More than 1000 people have pledged to give at least 10 per cent of their future earnings to charity after joining a movement started by students and academics at Oxford University.
Toby Orda, philosopher at Oxford University, founded a charity evaluator called Giving What We Can in 2009 to encourage people to pledge to give money to the most cost-effective charities possible. After a year, 64 people had joined the society. It has now reached 1,000 members and the organisation estimates this will contribute over £270 million to charity over its members’ lifetimes.
Good Samaritans
Giving What We Can has carried out research to find the most cost-effective charities in the world , which are the most effective for the least money. It recommends the Against Malaria Foundation, which distributes insecticide treated bednets in Indiasub-Saharan African for £3 each; Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, which can prevent one of the world’s most debilitating parasitic diseases, for £3 per treatment; Project Healthy Children, which can fortify a child’s meals with nutrients for 3p a year; Deworm the World Initiative, which can provide treatment for intestinal worms for £1 per person.
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