In 2024, more than 800 million people lived in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than 3 US dollars a day. That figure is already adjusted for what a dollar can buy in a higher-income country compared with a lower-income one. Millions of people die every year from preventable and treatable diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and diarrhoea. In 2024, about 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday, around 13,000 every day. These deaths (and the suffering caused by disease) can be prevented with proven treatments and other interventions.
Fortunately, there is a lot we can do. On Anneta Targalt we recommend charities that improve human wellbeing and where your donations can make a significant difference.
The fund supports the highest-priority funding needs among GiveWell's top charities: evidence-based, high-impact and highly cost-effective opportunities to save and improve the lives of people living in poor countries.
AMF works to prevent malaria, mainly in Africa, by getting protective mosquito nets to people. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes, which infect people by biting them, mostly late in the evening and at night. This is why sleeping under a net is a very effective way to avoid catching malaria.
Malaria Consortium distributes preventive anti-malaria medicine to young children during the peak malaria season.
Helen Keller Intl works with governments in Africa and Asia to provide millions of children every year with life-saving vitamin A supplements and other nutrients.
New Incentives gives cash incentives to parents in northern Nigeria to vaccinate their young children. The cash helps them overcome barriers such as transport costs and income lost by missing work.