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Deworm the World Initiative — General Support (January 2016)

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  • Focus Area: Global Health & Development
  • Organization Name: Evidence Action
  • Amount: $10,790,000

  • Award Date: January 2016

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    Boys in Bihar, India take deworming pills on January 23, 2014. Over 17 million children in Bihar were targeted on this mass school-based deworming day. (Photo courtesy of Evidence Action)

     

    Note: This grant was awarded while the Open Philanthropy Project was a partnership between GiveWell and Good Ventures.


    In January 2016, Good Ventures awarded a grant of $10,790,000 to Evidence Action in support of its Deworm the World Initiative, in recognition of the Initiative earning a “top charity” ranking from GiveWell in 2015. See GiveWell’s review of Deworm the World for more about its activities and to follow its progress.

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