Evidence Action

Evidence Action is an American non-profit organization founded in 2013 that scales cost-effective development interventions with rigorous evidence supporting their efficacy. The organization operates four main programs: the Deworm the World Initiative, Safe Water Now, Equal Vitamin Access, and Syphilis-Free Start. It also operates an Accelerator program, whereby new development interventions are screened and scaled according to efficacy. Vox Media has described Evidence Action as taking a "VC approach to development work".

Evidence Action
Formation2013
FounderAmrita Ahuja
Legal status501(c)(3)
HeadquartersWashington, DC
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
East Africa
ServicesDeworming
Water chlorination
Iron supplementation
Syphilis screening
FieldsInternational 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+
Websitehttps://www.evidenceaction.org/

Evidence Action has frequently been ranked as among the most effective charities in the world, scaling programs in global health whose cost effectiveness is supported by randomized controlled trials. The charity is guided by principles of effective altruism, in particular the notion that charitable giving should be oriented towards the causes that do the most good in the world. In 2022, the organization's revenue was $127 million USD.

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