This review is in fact about the British organisation Against Malaria Foundation. I have been donating to this organisation for over 10 years because it is one of the best value charities in terms of lives saved per dollar/pound donated. It works by supplying mosquito nets to people who need them-and it checks that they are going to the right place. Last time I checked they had a very small number of paid employees-emphasized by the fact that the director of the organisation sometimes messages you to thank you for your donation (doubt this would happen in a large more bureaucratic charity with hundrends of employees and huge running costs). Reviews by other philanthropic organisations such as GiveWell, Giving What you Can and the Live you can Save also rate it amongst their recommended charities. You get an email for every monthly donation, showing what nets your money is being used to purchase. If you are looking for an organisation that will spend your money wisely, efficiently and use it to save lives, this is one of the best in my view.
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I started giving to Against Malaria Foundation because I wanted to make sure that my money went towards saving, or improving lives in the developing world, and that it was used efficiently. I carried out some careful research through Giving What We Can, GiveWell and The Life You Can Save, and it appeared to me to most efficient in terms of saving lives by providing mosquito nets to people in areas prone to the disease. Your money is spent directly on nets and they send you regular emails telling you where nets you have purchased are going. If you want the feeling that you are saving lives through your donation, then this is a great charity to give to! A nice personal touch in that the director took the time to email me when I made a significant donation. This also suggested to me that they are not wasting money on employees they don't need, I understand they have very few paid employees.
One of the most effective charities in the world. Exceptional work, the money works effectively to doing good; saving lives. Great follow-up with reports and videos/photos.
Giving isn't a single solitary act. Giving is a conversation.
Over the last few year's I have donated my birthday to charities. I started a five year long commitment to donate each birthday, from 26 to 30 to the most effective charities I could find. I did this in hopes of opening a dialog with those around me about charity work and where we choose to donate. Often we think of our philanthropic work as secret or something we shouldn't or can't talk about because it would be seen as boastful.
Sadly this means that many of us don't get to celebrate each other and ourselves for the fantastic work we do in the world. It also means that we don't always talk about how we choose the charities and causes we donate to. Because we regard our philanthropy as so private we loose out on the opportunity to share notes and compare stories around giving. We loose out on the opportunity to learn about new programs, and think critically about our giving decisions.
This year I am donating to the Against Malaria Foundation. Malaria is a preventable disease that still kills thousands around the world, most of whom are children under the age of five. AMF has continuously been shown to be one of the most transparent, through and life saving nonprofits around, which is why I choose to support them.
As a way to encourage people to donate, and a way to be able to talk about these causes year round, I agreed to get a tattoo to commemorate each charity I raise money for if we reach our goal. Each tattoo in the series is an element and the complete set covers a wide spectrum of giving opportunities. The main symptom of malaria is a high fever so this year's elemental tattoo is fire. http://www.sydsbirthdaychallenge.com/
We have already raised nearly $2000, all of it from friends and family who likely would not have donated this money otherwise. Another friend has even decided to match every $27 donation in our fundraising efforts, as a way to encourage everyone to donate more.
I have spent a lot of time talking with friends, family, acquaintances, and even people I barely know about how and why I choose the charities I do and why I spend my birthday asking other people to give. My interactions are almost universally positive, and people usually as insightful honest questions. Opening the dialog about our giving has inspired many to give, or give more, and has inspired them to talk about their choices with others.
Giving isn't a single solitary act. It isn't something we do just for ourselves in the dark. It is something we do to make the world a little brighter and the more we shine a light on it and celebrate great philanthropy the better and stronger we will be.
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I am proud to be involved with the Against Malaria Foundation. I am regularly updated on the work the the foundation is doing, and on how I have contributed.
Great clarity; they tell you exactly where your money has gone and what it's been used for. Great for making sure your donated money is being maximally used for the greatest good possible.
For me there's two big reasons I support Against Malaria Foundation. The most important is that the work they do – distributing insecticide-treated nets to prevent kids dying of malaria – is incredibly effective at saving lives for a very small cost. The second is that the organisation is very transparent, and great at communicating with donors as well as auditing its own activities. So you can be sure your donation is actually helping.
