"It's pretty clear to me that just about anyone who's living in extreme poverty is better off if they have chickens," said Gates. Chickens are easy and cheap to take care of, they keep children healthy and they empower women who sell chickens and are likely to reinvest the profits in their families, wrote Gates on his blog in June. A farmer with 40 chickens has the potential to make over $1000 a year, versus the extreme poverty line of about $700 a year, according to Gates. Raising and then selling chickens can help families out of poverty, he believes. (CNN) Bill Gates is renowned for his philanthropic work, but the billionaire's most recent campaign is out of the norm: he's promised to donate 100,000 chickens to countries with high levels of poverty, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Source: CNN July 04, 2016 10:41 UTC