About Us
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Giving What We Can is an international society
dedicated to eliminating poverty in the developing world. Our members come from many different walks of life,
but are united in the belief that global poverty is one of the most
important problems in the world today, and in the desire to do something
about it. We see that our comparative wealth can prevent a significant
amount of suffering if only we allow it to do so, and thus we have each
taken the Pledge to Give: we will give at least 10% of our
incomes to wherever we think it will do the most to relieve suffering
in the developing world. |
We are thus a society of concerned people, who have made a
commitment to give what we can to help those much less fortunate
than ourselves. Together:
- we examine the effectiveness of different aid programs
- we expose all the weak arguments against giving
- we explore how to make giving part of one's life
- we hope to show that it is not that difficult to give the amount we do
On these pages you can find
- information describing our society in more detail
- resources that will help you give more effectively
- information about how to get involved
You may also want to look at our sister organisation, 80,000 Hours, which guides people towards ethical careers, including high earning careers which enable large donations to charity.
We are proudly supported in our work by
Giving What We Can is part of the Centre for Effective Altruism, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales, number 7962181.
Centre for Effective Altruism, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Littlegate House, St Ebbes Street, Oxford OX1 1PT, UK
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