Our recommended charities

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  • Against Malaria Foundation
    Global health

    Against Malaria Foundation

    The Against Malaria Foundation protects people from malaria through the distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in high-risk regions.

    Why you should care

    Against Malaria Foundation provides something as simple as bednets to save millions from dying.

    Context

    • Half a million people die each year and 400 million fall ill from malaria
    • 70% of them are children under 5
    • #1 killer of pregnant women
    • Malaria is preventable

    Impact

    • For every ~1500 bednets, a life is saved. Each bednet costs ~$2.50.

    Against Malaria Foundation

  • Helen Keller International
    Hunger, nutrition and safe water

    Helen Keller International

    Why you should care

    Vitamin A supplement program that provides critical nutrition to at-risk children around the world.

    Helen Keller International

  • GiveWell (All Grants Fund)
    Poverty and income inequality

    GiveWell (All Grants Fund)

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    GiveWell (All Grants Fund)

  • GiveWell (Discretionary Fund)
    Poverty and income inequality

    GiveWell (Discretionary Fund)

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    GiveWell (Discretionary Fund)

  • GiveWell (Top Charities Fund)
    Poverty and income inequality

    GiveWell (Top Charities Fund)

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    GiveWell (Top Charities Fund)

  • One For The World (Discretionary Fund)
    Poverty and income inequality

    One For The World (Discretionary Fund)

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    One For The World (Discretionary Fund)

  • Friendship Bench
    Added by you

    Friendship Bench

    Friendship Bench trains older women to deliver evidence-based problem-solving therapy (PST) for depression in Zimbabwe. Their innovative community model combines local trust with clinical effectiveness.

    Why you should care

    Problem-solving therapy delivered by trained grandmothers in Zimbabwe

    Context

    • top

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    Friendship Bench

  • Happier Lives Institute
    Added by you

    Happier Lives Institute

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    Happier Lives Institute

  • One For The World (Operating Costs)
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    One For The World (Operating Costs)

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    One For The World (Operating Costs)

  • Pure Earth
    Added by you

    Pure Earth

    Pure Earth removes lead from products in low and middle income countries. It has the highest cost-effectiveness estimate of our charities, but the evidence linking lead exposure to wellbeing is less robust, making it a higher-risk, higher-reward option.

    Why you should care

    Reducing pollution to improve mental and physical health globally

    Context

    • promising

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    Pure Earth

  • Taimaka
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    Taimaka

    Taimaka treats childhood acute malnutrition in northeastern Nigeria. They have a high cost-effectiveness estimate, but the evidence is less robust, making them a higher-risk, higher-reward option.

    Why you should care

    Integrated mental and physical health support in West Africa

    Context

    • promising

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    Taimaka

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