Chris
The Against Malaria Foundation delivers help most effectively in a most transparent way. I know that the money I give makes a difference.
Markus
A small amount of money goes a long way with the Against Malaria Foundation... kept up to date with details of the charity's spending and how the nets are making a difference.
Proud to be associated with the Against Malaria foundation. Regular detailed insight into the how and where of net distribution helps the feeling that your donation is well spent and makes a difference.
AMF are highly rated by Give Well, Giving What We Can, etc., so you know that your donation is making a real difference. AMF are also very transparent about what they spend money on, sending regular updates about where they have provided mosquito nets. Highly recommended.
Against Malaria Foundation is one of the best charities to give to if you want to create maximum impact with the money you give. And with impact I mean real impact - not just based on lofty evaluations, but based on sound research. Being a professor and working in this field and I can really appreciate that.
I have often been reluctant to donate to organizations doing good work because I did not want what very little money I have to donate to go to that organization’s overhead, (even as I understand that overhead is a necessary expense as well.) However, knowing that 100% of my meager annual donation of $25 to AgainstMalaria.com goes to the purchase of mosquito nets, makes all the difference for me. And receiving periodic updates on how donations have a direct and immediate effect on the lives of the recipients, also makes a big difference for me. All I can say is keep up the good work AgainstMalaria.com!
I spent a while doing some research online, hoping to donate to a legit, cost effective charity, and AMF is the one I chose. They are very transparent about where the money goes, and inform you via email about the nets which your money has purchased. I'm delighted to have found them.
I found out about Against Malaria Foundation through an organisation called Giving What We Can, which assesses the cost effectiveness of charities working in the developing world and rates AMF as the most effective. Rob Mather, AMF's founder, later came to speak at a Giving What We Can event and I was extremely impressed by his dedication, knowledge and honesty about fighting malaria through distributing bed nets. I got further insight into AMF when I did an internship for Giving What We Can and continued to be impressed by the very high standards that it operates by. I think the model that AMF operates by - of ensuring that 100% of public donations go directly to buying bed nets and all administrative costs are covered through private donations - is a great one and means you know exactly where your money is going. If all charities were as efficient and effective and devoted to as worthy a cause as AMF, the world would be so much better off!
Your money goes direct to the cause. The research from experts says so, and over 2 years I have no reason to doubt that fact. Simple charity, does exactly what it says it will do, and a superb project.
I know the leaders of Against Malaria Foundation (AMF), Rob Mather and Andrew Garner, professionally through my role as Executive Director of The Life You Can Save. I feel that AMF uses proven techniques in the most cost effective way possible to distribute insecticide-treated bed nets. These strategies have been demonstrated by the most rigorous scientific standard (randomized controlled trials) to save lives. AMF follows-up to insure the nets are used and distributed properly (not all organizations do). The organization is exceptionally efficient and stands out even when measured against other highly effective charities. My wife and I feel that our personal donations to AMF, as well as those that come through The Life You Can save, is the best use of our money we could possibly think of. We are personally grateful to both Rob and Andrew for their amazing work.
I'm so proud to support the Against Malaria Foundation. They're providing a simple, affordable, and effective solution to a huge problem. I'm confident in them because of their consistently excellent reviews from organizations like GiveWell.
I came to support the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) because I read strong reviews of the organisation praising its work and overall cost-effectiveness. Public health interventions to combat malaria continue to be underfunded and represent one of the best ways to help people living in the developing world. AMF is an excellent organisation, staffed by conscientious personnel, and they send me a monthly update on the project that my funds will support.
For an excellent overview of giving to this organisation see the following summary prepared by independent researchers at Oxford University: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/top-charities/against-malaria-foundation
Contributing to AMF really is one of the best ways to do most good!
It is a privilege to be associated with AMF as a Trustee, and help set new standards of transparency, accountability and efficiency. The fight against malaria deserves nothing less.
