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| The '''Deworm the World Initiative''' is |
The '''Deworm the World Initiative''' is a program led by the nonprofit Evidence Action that works to support governments in developing school-based ] programs in ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evidenceaction.org/#deworm-the-world|title = Deworm the World|publisher = Evidence Action|accessdate = July 28, 2015}}</ref> The initiative was originally an independent organization called Deworm the World, co-founded by development economist ].<ref name=board>{{cite web|url=http://dewormtheworld.org/about-us/board-of-directors |title=Board of Directors |publisher=Deworm the World |accessdate=September 1, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901112856/http://dewormtheworld.org/about-us/board-of-directors |archivedate=September 1, 2013 }}</ref> Initially supported by the ] and ], Deworm the World became an initiative of the NGO Evidence Action in late 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evidence Action Launched|url=http://www.poverty-action.org/node/6031|publisher=IPA|accessdate=29 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. | |||
| The initiative was originally an independent nonprofit organization called ''Deworm the World'', co-founded by development economist ].<ref name=board>{{cite web|url=http://dewormtheworld.org/about-us/board-of-directors |title=Board of Directors |publisher=Deworm the World |accessdate=September 1, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901112856/http://dewormtheworld.org/about-us/board-of-directors |archivedate=September 1, 2013 }}</ref> Initially supported by the ] and ], Deworm the World became an initiative of the NGO Evidence Action in late 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evidence Action Launched|url=http://www.poverty-action.org/node/6031|publisher=IPA|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> | |||
| Charity evaluator ] |
Charity evaluator ] has recommended the program since 2013.<ref name=givewell-november-2015-review>{{cite web|url = http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/deworm-world-initiative|title = Deworm the World Initiative, led by Evidence Action|date = November 1, 2015|accessdate = November 28, 2015|publisher = ]}}</ref><ref name=givewell-november-2014-review>{{cite web|url=http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/deworm-world-initiative/November-2014-review|title = Deworm the World Initiative, led by Evidence Action|date = November 1, 2014|accessdate = December 9, 2014|publisher = ]}}</ref><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> | ||
| ⚫ | Effective altruism advocacy group ] (GWWC) lists Deworm the World Initiative as a "promising" charity. The group did a case study of deworming activities in ], ] for which the initiative provided assistance. GWWC contrasts the initiative with ], another deworming charity, as follows: DtWI focuses on helping governments carry out deworming programs, rather than carrying out the deworming program itself. Therefore, it bears less of the cost, and is potentially more scalable. However, many of the programs it assists with may have occurred without its help, leading to lower impact relative to the counterfactual.<ref name=gwwc-review>{{cite web|url = https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/top-charities/deworm-world-initiative/|title = Deworm the World Initiative|accessdate = December 4, 2015}}</ref> | ||
| ==Work== | |||
| According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 870 million children are at risk of parasitic worm infection. Over 400 million of these children remain untreated, according to the WHO fact sheet on ].<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|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|display-authors=etal}}</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. | |||
| == GiveWell review == | |||
| === November 2015 review === | |||
| In November 2015, GiveWell published an updated review of Deworm the World Initiative.<ref name=givewell-november-2015-review>{{cite web|url = http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/deworm-world-initiative|title = Deworm the World Initiative, led by Evidence Action|date = November 1, 2015|accessdate = November 28, 2015|publisher = ]}}</ref> Based on this, GiveWell listed DtWI as one of its top charities for the end-of-year giving season.<ref name=givewell-2015-top-charities-blog-post/> GiveWell recommended that ], a private foundation it works closely with, donate $10.8 million to meet DtWI's funding needs. | |||
| Although GiveWell recommended to donors to donate all marginal funds to ], it offered a more detailed breakdown of the funding gaps of different organizations at different execution levels. The details for DtWI are described below. | |||
| {| class="wikitable" border="1" | |||
| ! Level !! Funding gap !! Part of funding gap covered by ] !! Cumulative funding gap !! Part of cumulative funding gap covered by Good Ventures !! Part of cumulative funding gap left for other donors | |||
| |- | |||
| | Capacity-relevant (crucial for the organization's development and success; if they don't get this their future is in jeopardy) || $7.6 million || $7.6 million (100%) || $7.6 million || $7.6 million (100%) || 0 | |||
| |- | |||
| | Execution Level 2/possibly capacity-relevant || $3.2 million || $3.2 million (100%) || $10.8 million || $10.8 million (100%) || 0 | |||
| |- | |||
| | Execution Level 3 (if the organization has this amount over and above Execution Level 2, there is a ~95% chance they will not be bottlenecked for funding) || $8.2 million || 0 (0%) || $19.0 million || $10.8 million (56.84%) || $8.2 million | |||
| |} | |||
| === November 2014 review === | |||
| In November 2014, charity evaluator GiveWell published an updated review of DtWI.<ref name=givewell-november-2014-review>{{cite web|url=http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/deworm-world-initiative/November-2014-review|title = Deworm the World Initiative, led by Evidence Action|date = November 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| === November 2013 review === | |||
| 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/> | |||
| ==Other reviews== | |||
| === Giving What We Can review === | |||
| ⚫ | Effective altruism advocacy group ] lists Deworm the World Initiative as |
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| ===Investigation into Kenya deworming program=== | |||
| In September 2015, charity evaluator GiveWell published a report based on field investigations carried out by Jacob Kushner and Anthony Langat of the National School-Based Deworming Program conducted by the government of Kenya with technical assistance from Deworm the World Initiative. The investigations were funded by GiveWell. They cited three concerns with the program: parents' and children's concerns about side effects of the deworming medication, religious concerns, and the fact that the program did not reach students not enrolled in school. Responding to the report, GiveWell said that it did not raise any red flags for its recommendation of Deworm the World Initiative. Evidence Action also responded at length to the observations made in the report.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://blog.givewell.org/2015/09/14/journalists-report-on-deworming-program-supported-by-deworm-the-world-initiative-in-kenya/|title = Journalists report on deworming program supported by Deworm the World Initiative in Kenya|last = Heishman|first = Tyler|date = September 14, 2015|accessdate = December 4, 2015|publisher = ]}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Deworm the World Initiative is a program led by the nonprofit Evidence Action that works to support governments in developing school-based deworming programs in Kenya, India, Ethiopia, and Vietnam. The initiative was originally an independent organization called Deworm the World, co-founded by development economist Michael Kremer. Initially supported by the Partnership for Child Development and Innovations for Poverty Action, Deworm the World became an initiative of the NGO Evidence Action in late 2013.
Deworm the World supports the governments of India and Kenya in their respective national school-based deworming programs, and works with the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative in supporting Ethiopia's national school-based deworming program.
Charity evaluator GiveWell has recommended the program since 2013.
Effective altruism advocacy group Giving What We Can (GWWC) lists Deworm the World Initiative as a "promising" charity. The group did a case study of deworming activities in Bihar, India for which the initiative provided assistance. GWWC contrasts the initiative with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, another deworming charity, as follows: DtWI focuses on helping governments carry out deworming programs, rather than carrying out the deworming program itself. Therefore, it bears less of the cost, and is potentially more scalable. However, many of the programs it assists with may have occurred without its help, leading to lower impact relative to the counterfactual.
References
- "Deworm the World". Evidence Action. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Board of Directors". Deworm the World. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Evidence Action Launched". IPA. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- "Deworm the World Initiative, led by Evidence Action". GiveWell. November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- "Deworm the World Initiative, led by Evidence Action". GiveWell. November 1, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- "Deworm the World Initiative, led by Evidence Action". GiveWell. November 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- "Deworm the World Initiative". Retrieved December 4, 2015.