Parallel Worlds: Arts and Sciences

Official Logo The Gates Foundation is the biggest private foundation in the world and it aims to change   it completely to make better and more   equal for everyone: “ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation   (or the   Gates Foundation , abbreviated as BMGF) is a   private foundation   founded by Bill   and   Melinda Gates . It was launched in 2000 and is said to be the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world.   The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. The foundation, based in   Seattle, Washington , is controlled by its three trustees: Bill Gates, Melinda Gates and   Warren Buffett . Other principal officers include Co-Chair   William H. Gates, Sr.   and Chief Executive Officer   Susan Desmond-Hellmann . It had an   endowment   of   US$ 44.3   billion   as of 31 December 2014.   The scal

A few days ago, I discovered the World Cultural Council, and   international organization to promote culture around the world: Official Logo (Photo: World Cultural Council) “The World Cultural Council   is a non-profit international organization, based in Mexico, whose objectives are to promote culture, values and goodwill throughout the world. One of the means by which it strives to do so is by granting the Albert Einstein World Award of Science, the José Vasconcelos World Award of Education and the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts to outstanding personalities whose work has had a significantly positive impact on the cultural legacy of mankind. The members of the Council include several Nobel laureates. It was in 1981, on the inspiration of 124 distinguished scholars, university presidents and organization executives from the world over, that the WCC was founded and, in 1984, the first Award Ceremony took place. The