Over the past several months, two fund-raising groups I’m part of, Your Siblings and Bronies for Good, decided to make the Against Malaria Foundation the prime beneficiary of their campaigns. Naturally we want to squander none of the donations we solicit but rather use every dollar to do the greatest good we can. Hence we knew we would choose one of the highly effective charities that GiveWell has found. After a longer debate we agreed that it should be the Against Malaria Foundation.
When I started to research their program in depth in order to summarize it for our donors and had a few questions that my own searches had left unanswered, I contacted the founder and CEO, Rob Mather. His answers could not have been more comprehensive, knowledgeable, and prompt. But AMF’s responsiveness is just one facet of their transparency. The amounts of data they publish on their website for everyone to peruse are enormous as well.
The Against Malaria Foundation is surely one of the most effective charities in existence, and thus one of the best ways to put money to use.
A wonderful charity - it's good to know that your donations are being used effectively towards a worthy cause. Thank you to the team for all their hard work.
As someone who suffered with Malaria twice in my life, I feel more keen to help to prevent others (especially children) from becoming infected.
What I enjoy about donating to Against Malaria is being informed about how my donations are being spent and particularly seeing pictures of where the nets are being delivered to.
"The ultimate goal of any charity should be to shut down - the sooner the better." Wait, what? I was speaking with Rob Mather, the founder of AMF, over Skype, and that was not what I expected to hear. "Of course," he confirmed. "That would mean that they problem they were addressing has been solved." I was amazed to have found a charity that did not have the mindset of a sprawling big business. Rob approaches charity operation with such a critical eye, it is no wonder that AMF has become known for its cost-efficiency, transparency, and rigorous self-assessment. And in fact, the accomplishments of AMF speak for themselves: after distributing a quarter of a million nets in Malawi to protect over half a million people, the malaria rates in the region decreased by 40-50%. As a co-founder of the Swiss chapter of Giving What We Can, I am very happy to have a charity to regularly donate to that I can be certain is making a real impact in the developing world.
I read about this charity from the Giving What We Can website. It is very cost effective, its work is high impact and donors are kept regularly informed as to where and what their money is doing. Furthermore, one can alter your monthly donation online, if necessary, without any hiccups or involvement of your bank. I rate is so highly that it is one of the charities which will receive a legacy under my will.
When deciding which charity to donate to I realised that the worthiness of the cause is only one factor to consider. The other factor is the effectiveness with which the charity pursues the cause. As mentioned by many other commenters the Against Malaria Foundation is rated as one of, if not the most effective charity by organisations like Givewell. I regularly donate to AMF knowing that there are very few, if any, ways that my donations could be used more effectively to reduce suffering and save lives. Hopefully within my life time this will cease to be the case because malaria will have been eradicated but until then I will keep donating.
AMF does very effective, high impact work. It has top notch financial transparency and accountability. The team is great at communicating with donors.
I decided to donate to Against Malaria after reading their profile on Giving What We Can, a site that rates charities by cost-effectiveness and transparency (https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/top-charities/against-malaria-foundation). Unlike many other charities, for instance, Against Malaria is committed to monitoring its own work with surveys carried out before and after nets are distributed, and posts the results of these online. It's a good choice for someone who can only afford a small recurring donation, as you know that the money is making an effective difference.
Against Malaria was flagged in Peter Singer's Practical Ethics MOOC as being one of the most cost effective charities it is possible to support. If my meagre donation buys 5 or 6 insecticide loaded nets a month I have a genuine chance that lives will be improved or saved; hard to know how many opportunities there are for that.
I like the monthly emails telling me where donations are headed, although the lag-time can be disconcerting (my April 14 donations are still TBA in November 14), but that is doubtless often the case in a large organisation.
I am very pleased with the transparency and great detail on what happens to my donations.
Martin R
United Kingdom
Simply one of the best charities that exists today. Transparent, efficient and effective. Most importantly, they are providing an intervention which research (Giving What We Can, GiveWell, ect.) shows to be one of the very best in the world. If you want your money to go the furthest in helping people in the developing world, this is the charity for you.
