I know this probably doesnât answer your question, because you are thinking of interventions within education. Perhaps there are some real slam dunks there that I havenât heard about (and Iâd welcome other commenters to mention them).
Effective Altruist ideas are perhaps helpful here because they encourage you to take a step back, and think âif I really want to help underprivileged kids the most, what can I do?â itâs possible (though by no means am I certain) that the best intervention isnât in education.
Hey Lokesh,
Thanks for coming to the EA Forum with your question!
In some ways, I havenât seen much discussion of this question on the EA Forum, in another Iâve seen loads.
The ways people interested in Effective Altruism have found to reliably help underprivileged kids are mostly based around:
Saving their lives: for example, making sure they donât get malaria, getting them vaccinated, etc.
Helping them live healthier lives: Lead exposure elimination so that they donât get lead poisoned (which amongst other things seems to lead to lower IQ and all that entails), Vitamin A supplementation to prevent blindness, food fortification, and deworming.
All of the above: work on increasing economic growth, and direct donations to underprivileged families, are promising interventions across the board.
I know this probably doesnât answer your question, because you are thinking of interventions within education. Perhaps there are some real slam dunks there that I havenât heard about (and Iâd welcome other commenters to mention them).
Effective Altruist ideas are perhaps helpful here because they encourage you to take a step back, and think âif I really want to help underprivileged kids the most, what can I do?â itâs possible (though by no means am I certain) that the best intervention isnât in education.