Aren’t global health charities like SCI and GiveDirectly slam-dunk answers? I switched to donating to them more than the AMF precisely because they seem to rank better as suffering alleviation rather than just saving lives.
As for whether NTD charities are funding constrained, I think obviously yes? GiveWell, as an example, put the SCI’s room for more funding at a whopping $85 million last year. By contrast consider how everyone’s favourite anti-malarial charity AMF has a funding gap of around $33 million. So in my head the SCI clearly has huge capacity to alleviate a ton of horrific suffering… They just lack the funds. This also isn’t even considering all the other deworming charities. Last I checked the SCI has the most room for more funding out of all of the GiveWell recommended deworming charities (when deworming was still recommended that is) which is why I aggressively donate to the SCI.
Thank you! I will read again about the NTD organizations and their room for more funding.
What made it difficult for me to understand was when I read about the Gates Foundation’s investment in organizations like Gavi and Sightsavers, and I got the feeling that my personal contribution to such causes would be imperceptible compared to the contribution of Gates (and other big donors).
Aren’t global health charities like SCI and GiveDirectly slam-dunk answers? I switched to donating to them more than the AMF precisely because they seem to rank better as suffering alleviation rather than just saving lives.
As for whether NTD charities are funding constrained, I think obviously yes? GiveWell, as an example, put the SCI’s room for more funding at a whopping $85 million last year. By contrast consider how everyone’s favourite anti-malarial charity AMF has a funding gap of around $33 million. So in my head the SCI clearly has huge capacity to alleviate a ton of horrific suffering… They just lack the funds. This also isn’t even considering all the other deworming charities. Last I checked the SCI has the most room for more funding out of all of the GiveWell recommended deworming charities (when deworming was still recommended that is) which is why I aggressively donate to the SCI.
Thank you! I will read again about the NTD organizations and their room for more funding.
What made it difficult for me to understand was when I read about the Gates Foundation’s investment in organizations like Gavi and Sightsavers, and I got the feeling that my personal contribution to such causes would be imperceptible compared to the contribution of Gates (and other big donors).