The AMF are a charity that do exactly what they aim to achieve- the provision of mosquito nets for the prevention of malaria. When you know that 5 million children die yearly from this terrible disease you tend to appreciate the work of AMF.
I am grateful to be able to contribute in a small way to help their cause.
Two points: first, Against Malaria Foundation does more than any other charity I have seen to give details about how your money is being used. I donate monthly, and receive regular emails explaining exactly where and how each donation was used (including photos and videos of the net distribution, maps of where it took place, etc.) This is really amazing feedback -- you can really see the good that your money is doing.
Second, and more importantly, AMF is rated as one of the most efficient charities by the experts (see e.g. here: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/top-charities). All the evidence suggests that a dollar donated here saves more lives than a dollar to almost any other cause.
When looking for a charity to support, efficiency and transparency were my two main criteria and Against Malaraia have matched these requirements perfectly. They do exactly as stated - provide mosquito nets to areas which desperately need them. This is a simple but incredibly effective charity which I recommend to all!
I learned about Against Malaria Foundation because it was among the charities recommended by Giving What We Can and I have been giving to AMF ever since (about 3 years). AMF is an great organization. They are among the most cost-effective charities working to improve public health in the developing world. And they are a well-run, transparent organization. I receive regular updates about where nets are being distributed, as well as progress reports on the measured impact of past distributions. The fight against malaria is doing well--malaria deaths are down 40% since 2006--but there is still much to do. Nearly 600,000 people still die from malaria each year. I am happy to support AMF in their fight against this preventable disease.
This is a great charity that's run on a low budget but with massive and transparent benefits. I've done a couple of charity events to support fundraising and I'm a regular donor.
Donating to the AMF is one of the best things you can do if you want to maximise the benefit that will come from your £/$
They've had some criticism for not distributing the nets as quickly as funds would allow but this is in order to maximise accountability - to make sure they're going where they need to go. The backlog is now being relieved I understand.
Against Malaria has to be one of the most focussed and transparent charities I have been involved with.
I know clearly what Against Malaria goals are and where my money is going. I can even see what country my nets are sent to and how my donations are spent.
This charity makes you feel involved in their work, their communications with you are personal, and their work on the ground is clearly effective. Of all charities, Against Malaria is the one I recommend to others time and time again. Transparent, efficient, effective.
They're a well-run organization with low costs that keeps in touch with donors and works to fight a very worthwhile fight. WHo could ask for anything more?
Against Malaria is a charity with a clear and simple purpose - to save lives by defeating malaria. Being so clearly focussed helps it to save lives in a compassionate way and also an amazingly cost-effective way.
Well, what can I say if not that I had heard excellent comments pertaining to Against Malaria Foundation. So far, the usefulness of my monthly donation and the updates on how my money is spent have made this experience quiet unique and rewarding because I feel that every dollar contributed helps, I mean really helps. Altruism starts here.
Efficient and effective. Transparent and I love the traceability of the donation to the nets. As an Australian resident I can't claim any tax benefits unlike most other charities but I still think it's worth it!
I was looking for an effective way to help people, and the Against Malaria Foundation has exceeded my expectations. Not only am I confident that my donations are used effectively, but I can also "track" how they're spent, down to the location of particular nets I've funded.
I've been donating to Against Malaria Foundation for over 2 years now. I started donating to them on the recommendation of a charitable evaluation organisation, Giving What We Can. I am impressed by how AMF are consistently judged to be one of the most effective charities in the world. From my personal experience as a donor, I have found the donation process to be welcoming, informative and hassle-free, with personal communication from the charity when necessary. I really like that each of my donations can be traced to a net distribution in a particular location. Keep up the great work!
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I started donating to Against Malaria Foundation after Giving What We Can recommended them as a highly effective charity.
Since then, I have donated monthly. The donation process is straightforward, and even provides information on the fees taken by the companies of each payment method. I am told where the nets my donations have bought are distributed to, and the operation of the charity seems very efficient and transparent.
I would definitely recommend donating to AMF.
