Help spend Bill and Melinda’s money!

originally posted at Conversations for a Better World

This week, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have promised to spend $1.5 billion on family planning, nutrition and general health of women and children in developing countries over the next five years.  But they didn't say exactly /how/ they will invest the money. This is where your ideas come into the picture!

What do you think are the most effective ways to invest in women's health?

*Leave a comment with your idea* and an explanation of why it would work and /Conversations for a Better World/ will share your comments with Bill and Melinda Gates in an open blog-post next week.

*Chat with this week's guest editor*
Speaking of investments and women: How are communities affected when women control their /own investments/? We want to know. So we've invited an Indonesian blogger based in Morocco to guest-edit this discussion. Please share your projects, links and experiences as well.

Show us the best practices around the world, in which development dollars have gone further because they were placed in the hands of women. Let's not forget that women are building schools and spearheading micro-credit projects. Planting and harvesting crops. Buying and selling goods. Setting up small businesses and doing it for themselves and their communities. Tell us more.

*And the winner is...*
"How can we ensure that every woman who chooses can access the Pill or other contraceptive options?" We asked and you voted for the best idea. Many thanks for participating in our blog-competition!