Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $9,709,000 to Helen Keller International to support vitamin A supplementation work, due to its status as a GiveWell top charity. We followed the recommendation of GiveWell staff regarding how to allocate grantmaking between GiveWell top charities. Read GiveWell’s review of Helen Keller International's vitamin A supplementation program to learn…| Open Philanthropy
In a nutshell Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is the mass distribution of vitamin A capsules to preschool-age children to reduce child mortality. GiveWell believes VAS is one of the most cost-effective programs donors can support. We estimate that it costs ~$1,000 to $8,500 to avert a death in locations where GiveWell supports campaigns. We think VAS is cost-effective because:| GiveWell
We have published a more recent review of this organization. See our most recent report on Heller Keller International's vitamin A supplementation program. Donate| GiveWell
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I used to be heavily sceptical about charitable giving. I wanted to help others, but worried that my charitable donations might be doing little more than alleviating my own guilt. After all, how could I know that my money was actually doing something? The pile of address labels, stickers, and greeting cards arriving in the mail from charities I didn’t even donate to certainly didn’t inspire confidence; why were charities spending precious funds on unsolicited address labels while simultan...| www.givingwhatwecan.org
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Vitamin A is critical to children’s growing bodies and brains.| Helen Keller Intl
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