Charitable donations involve both an emotional and a practical involvement. If you wish to achieve the greatest practical benefit for a donation, Givewell helps you make an educated choice. On this basis, the Against Malaria Foundation ranks highly. Every individual donation is tracked in the most transparent manner and you do feel that your donation really does matter and helps the people you are intending to.
AMF is a dedicated group of hardworking professionals who are changing the world, one mosquito net at a time.
I like donating to this charity, because of its high ranking with givewell, and the transparency with which it communicates the impact of my donation. You can feel that you are doing a great deal of good, even with very little money!
I was made aware of this nonprofit via the The Life You Can Save campaign & website. Given their continuous top-ranking in the GiveWell evaluation (GiveWell.org), I was convinced this is the right approach to donating: How can I maximize the impact of each dollar I am giving? AMF gives full (that is 100%) transparency on where your funds go. I am receiving regular reports about which nets I have sponsored, i.e. in which exact geography and community they have been distributed. In case of delay or local difficulties, this is also made fully transparent, and funds are re-allocated accordingly. Plus, they operate with extremely low operating costs, as they have mostly volunteers in their backoffice.
I am a regular donor and want to encourage everyone to give it a try!
Very transparent and very effective! I love that the communication from AMF is so open. It's easy to find out about what projects are in progress, what projects are in the pipeline, and how projects are going. And I like that each donation is matched to a specific project, so you know where your money is going.
It is hard to think of a cause that has more direct impact. A donation, even small amounts, saves lives. Priceless. In addition, Rob the Founder takes the time to communicate with donors and others - feeling a part of the charity increases my desire to help.
They are very transparent and committed to effectiveness, which is all I can ask for. It's a nice bonus that they e-mail now and again to let you know which country your money is going to.
I read about this non-profit in a great book called "The Life You Save". Malaria is a deadly disease that can be prevented. For a very small amount, at least in American dollars, this non-profit literally saves thousands of lives by providing mosquito nets, a proven way to prevent malaria, to needy populations. I strongly encourage giving to this foundation.
I found AMF via Giving What We Can, and I've been impressed by the quality and clarity of their reporting. I like knowing exactly where the nets are going. I also like the high standards for net distribution: if the conditions aren't right, the distribution doesn't happen.
I give regularly to the AMF because they are a highly effective and efficient charity. I know that their methods are well-researched, well-monitored, and documented in a fair and transparent manner. Donations to widespread but treatable health-related issues in developing countries represents one of the most effective forms of giving. This combination of factors places them well above the average charity, as recognised by a number of charity rating services including GiveWell, Giving What We Can, and The Life You Can Save.
I found the Against Malaria Foundation via Giving What We Can, an international organization that encourages people to donate a fixed portion of their income to highly-effective charities. AMF has been a mainstay of GWWC's "Recommended Charities", and so I began making monthly donations. Simply put: AMF saves lives, and does so in a way that is rigorous and selfless.
I decided to subscribe a small amount regularly towards anti malarial nets and it can be difficult to find NFPs who are sufficiently organised to process small donations internationally. AMF's use of technology to keep donors informed seems excellent and makes them a worthwhile charity to support.
I chose AMF because of the valuable work they do, combined with their transparency and approachability. I've always found I can email the team if I have issues with payment or queries, and they respond quickly and accurately to me. It feels more personal than other charities I've donated to.
I really appreciate how they proactively let us know where our money goes (down to pretty specific detail) as well as helpful tools on their website for tax reporting.
A lovely foundation.
An extremely valuable and effective charity, whose personal style is both charming and informative. The transparency of the organisation is exemplary, as befits a group tackling a major global health problem. Highly recommended.
I've been donor at Against Malaria Foundation for several years now, and all I can tell is that I'm always surprised by their transparency and their efficiency to make each $$ count.
You will not find easily many charity organisations out there, where almost 100% of what you donate goes directly to the field.
Congratulation guys. Please keep up your great work !
I have been donating to the Against Malaria Foundation for many years because:
-Malaria nets are among the most effective donations you can make given their low cost & proven impact on health outcomes
-They are the most focussed charity I have found both in their purpose, distributing malaria nets, and geographic focus of specific net distributions
-They are excellent stewards of charitable funds and only allocate where they can achieve the highest levels of transparency on net distributions and follow-up on net usage.
