The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world. In developing countries, it focuses on improving health, reducing extreme poverty and increasing community access to technology. In the United States, the foundation seeks to ensure that all people have access to an adequate education. The foundation focuses on improving the lives of low-income families. While the foundation does not directly run any sexuality or gender training programs but is committed funding international programs designed to develop ways to prevent the transmission of HIV.