Thanks for this great post! I’m curious whether you’ve looked into any of the other developing world COVID-19 initiatives for which The Life You Can Save is currently raising money (beyond Development Media International and GiveDirectly). These include programs by TLYCS top charities D-Rev, Evidence Action, Living Goods, Population Services International, and Project Healthy Children, several of which are also, as you know, highly regarded by GiveWell.
Hi HStencil, we were able to look at all of these as part of the latest update! None besides DMI made into the main post, but we did write up Oxfam and PSI in our big spreadsheet and intend to monitor them going forward.
Great! Thanks so much for flagging that here! I assume this means that you consider Oxfam, PSI, DMI, and GiveDirectly to be more promising giving opportunities than the COVID-19 response programs of other TLYCS charities, like Living Goods, Project Healthy Children, etc. — is that right?
On the basis of our criteria, yes. Depending on a donor’s personal priorities and preferences, that could look different of course. E.g., for annual donors to these organizations, I think there is a strong case to keep giving.
We didn’t look into these specifically. We’d welcome additional research to investigate what their programs are and whether there’s room for more funding!
Thanks for this great post! I’m curious whether you’ve looked into any of the other developing world COVID-19 initiatives for which The Life You Can Save is currently raising money (beyond Development Media International and GiveDirectly). These include programs by TLYCS top charities D-Rev, Evidence Action, Living Goods, Population Services International, and Project Healthy Children, several of which are also, as you know, highly regarded by GiveWell.
Hi HStencil, we were able to look at all of these as part of the latest update! None besides DMI made into the main post, but we did write up Oxfam and PSI in our big spreadsheet and intend to monitor them going forward.
Great! Thanks so much for flagging that here! I assume this means that you consider Oxfam, PSI, DMI, and GiveDirectly to be more promising giving opportunities than the COVID-19 response programs of other TLYCS charities, like Living Goods, Project Healthy Children, etc. — is that right?
On the basis of our criteria, yes. Depending on a donor’s personal priorities and preferences, that could look different of course. E.g., for annual donors to these organizations, I think there is a strong case to keep giving.
Thanks — that makes perfect sense!
We didn’t look into these specifically. We’d welcome additional research to investigate what their programs are and whether there’s room for more funding!
( I should have combined my answers- I didn’t see this until after I pressed send):
Hello there, you can see information on how The Life You Can Save’s Recommended nonprofits are addressing the Covid-19 Pandemic over at < https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/charity-stories/how-our-recommended-charities-are-addressing-the-covid-19-virus/ >. I urge anyone with questions to get in touch with our team! My contact details are kathryn.mecrow@thelifeyoucansave.org. Thanks so much.