If you want one thing to make you feel happy - do this.
It costs me £8 a month - (makes £10 with gift aid) and I get to buy mosquito nets that save people and the Foundation tells me where they are going to send them & why & regularly updates me.
I know I am very lucky, to live in the UK & not be very poor & definitely NOT to have mosquitoes spreading disease.
The Against Malaria Foundation succeeds because it lets you feel like you are a part of something wonderful. Thank you :)
I have made donations to this Foundation for some 6 years.
I have been fully satisfied that all my money goes to buy nets with nothing consumed in admin.
It is also clear that there are rigorous processes in place to ensure that nets are deployed effectively: in terms of comprehensive regional coverage, education around deployment, assurance of deployment and rigorous follow up
AMF is a highly effective, highly transparent organisation which is run by intelligent, ethical individuals and, in my view, it is the best practice example for how a charitable institution should be run. Their entire focus is on the provision to, and installation of, anti-malarial bednets for the most at-risk populations in Africa and, in terms of real human benefit per each USD or GBP raised, I don't think there is any organisation to match them. I am a regular donor and also appreciate the frequent updates as to where my donations are being spent.
I have been donating to the Against Malaria Foundation for a number of years and I do so very happily. This was triggered by a work colleague nearly dying when she contracted two different types of malaria at the same time. I don't think before then I had fully appreciated the magnitude of this problem, and what a killer malaria is. The Foundation is brilliant. I am especially impressed by their transparency, and I know exactly where the nets I buy have gone. It is such a simple idea but it is so unbelievably important. I am very happy to continue supporting this fabulous charity, and I hope that their work continues - with success - for many years. i have no doubt that they have saved hundreds, probably thousands of lives.
I decided to give to AMF based on recommendations from Giving What We Can and GiveWell and have continued my support for nearly two years now. Their proven cost-efficiency and transparency appealed to me, as well as the friendly feedback you get from them when you donate or when your nets are distributed. The cause is obviously a major one and the means to fight for it so simple that we tend to overlook how easy it is to help.
My only reservation is the user-friendliness of working between the AMF website and the WorldPay platform to review or edit your donations. You have to cancel your payment and create a new one each time you want to suspend or increase your monthly donation, which creates a whole lot of user ids and passwords hard to keep track of. On the other hand it's safe and reliable, and you can quite easily trace back your past donations and get your tax receipts.
I strongly encourage people to donate to AMF and thank them for their amazing work.
This is one of the most effective charities in the world, ranked as outstanding for their use of money by Give Well and Giving What We Can. That means you should give to Against Malaria Foundation if you want to do
the most good per dollar of donation. As well as this, they are excellent at giving feedback to donors on where their gifts have ended up, their website is easy to use and efficient, and it is extremely simple to get a statement on your yearly donations for your tax return. All round, a fantastic organisation.
I am donating some dallers per month. I just wish my tiny donation could help them even better than before.
Arguably the best charity in the world; see where your money is going and get ready to spread the word to family and friends: you too can save a life!
I first heard of AMF thru GiveWell and it has been the lead recipient of my charitable donations since. The organization is transparent, accountable, ever courteous in my dealings with them, and - most importantly - effective in saving lives. I highly recommend AMF to friends and family considering donations, and am happy to do so here.
AMF has a very focused mission that is focused on saving and improving the greatest number of lives. They provide clear information about what they do and how it has impact, but otherwise their work (and donors' money) is focused on reducing and preventing the spread of malaria.
Pretty good overall. Sometimes the owner, Rob, emails me unprompted to ask me to review his charity for some website. That's kind of annoying. Also, it's not tax deductible in Australia! What's that all about? Someone should fix that. Anyway, it's a good charity, and you should consider donating to it if you enjoy writing reviews and not getting any money back from the federal government. Love, James
I give to AMF regularly after the recommendation of Giving What We Can. I donate to them because they take cost-effectiveness very seriously, meaning that my dollar will go as far as possible, given to them. Their model is something other charities ought to adopt.
