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The Deworm the World Initiative is a program led by a nonprofit Evidence Action that works to support governments in developing school-based deworming programs in Kenya, India, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.[citation needed]
Deworm the World works with the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative in supporting Ethiopia's national school-based deworming program.[citation needed]
HistoryEdit
The initiative was originally an independent organization called Deworm the World, co-founded by development economist Michael Kremer.[1]
GiveWellEdit
In November 2015, GiveWell recommended that Good Ventures donate $10.8 million to the organization, and identified a funding gap of $11.4 million for the organization, though the entire funding for the organization's planned 2016 activities were covered.[citation needed]
In November 2016, GiveWell recommended that Good Ventures donate $4.5 million to the organization, out of Good Ventures' $50 million budget for GiveWell's top charities.[2]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Board of Directors". Deworm the World. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Natalie Crispin (November 29, 2016). "Our updated top charities for giving season 2016". The GiveWell Blog. Retrieved November 29, 2016.