Top Ranked Charities - Reviews and Recommendations:
Source: GiveWell
Ranking according to the world's leading evaluator of aid organizations GiveWell. Source: https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities
Ranking according to the world's leading evaluator of aid organizations GiveWell. Source: https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities
#1 Malaria Consortium (project for seasonal malaria prevention)
Malaria. Distribution of malaria prevention drugs to children during the months of greatest disease risk. The Malaria Consortium is also involved in other malaria control projects.
Via German EAS Foundation (with German donation receipt)
Directly with Malaria Consortium (project for seasonal malaria prevention)
(no German tax donation receipt)
In the media:
Financial Times: How close are we to defeating malaria? (19. Apr. 2018)
Le Monde: En Afrique subsaharienne, le succès de la chimioprévention contre le paludisme (16. Apr. 2018)
MIT News: MIT-USAID program releases supply chain evaluation of malaria diagnostics (13. Oct. 2016)
The Guardian: Malaria scheme cuts child deaths during Sahel’s rainy season (24 Jun. 2016)
The Guardian: Malaria: can we eradicate one of the world’s deadliest diseases? (20 May 2015)
Via German EAS Foundation (with German donation receipt)
Directly with Malaria Consortium (project for seasonal malaria prevention)
(no German tax donation receipt)
#2 Helen Keller International (Vitamin A supplement project)
Malnutrition. A vitamin A deficiency, especially in children, can lead to blindness, maldevelopment and premature death. There are several programs in African countries providing vitamin A supplements.
Via German EAS Foundation (with German tax donation receipt)
Directly with Helen Keller International (Vitamin A supplement project)
(no German tax donation receipt)
In the media:
Welt: Der genveränderte Reis, der Leben retten kann (19. Nov 2013)
Spektrum: GOLDENER REIS: Hoffnungsträger vor der Premiere (11 Dez 2013)
Harvard Magazine: Doing Good Scientifically (4.Apr. 2012)
New York Times: What a Little Vitamin A Could Do (13. May 2009)
Via German EAS Foundation (with German tax donation receipt)
Directly with Helen Keller International (Vitamin A supplement project)
(no German tax donation receipt)
#3 Against Malaria Foundation (AMF)
Fighting malaria. Free distribution of mosquito nets that have been treated with insecticide.
Direct with Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) (with German tax donation receipt, as this aid organization is also based in Germany)
In the media:
New York Times: Donating, and Making Sure the Money Is Put to Work (26 Apr. 2014)
Business Insider: The world’s best charity can save a life for $3,337.06 (29 Jul. 2015)
Huffington Post: Together We Can Eradicate Malaria (27 Apr. 2015)
Mashable: Deadly but dwindling: The global fight against malaria (25 Apr. 2015)
Direct with Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) (with German tax donation receipt, as this aid organization is also based in Germany)
#4 Deworm the World Initiative – Evidence Action
Deworming. Government information about the benefits of mass deworming programs and support in the organization and implementation of programs.
Via German EAS Foundation
(with German donation receipt)
Direct via Deworm the World Initiative – Evidence Action
(no German tax donation receipt)
In the media:
Bayrischer Rundfunk: Neue Ansätze in der Entwicklungs-Forschung
India Today: Flavoured, sweet and chewable deworming medicines for your grumpy kid (9. Aug 2016)
Stanford Social Innovation Review: Outsized Outcomes (6.Nov 2015)
Vox: Mass deworming: (Still) a best buy for international development (11. Aug. 2015)
Harvard Magazine: Doing Good Scientifically (2. Jul. 2015)
New York Times: In India, a small pill, with positive side effects (4.Apr.2012)
Spectrum – MIT: Deworming the world (Herbst 2011)
Via German EAS Foundation
(with German donation receipt)
Direct via Deworm the World Initiative – Evidence Action
(no German tax donation receipt)
#5 Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI)
Deworming. Planning and financing of deworming programs in cooperation with governments. Research to identify the most needy regions and evaluate the projects.
