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- EIN 90-0874591
- (202) 888-9886
- 1133 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 200 Washington DC 20036 USA
- http://www.evidenceaction.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: International, International Relief
Mission: Evidence Action scales proven interventions that improve the lives of millions. We implement cost-effective interventions whose efficacy is backed by substantial rigorous evidence. Evidence Action identifies innovative, appropriate financing mechanisms and builds best practices, operational models. We voraciously self-evaluate, learn, and improve our models for scaling with a commitment to transparency on progress, impact, and value for money.
Results: Our organization was founded in 2013 to address a big gap in the fight against global poverty–many of the most promising interventions are either implemented at a very small scale, or not at all. We set out to address this gap by building programs that would scale evidence-based and cost-effective interventions, leading to significant improvements in quality of life for hundreds of millions of people. Our model worked. In less than a decade, our two flagship programs, the Deworm the World Initiative, and Dispensers for Safe Water, have grown to measurably impact over 280 million people each year. This success is achieved through the dedication and talent of our staff, the hard work of our partners, and the commitment of our supporters.
Target demographics: scale proven development solutions to benefit millions of people around the world. We fill the gap between knowing “what works” and having impact at scale.
Direct beneficiaries per year: more than 180 million people through our at-scale programs
Geographic areas served: Africa and Asia
Programs: Deworm the World Initiative that combats worm infections by working with governments to deliver mass school-based deworming programs. Dispensers for Safe Water that provides safe water through a household water chlorination service to four million people in Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda Evidence Action Accelerator, our engine for new program development. Accelerator selects, optimizes, and scales interventions that can measurably improve the lives of millions of people in the world’s poorest places.