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Monthly Archives: July 2012

Rethinking VillageReach’s pilot project

July 26, 2012
By Elie

Background Over the past 3 years, VillageReach has received over $2 million as a direct result of our recommendation. VillageReach put these funds towards its work to scale up its health logistics program, which it implemented as a pilot project … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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Some History Behind Our Shifting Approach to Research

July 20, 2012
By Holden

The approach that GiveWell took from 2007-2011 had two crucial qualities: We have been passive. That is, we have focused on finding the best existing organizations and supporting them with no-strings-attached donations, rather than a more “active” approach of designing … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Posted in GiveWell Labs, GiveWell project | 3 Replies

New Cochrane Review of the Effectiveness of Deworming

July 13, 2012
By Alexander

Update 07/20/12: Miguel and Kremer (and others) have responded to the characterization of their 2004 study by the updated Cochrane review here. We find many of their responses to the Cochrane authors’ objections (which are distinct from our reservations) persuasive, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Posted in Schistosomiasis Control Initiative | 7 Replies

Update on GiveWell’s web traffic / money moved: Q2 2012

July 5, 2012
By Natalie

In addition to evaluations of other charities, GiveWell publishes substantial evaluation on itself, from the quality of its research to its impact on donations. We publish quarterly updates regarding two key metrics: (a) donations to top charities and (b) web … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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