Via German EAS Foundation (with German donation receipt)
Direct with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI)
(no German tax donation receipt)
In the media:
News Medical: Schistosomiasis: the biggest killer you’ve never heard of? (4 Jul. 2017)
Financial Times: Snail fever: the threat in Suriname’s water (18 Apr. 2017)
CNN: The snails spreading fever across Africa (9 Feb. 2016)
International Business Times: How Three Scientists ‘Marketed’ Neglected Tropical Diseases And Raised More Than $1 Billion (14 May 2015)
The Guardian: Pills, philanthropy and parasitic worms (16 Dec. 2014)
Via German EAS Foundation (with German donation receipt)
Direct with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI)
(no German tax donation receipt)
#6 Sightsavers (Deworming Project)
Deworming. Sightsavers focus on programs to combat preventable blindness. Within the framework of these programs, Sightsavers distribute deworming medicine. Sightsavers help with the planning, operation and financing of the distribution of the medication. Only the deworming program was rated here.
Via German EAS Foundation (with German donation receipt)
Direct via Sightsavers
(no German tax donation receipt)
In the media:
The Guardian: Neglected no more: ending trachoma, an infectious eye disease rooted in poverty (24 Apr. 2017)
Financial Times: ‘We didn’t know we would go blind’: fighting onchocerciasis in Ghana (18 Apr. 2017)
BBC: Criscent Bwambale sees for the first time in Uganda (6 Jul. 2016)
The Economist: Trachoma: Now is the time to say “goodbye” (25 Feb. 2016)
Via German EAS Foundation (with German donation receipt)
Direct via Sightsavers
(no German tax donation receipt)
#7 END Fund (Deworming Project)
Via German EAS Foundation (with German donation receipt)
Direct via END Fund (Deworming Project)
(No German tax donation receipt)
Deworming. Assessment of regions and deworming projects worldwide. Financing and operational support of the best assessed projects in planning, training and implementation. Subsequent review of program execution.
In the media:
The Economist: A global attack on long-neglected tropical diseases is succeeding (22 Apr. 2017)
Financial Times: Philanthropy: the search for the best way to give (18 Apr. 2017)
Via German EAS Foundation (with German donation receipt)
Direct via END Fund (Deworming Project)
(No German tax donation receipt)
#8 GiveDirectly
Money transfer. Unconditional direct remittances of approximately €250 to extremely poor households in developing countries. Recipients decide for themselves how to use the funds, according to their individual needs.
Via German EAS Foundation (with German donation receipt)
Direct with GiveDirectly
(no German tax donation receipt)
In the media:
Süddeutsche: Gezielt geben (25 Apr. 2016)
Zeit: Grundeinkommen statt Entwicklungshilfe (22 Apr. 2016)
Spiegel Online: Grundeinkommen: Gleiches Geld für alle – das Experiment (21 Apr. 2016)
Forbes: Give Directly’s Breakthrough ‘Free Money’ Model Grows As Evidence Mounts (10 Feb. 2014)
The Independent: “Direct debit: The charity GiveDirectly donates cash straight to people in need” (23 Jan. 2014)
Huffington Post: For Your End-of-Year Charitable Giving, Give Directly (30 Dec. 2013)
The Economist: “Pennies from heaven”(26 Oct. 2013)
New York Times: “Is It Nuts to Give to the Poor Without Strings Attached?”(13 Aug. 2013)
Harvard Business Review: Want to Help People? Just Give Them Money (28 Mar. 2013)
Innovations for Poverty Actions: “Project Evaluation GiveDirectly” (25 Apr. 2016)
Innovations for Poverty Actions: The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers in Kenya
The Lives You Can Save: “GiveDirectly Profile”
Via German EAS Foundation (with German donation receipt)
Direct with GiveDirectly
(no German tax donation receipt)
