Names of people in picture from left: Bill Gates, Prof Bertran Auvert (INSERM), Dr Dirk Taljaard (Progressus), Cynthia Nhlapo (FHI).

Progressus was honoured in December 2009 with a visit from Bill Gates and senior Gates officials from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation when they visited the Bophele Pele Centre in Orange Farm. Not only congratulated Bill Gates the work that is done here, but mentions Dirk and the work of the Bophele Pele Centre in the Annual Gates Newsletter (Page 7 )