Evidence Action
American non-profit organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Evidence Action is an American non-profit organization founded in 2013 that scales cost-effective development interventions with rigorous evidence supporting their efficacy.[1][2] The organization operates four main programs: the Deworm the World Initiative, Safe Water Now, Equal Vitamin Access, and Syphilis-Free Start.[3] It also operates an Accelerator program, whereby new development interventions are screened and scaled according to efficacy.[4] Vox Media has described Evidence Action as taking a "VC approach to development work".[4]
Formation | 2013 |
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Founder | Amrita Ahuja |
Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
Headquarters | Washington, DC |
Region | Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia East Africa |
Services | Deworming Water chlorination Iron supplementation Syphilis screening |
Fields | International development Global health |
CEO | Kanika Bahl |
Shikhar Ghosh (Chair) Amrita Ahuja Kanika Bahl Elizabeth Young McNally Christina Reichers Dina Pomeranz Owens Wiwa | |
Key people | Michael Kremer Esther Duflo Rachel Glennerster Kristin Forbes |
Revenue (2022) | $127 Million USD |
Expenses (2022) | $32.5 Million USD |
Staff (2023) | 700+ |
Website | www |
Evidence Action has frequently been ranked as among the most effective charities in the world,[5][6][7] scaling programs in global health whose cost effectiveness is supported by randomized controlled trials.[1] The charity is guided by principles of effective altruism,[8][9] in particular the notion that charitable giving should be oriented towards the causes that do the most good in the world.[9][10] In 2022, the organization's revenue was US$127 million.[11]