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The '''Deworm the World Initiative''' is an initiative led by the non-governmental organisation Evidence Action, that works to support governments to develop school-based ] programs around the world.<ref name=about>{{cite web|url=http://www.evidenceaction.org/#deworm-the-world/|title = Deworm the World Initiative|publisher = Evidence Action|accessdate = July 28, 2015}}</ref> According to its website, it has reach 140 million children and works in Kenya, India, Ethiopia, and Vietnam. around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evidenceaction.org/#deworm-the-world|title = Deworm the World|publisher = Evidence Action|accessdate = July 28, 2015}}</ref> |
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The initiative was originally an independent nonprofit organization called ''Deworm the World'', co-founded by development economist ].<ref name=board>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130901112856/http://dewormtheworld.org/about-us/board-of-directors|title = Board of Directors|publisher = Deworm the World|accessdate = September 1, 2013}}</ref> Initially jointly supported by the ] and Innovations for Poverty Action, Deworm the World was taken over by the NGO ''Evidence Action'' in late 2013.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} |
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Charity evaluator ] lists the Deworm the World Iniative as one of three top charities (without any relative ranking) for 2013 end-of-year giving.<ref name=givewell-2013-top-charities-announcement>{{cite web|url=http://blog.givewell.org/2013/12/01/givewells-top-charities-for-giving-season-2013/|title = GiveWell’s Top Charities for Giving Season 2013|last = Karnofsky|first = Holden|publisher = GiveWell|date = December 1, 2013|accessdate = December 1, 2013}}</ref> In December 2014, GiveWell listed Deworm the World as one of its top four recommended charities, alongside ], ], and ].<ref name=givewell-2014-top-charities-blog-post>{{cite web|url=http://blog.givewell.org/2014/12/01/our-updated-top-charities/|title = Our updated top charities|date = December 1, 2014|accessdate = December 1, 2014|last = Hassenfeld|first = Elie|publisher = ]}}</ref><ref name=givewell-top-rated>{{cite web|url=http://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities|title = Top charities|publisher = GiveWell|date = December 1, 2014|accessdate=December 1, 2014}}</ref> |
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 870 million school-age children are at risk of parasitic worm infection. Over 400 million of these children remain untreated, according to the WHO fact sheet on soil-transmitted helminths.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soil Transmitted Helminths|url=http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs366/en|publisher=WHO|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> Worm infections interfere with nutrient uptake; can lead to anemia, malnourishment and impaired mental and physical development; and pose a serious threat to children’s health, education, and productivity. Infected children are often too sick or tired to concentrate at school, or to attend at all.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Miguel et al|first1=Edward|title=Worms at work: Long-run impacts of a child health investment|journal=Working Paper|date=May 2015|url=http://emiguel.econ.berkeley.edu/assets/miguel_research/64/Worms-at-Work_2015-07-23.pdf|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> Deworm the World supports the governments of India and Kenya in their respective national school-based deworming programs, and works with the ] in supporting Ethiopia's national school-based deworming program. |
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==External reviews== |
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===GiveWell reviews=== |
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====December 2014 review==== |
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In December 2014, charity evaluator GiveWell published an updated review of DtWI.<ref name=givewell-december-2014-review>{{cite web|url=http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/deworm-world-initiative|title = Deworm the World Initiative, led by Evidence Action|date = December 1, 2014|accessdate = December 9, 2014|publisher = ]}}</ref> The key strengths and unresolved issues remained the same as those in their earlier review from November 2013, with one change: the earlier unresolved issue of concern that Deworm the World was operating its programs in places where deworming programs already existed was now resolved. |
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Based on the review, GiveWell included Evidence Action's Deworm the World Initiative in its list of four top charities for the year announced on December 1, 2014. The other top charities were ], ], and the ].<ref name=givewell-2014-top-charities-blog-post/> |
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====November 2013 review==== |
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In November 2013, charity evaluator ] reviewed the Deworm the World Initiative.<ref name=givewell-november-2013-review>{{cite web|url=http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/Deworm-world-initiative/November-2013-review|title = Deworm the World Initiative, led by Evidence Action|publisher = ]|date = November 2013|accessdate = December 1, 2013}}</ref> Based on the review, GiveWell listed Deworm the World among its three top charities (with no relative ranking) alongside ] and the ].<ref name=givewell-2013-top-charities-announcement/><ref name=givewell-top-rated/> GiveWell set a "minimum target" of funds to raise for each charity, and its minimum target for Deworm the World was USD 2 million.<ref name=givewell-2013-top-charities-announcement/> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{official website|evidenceaction.org/}} |
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