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Recent U.S. foreign aid cuts—and similar reductions from the U.K. and other countries—have triggered a mounting crisis across global health, poverty-eradication, and living-standards programs worldwide. In…
Using Data to Save Lives: Inside a Smarter Approach to Philanthropy In a time of crisis for global health, The Life You Can Save and Founders…
A sudden shift in U.S. foreign aid policy earlier this year sent shockwaves through the global development community. For weeks, our team was tied up with…
At The Life You Can Save, our mission is simple but ambitious: to improve as many lives as possible, as effectively as possible. When it comes…
When we give money to a nonprofit, we assume the money will be used to do good. But that’s not always the case. Some organizations accomplish…
On the 7th of June 2024, Vincent van der Holst, is cycling 130km without hands in an attempt to break a world record while raising funds…
In service of our mission to offer you active, well-researched charity recommendations, we’ve updated our charity evaluation framework and cause funds. Why? We are committed to…
We are concluding our recommendation of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). This recommendation was originally based on GiveWell’s research related to universal salt iodization…
March 12, 2024 – The Life You Can Save, an organization known for recommending research-based charities working on interventions across the multidimensional factors of poverty, today…
We have shifted our focus away from our climate-focused nonprofit recommendations as we initiate new research and evaluation. We aim to address the specific challenges faced…
Want to learn more about extreme poverty and what you can do about it? Check out these free online courses Giving 2.0: The MOOC Giving…
The world is making rapid progress toward ending extreme poverty. However, across all countries, 1.1 billion people are experiencing multidimensional poverty (UNDP, 2023). This means that…
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