In his 2011 "annual letter" about the foundation's work, Bill Gates says the world's poorest won't be taking their case to world leaders, so he wants to help make their case for them "by describing the progress and potential I see in key areas of health and development." (..) The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa , under [former UN Secretary General] Kofi Annan's leadership, that's done very well. We have the project with the World Food Program (WFP) I mention in the letter. We gave them grants to use their expertise to help smallholders improve their quality in packaging and storage, so that they're able to compete to provide food for big buyers, including WFP.