Donate regularly, thanks to their recommendation by Giving What We Can and Givewell, as a result of their proven effectiveness.
I first read about the Against Malaria Foundation at the website givewell.org. Their analysis convinced me that this charity is one of the most effective around.
I have emailed back and forth a few times with the people at AMF. In addition to running one of the best nonprofits around, the guys at AMF are quick to respond and thorough in their messages. I was genuinely surprised to find everyone at AMF so open and responsive. Highly recommended.
The Against Malaria Foundation works in an area in which you can help people a great deal for a small amount of money. For just $3, it supplies a malaria net which prevents children from getting this deadly disease.
AMF is extremely efficiently run. It also tells donors precisely where the nets their donations by go, allowing people to feel connected to the recipients.
AMF show you exactly where your money goes and deliver incredible results with your donations. I love being able to see exactly where I am helping and the fact that 100 percent of your donation goes on nets is amazing.
The Against Malaria Foundation is an outstanding charity in many ways. Most impressive of all is the sheer number of lives they can change with your donation. It's also quick and easy to donate via their website (http://www.againstmalaria.com), and if you choose, they will email you back when they have spent your money to tell you exactly what they did with it, which feels great.
The Against Malaria Foundation is #1 recommended by GiveWell, which only recommends charities that are stellar at:
1. Transparency
2. Being scientifically proven to be impactul
3. Having room for more funding.
4. Being the best change for your buck. That is to say, they do the most good for your dollar.
If you donate your money to the Against Malaria Foundation, you are guaranteed to make a difference.
I've donated to AMF multiple times. A few months after your donation is received, you'll get an email with photos, a map, and sometimes video showing the exact location where your bed nets were distributed. They also provide tips and demonstrations for the bed net recipients on how to use the bed nets. I think that's such an essential part of their work - the bed nets do nothing if they are not used properly.
I think if you want to help humans anywhere in the world as much as possible, AMF is the way to go. More charities should take this approach of self-evaluation, transparency and focus on impact instead of just doing something that makes them feel good. As others have mentioned, this approach has made AMF the most cost-effective charity in the world according to GiveWell and a great example to learn from!
This charity makes the more impact on people's lives per pound spent than any other charity. For more see http://www.givewell.org/ or http://www.givingwhatwecan.org/
AMF provides bednets for two children for $5, which is an amazing deal- in fact, the cheapest way to get proper insecticide-treated nets to people, and because distributing nets is one of the most important and cheap health interventions in the world, it's near impossible to find a charity that you can trust to do something more wonderful with your money. Donate donate donate!
I wanted to give to the best charity in the world at reducing suffering and fighting poverty. I did some research and looked at what experts were saying, and it turns out this is it. Expertly run and focused on the most effective cause I cannot think of anywhere better to put my money
Demonstrated, lifesaving results: that's why I support the Against Malaria Foundation. Rigorous and reliable statistical analysis proves that insecticide-treated mosquito nets save lives in malaria-prone areas, and AMF has a proven record of distributing these nets where they are needed most. Their transparent approach to sharing information means that a donor never has to wonder what the return on his or her investment will be: a donation to the Against Malaria Foundation *will* save lives.
If you want a high degree of confidence that your donation will be effectively used to save lives, then AMF is for you. Everything I have learned about AMF is Five Star. That is shown, above all, by its top ranking with GiveWell, by far the most rigorous charity evaluator. GiveWell requires transparency, very strong evidence of impact, and great value - in this case, lives saved per dollar spent. AMF has come through this screening above the hundreds of other nonprofits GiveWell have looked at.
Against Malaria is an impressively personal, large organization that seems to genuinely appreciate its support and use donated dollars extraordinarily efficiently, which is what I want as a donor. I recommend them highly.
I'm a doctor in Holland and know how hard it can be at distributing donations in a vost effective way. Tha against malaria foundation does a great job at this and is therefore an influencial partner to donate to. Beside that, the contact is very personal and you get very detailed information on what is done with your money to the exact region. Very highly recommended! We give monthly.
