If that's the most effective way of helping people, why would they not do that? They do more than that though, they fund projects of many different kinds. They also coach people to go into fields where they can have a positive impact for example.
> wasn't one of their initial proposals that deworming medications should be sent to rural Africa, for its disproportionate impact it could have?
They have different funds:
- Global Health and Development Fund [0]
- Animal Welfare Fund [1]
- Long-Term Future Fund[2]
- Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund[3]
Deworming would go under "Global health and development" (if it's estimated to be the most effective) and AI under "Long-term future fund".
If that's the most effective way of helping people, why would they not do that? They do more than that though, they fund projects of many different kinds. They also coach people to go into fields where they can have a positive impact for example.
> wasn't one of their initial proposals that deworming medications should be sent to rural Africa, for its disproportionate impact it could have?
They have different funds:
- Global Health and Development Fund [0]
- Animal Welfare Fund [1]
- Long-Term Future Fund[2]
- Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund[3]
Deworming would go under "Global health and development" (if it's estimated to be the most effective) and AI under "Long-term future fund".
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0. https://funds.effectivealtruism.org/funds/global-development
1. https://funds.effectivealtruism.org/funds/animal-welfare
2. https://funds.effectivealtruism.org/funds/far-future
3. https://funds.effectivealtruism.org/funds/ea-community