Expo 2020 Dubai has joined forces with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support grassroots innovators with the ambition and potential to improve the lives of people across a variety of complexDUBAI, 27 August 2020 – Expo 2020 Dubai has joined forces with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support grassroots innovators with the ambition and potential to improve the lives of people across a variety of complex, fragile or marginalised humanitarian settings, organisers announced at the end of the fifth Expo 2020 International Participants Meeting (IPM). The link-up with Expo Live, Expo 2020’s global innovation and partnership programme, comes amid a global need for creative solutions to support millions of people living in challenging environments. Learnings from the Expo Live Global Innovators will help the Gates Foundation’s Emergency Response Programme assess how grassroots solutions can be applied elsewhere in the world, spreading optimism for the future and inspiring further action towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, Expo 2020 Dubai will encourage collaboration by bringing together the brightest minds and greatest innovations from around the world. It will run from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Source: Egypt Today August 27, 2020 12:33 UTC