Rob Mather, CEO of Against Malaria Foundation, is beyond comprehension in his ability, passion, and willingness to help. As Executive Director of The Life You Can Save, I have not encountered a CEO more helpful or knowledgeable. The CIO, Andrew Garner, has been exceptionally helpful to my organization -- I love working with them! The Organization is transparent and fulfills their mission at an excellent level. I am excited to contribute to this Organization and to benefit from Rob's counsel.
In giving money to charity, my objective is to do as much good as possible. Against Malaria Foundation is the top-rated charity of both GiveWell and Giving What We Can, professional charity evaluators who have done years of work evaluating thousands of charities. It ranks very highly on cost-effectiveness, transparency, room for more funding, and has an excellent track record. The intervention is also extremely well-proven.
As a donor, it feels great to know where my nets are being sent, and to see photos of them being distributed. AMF has allowed me to help protect hundreds of people from malaria- I could never have had such a great impact without them. Thanks to AMF's great work, I can have confidence that my money is being put to excellent use and confidence to make giving a more significant part of my life.
I came to the Against Malaria Foundation after reading GiveWell's recommendation. Malaria causes huge problems in areas where it is still endemic and distributing nets is the most effective way to reduce it's effects. In donating to the AMF I know that my money is going as far as it can.
The Against Malaria Foundation does everything right. They are scrupulous and transparent in terms of reporting results and monitoring their effectiveness, and this allows them to report back to individual donors on what their donation accomplished. How many charities can do that? Instead of the usual "thanks for your donation, here's a link to our annual report," donors get a link they can follow to see how many nets their donations purchased and where those nets were delivered. Furthermore, AMF has managed to find a small group of donors to fund their administrative costs, so that 100% of everyone else's donations can go directly toward purchasing and distributing nets.
When I donate to a charity, I want to be as sure as possible that my funds will do good. With the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF), I am absolutely at ease.
AMF is a top-ranked charity by numerous evaluators, including Givewell, The Life You Can Save and Giving What We Can. AMF ranks high on effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, need for additional funding and transparency. Moreover, the AMF team is in constant contact with donors, and provides information as to where the nets funded are distributed.
I have donated £3300 to AMF over the past two years, and will continue to contribute for the foreseeable future.
We wanted to give some money towards mosquito nets but we were really keen that all of the money went directly to this rather than on administration costs. I found the 'Against Malaria Foundation (US)' online and was really impressed by their work. They have done a brilliant job of keeping us up to date on where our donation was used. Its been good to feel part of the process rather than just giving money and not hearing anything else from them.
The four most important features of a good charitable organization are: (1) proven interventions, (2) cost-effectiveness, (3) room for more funding, and (4) transparency. AMF ranks really high in all of them:
(1) the intervention they fund (distribution of long-lasting, insecticide-treated, anti-malaria bed nets) has been shown to work by scientific research,
(2) they are so cheap that even a mere $3 donation is enough to fully fund the distribution of one bed net, which will help protect two children sleeping under them from getting malaria for up to 5 years,
(3) malaria is a very pressing and prevalent issue in Sub-Saharan Africa, and they could really do with a lot more help than they have so far,
(4) they're a model of transparency in the non-profit world, with everything clearly stated in their website and real time updates on distributions.
If you'd like to learn more check the independent review of their work by GiveWell :-)
While the opinions of single donors such as myself are very unlikely to be accurate in determining the effectiveness of a given charity, AMF has been the top recommended organization by Givewell for a number of years, and thus deserves very wide accolades and recommendation.
Review from Guidestar
I suspected that with my minuscule donations I couldn't do much good in the world, but it turned out that even with less than $5 I could protect two people from malaria for about 5 years if I gave it to AMF!
Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) is the highest-rated charity according to both GiveWell and Giving What We Can. These organizations evaluate charities based on cost-effectiveness, that is their ability to help as many people as much as possible with the same amount of money.
AMF is at the top of their, and now at the top of my, charity list.