Deworm the World Initiative
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The Deworm the World Initiative is a program led by the nonprofit Evidence Action that works to support governments in developing school-based deworming programs in Kenya, India, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.[citation needed]
Deworm the World works with the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative in supporting Ethiopia's national school-based deworming program.[citation needed]
History
In 2000, Michael Kremer published a journal article that stated that deworming children in Kenya not only improves their health but also increases school participation. However, there is no effect on academic test scores or grades.[1] However, reanalysis of the data by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 2015 found that the original paper had calculation errors and deworming may not improve school participation. Otherwise, other conclusions drawn by Kremer are reproducible.[2]
The initiative was originally an independent organization called Deworm the World, co-founded by development economist Michael Kremer.[3]
GiveWell
In November 2015, GiveWell recommended that Good Ventures donate $10.8 million to the organization, and identified a funding gap of $11.4 million for the organization, though the entire funding for the organization's planned 2016 activities were covered.[citation needed]
In November 2016, GiveWell recommended that Good Ventures donate $4.5 million to the organization, out of Good Ventures' $50 million budget for GiveWell's top charities.[4]
References
- ^ Miguel, Edward; Kremer, Michael (November 2000). "Child Health and Education: The Primary school deworming project in Kenya": 1–51. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Educational benefits of deworming children questioned by re-analysis of flagship study". Cochrane. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Deworm the World. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Natalie Crispin (November 29, 2016). "Our updated top charities for giving season 2016". The GiveWell Blog. Retrieved November 29, 2016.