Bill Gates He attracted attention on social networks for having gone into the Brussels sewers on November 19, 2023. And although the first thought of many is that he is a strange person or with a lot of free time, the reality is that he had a good time. reason to do it.
The co-founder of Microsoft is the sixth richest person in the world. However, since he retired from the executive direction of the Redmond giant, Bill Gates dedicated all his efforts to philanthropy.
Then, together with his wife, he created the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has the intention of eradicating poverty in the world. Under this premise they seek to create better living conditions for people, especially those of lower social class.
According to a review of Xataka, Bill became obsessed with hygiene since he learned that more than 800,000 people die annually from diarrhea caused by contaminated water. That is why his foundation is looking for a way to collaborate with the sanitation of the vital liquid.
That is why on November 19, World Toilet Day, he went into the sewers of Brussels to, as he himself says on his Instagram account, “understand the role of wastewater in global health.”
It was an opportunity for him to learn more about the sanitation challenges cities face. It was also an opportunity for him to draw attention to the importance of this issue.
In the video he posts on his Instagram account, Gates says that the visit to the sewers was “an eye-opening experience.” “I learned a lot about the importance of sanitation for public health and economic development.” “I also learned about the challenges many cities face in providing safe and accessible health services to all their citizens.”