Preventing deaths from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa
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Malaria is a major problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Over 1 million people -- mostly children -- die each year. Insecticide-treated bed nets prevent deaths and many other non-fatal cases of malaria and are relatively inexpensive -- about $5 per net. (For more details, see our full report on bed nets.) We believe that AMF effectively expands access to bed nets.

Tax deductibility: US, UK, CAN, and other countries

Distributing cash to extremely poor individuals in Kenya
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Directly transferring money to the very poor allows recipients to purchase that which they believe will help them most. Strong evidence indicates that cash transfers lead recipients to spend more on their basic needs (such as food) and may allow recipients to make investments with very high returns, with no evidence of large increases in spending on items like alcohol or tobacco. (For more, see our full report on cash transfers.) We expect different donors to have very different intuitions about the relative value of health interventions vs. wealth transfers, and to give accordingly. We believe that GiveDirectly effectively distributes cash to extremely low-income individuals.

Tax deductibility: US

Treating children for parasite infections in sub-Saharan Africa
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In sub-Saharan Africa, a large proportion of people, often children, are infected with parasitic worms that cause short-term symptoms such as anemia, and may cause longer-term developmental problems. These worms are extremely inexpensive to treat -- about $5 to protect a child for 10 years. (For more, see our full report on deworming.) We believe that SCI effectively expands access to deworming treatment.

Tax deductibility: US , UK