dispute about the efficacy of charter schools, but that runs into an ideological debate about how the school system and teaching should work and there opinions widely differ. Far more damage to the educational system has been done by the existing policy makers.
Saying that some of it might be siphoned away by corrupt locals doesn’t remove any good done. The same is true of internationally run NGOs, the WHO, UN, USAID, etc the locals get some power and capital siphoned from the system.
But there is no system that can be free of fraud or corruption, so unless you can point out how Gates donations have been MORE corrupt than others, this just seems like a needlessly harsh attempt to nitpick someone who has given up more of his wealth than most people in history.
Do we really want people to believe no personal good deed goes unpunished?
If Gates were a Koch Bros like figure, it be one thing, but he is mostly following in the footsteps of people like Jimmy Carter at this point.