Deworm the World

           The Deworm the World Initiative is one of the organizations where a 100$ would do the most good. The Deworm the World Initiative by Evidence Action offers support and evaluates how government schools manage their deworming programs to help reduce the frequency in which students miss out on school due to health related reasons. 

           The charity offers assistance to developing countries and assists in promoting good health. In Kenya for instance, deworming a child costs 0.66$ for every child which is relatively high especially for those living in poverty (Thompson, 2015). A 100$ donation is therefore likely to do the most good as it will help improve the health of different children and further reduce the number of students that miss school due to medical complications that arise when individuals cannot deworm. 

           Lack of employment is the major cause of poverty in developing countries like Kenya. Citizens that live in poverty lack access to basic forms of education and are therefore unable to secure jobs that could help raise themselves above the poverty line. In situations where access to education is threatened by the lack of medical services, a 100$ donation could help different children get treated against intestinal worms thus allowing them to continue learning and secure good jobs in the future. The donation will also have a bigger impact as it focuses on charities that are not as popularized as other ventures like protection of people’s rights or the fight to end poverty. Support for the Deworm the World Initiative will ensure charities that are not as popular can offer assistance to the people they set out to help. The 100$ donation will therefore have the most impact in the Deworm the World Initiative as it promotes the recipients’ overall health while still drawing attention to charities that do not get the attention they need to aid their cause.

 

Reference

Givewell, (2020) “Our fight against worms” retrieved from, https://www.evidenceaction.org/dewormtheworld/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=AdGrants&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=AdGrants&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2af-BRDzARIsAIVQUOft36hqufmDdkcrU1BuqHv-6Hei7I8HppOmfQC1WSyAk43VlqmhyMYaAkd_EALw_wcB#

Thompson D, (2015) “The greatest good” The Atlantic, retrieved from, https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/what-is-the-greatest-good/395768/