Bill, Melinda Gates Explain Their Charitable Priorities for 2016

Since 2009, Bill Gates has written an annual open letter setting out priorities for the charitable foundation he leads with his wife, Melinda. Some have highlighted specific causes—the first picked out reducing child mortality, improving agricultural productivity and raising the standard of education in America. Others have tackled big themes, such as how innovation could be fostered across the global economy. This year’s letter, signed jointly, strikes a down-to-earth tone.

On a visit to schools in Kentucky the couple were videoed for a school project. The youngsters asked them: "If you had a superpower, what would it be?" Bill Gates answered, “more energy;” his wife, "more time."