🌍 What can we do about extreme poverty?
Hundreds of millions of people still live in extreme poverty, and millions of children die each year from causes that are cheap to prevent. This is where help is best proven.
🙋 What I can do
Give once to a well-tested charity. GiveWell lists charities whose results are checked in careful studies, such as the Against Malaria Foundation.
Set up a small monthly donation. A few thousand euros, given well, can save a life.
🤝 What we can do as a society
Basic needs met for everyone. HappyBein proposes a universal allowance that covers food, housing, health care and energy, and fairer sharing of the planet’s resources between countries.
Universal AllowanceAbout 2.1 billion people still lack safe drinking water and about 670 million have no electricity. Meeting basic needs first is the cheapest way to improve the most lives.
Ask your country to keep its aid promises and spend them on what works, and support fair trade and tax rules for poorer countries.