Deworm the World prevents parasite related illnesses in children by collaborating with governments to run cost-effective deworming treatment programs.
Deworm the World is a programme of Evidence Action, whose mission is “to be a world leader in scaling evidence-based and cost-effective programs to reduce the burden of poverty.” According to Evidence Action, more than 895 million children are at risk for parasitic worm infections, primarily in poor communities with inadequate sanitation around the world. These infections interfere with children’s nutrient uptake, often leading to anaemia, malnourishment, and impaired mental and physical development. As a result, children who are infected are less likely to attend school.
Regular treatment with a simple pill is a safe and effective solution to combat these infections. Through its Deworm the World program, Evidence Action:
We previously included Deworm the World as one of our recommended charities because the impact-focused evaluator Founders Pledge recommended it after conducting an internal evaluation of it in 2023. We’ve since updated our recommendations to reflect only organisations recommended by evaluators we’ve looked into as part of our evaluator investigations and decided to rely on; as such, we don't currently include Deworm the World as one of our recommended programs but you can still donate to it via our donation platform.
In addition to the Founders Pledge recommendation, some other information relevant to Deworm the World’s cost-effectiveness is:
We have varying degrees of information about the cost-effectiveness of our supported programs. We have more information about programs that impact-focused evaluators (some of which our research team expects to investigate soon as part of their evaluator investigations) have looked into, as well as programs that we’ve previously included on our list of recommended charities. We think it’s important to share the information we have with donors as we expect it will be useful in their donation decisions, but don’t want donors to mistakenly overweight the extent to which we share information about some charities and not others. Therefore, we want to clarify two things: