That’s a good question. Some other organizations I’ve seen in this scene do things other than family planning (the one that comes to mind is population service international (PSI)), so using the numbers from a more “pure” family planning org like MSI probably gets a better cost per life prevented than say using the numbers from PSI? But other than that, I haven’t done much comparative work here and don’t have solid recommendations.
Honestly, I only know of a few organizations here. MSI, PSI, and planned parenthood international are the ones coming to mind. I think there are more. There’s one newer organization that is buying radio ads to encourage usage of contraception which might be cheaper than supply-side provision of contraception. It might be Development Media International (https://www.developmentmedia.net/what-we-do/focus-areas/) that I’m thinking of.
Can I ask why you picked MSI as an example? If I take your argument seriously, is MSI the family planning charity you recommend I donate to?
That’s a good question. Some other organizations I’ve seen in this scene do things other than family planning (the one that comes to mind is population service international (PSI)), so using the numbers from a more “pure” family planning org like MSI probably gets a better cost per life prevented than say using the numbers from PSI? But other than that, I haven’t done much comparative work here and don’t have solid recommendations.
Honestly, I only know of a few organizations here. MSI, PSI, and planned parenthood international are the ones coming to mind. I think there are more. There’s one newer organization that is buying radio ads to encourage usage of contraception which might be cheaper than supply-side provision of contraception. It might be Development Media International (https://www.developmentmedia.net/what-we-do/focus-areas/) that I’m thinking of.