Evidence Action: Proven Solutions to Help People Around the World

Evidence Action helps hundreds of millions of people in Africa and Asia by using proven, simple solutions to fight poverty and improve health. They run four main programs that reach 530+ million people. Safe Water Now provides clean water through chlorine dispensers maintained by community volunteers, reaching 10 million people. Deworm the World gives medicine to children in schools to prevent worm infections, delivering over 2 billion treatments. Equal Vitamin Access provides iron and vitamins to fight childhood disability from anemia, reaching 35 million children in 2023. Syphilis-Free Start helps pregnant women get tested and treated to prevent stillbirths. All programs are backed by research showing they really work. Evidence Action partners with governments to use existing schools and health systems rather than building new ones. Their solutions are very cost-effective - deworming costs less than 50 cents per child, and clean water programs cost $1.50 per person per year. The organization has saved 15,000+ children's lives and created an estimated $23 billion in lifetime benefits. Their work is based on Nobel Prize-winning research showing these simple interventions can dramatically improve lives when delivered at large scale through government partnerships.

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