We should’ve done it in 1955
We can do it now
$7 provides one child with antimalarial medication for a full malaria season.
$5,000 saves a child’s life
100% goes to Against Malaria Foundation & Malaria Consortium
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That’s 0 children protected and 0 bednets provided so far, an estimated 0 lives saved.
Why malaria, specifically
Just like a hospital triages the sickest patients, we use a simple three-part framework to decide which problems to tackle first
Learn the SOS frameworkJust like a hospital triages the sickest patients, we use a simple three-part framework to decide which problems to tackle first.
Learn the SOS frameworkMalaria is Sizable
Mostly children under five. That’s a child every minute, from a disease we’ve known how to prevent for 70 years
Malaria is Overlooked
Funding has stopped meaningfully progressing for over a decade, even as parasite resistance to existing drugs and insecticides gets worse every year
Malaria is Solvable
And complete malaria eradication is possible.
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Where the money goes
Your donation goes 100% to two of the most cost-effective charities: Against Malaria Foundation and Malaria Consortium
Against Malaria Foundation
Distributes long-lasting insecticidal bednets. Every net costs ~$6 and protects a family for years
Malaria Consortium
Provides seasonal antimalarial medication for children during peak transmission months. A full season of protection costs $7
You could save a life every year
Charity evaluator GiveWell estimates it costs $5,000 on average to save a child’s life from malaria. Not abstractly. An actual boy or girl, who would otherwise have died.
Gross annual income
Share you give each year
Share you give each year
5%
Medicine to prevent malaria
214
children protected
Nets to prevent malaria
250
nets provided
Malaria deaths prevented
0
children saved
The evidence of impact for both these interventions is exceptionally strong. Many high-quality studies have consistently found strong impact for both interventions. GiveWell dedicates 70,000+ research hours per year and have found these to be amongst the most cost-effective ways to save a life. In 2022–2024, funding directed to Against Malaria Foundation and Malaria Consortium protected one child from malaria for $7, provided one net to prevent malaria for $6, together saving a life at an estimated average of $5,000. Find these numbers and how they’re calculated on GiveWell’s website
Meet members of the Giving What We Can community
Real experiences from people who are giving significantly and effectively
“Smart, compassionate, well-informed people have no idea of the scale of the problem of neglected tropical diseases and malaria”
Alex Savard
🔸 10% Pledger since 2019
“My kid dying, especially from something preventable, would just be the worst thing that could happen… The best way you can support people's quality of life is helping them not lose their children”
Trevor and Carolyn Sarif-Killea
🔸 10% Pledger since 2022
“I've probably saved a couple of toddlers with my donations… If I do nothing else in my life, I think that's incredible”
Gemma Patterson
🔸 10% Pledger since 2021
“Smart, compassionate, well-informed people have no idea of the scale of the problem of neglected tropical diseases and malaria”
Alex Savard
🔸 10% Pledger since 2019
“My kid dying, especially from something preventable, would just be the worst thing that could happen… The best way you can support people's quality of life is helping them not lose their children”
Trevor and Carolyn Sarif-Killea
🔸 10% Pledger since 2022
“I've probably saved a couple of toddlers with my donations… If I do nothing else in my life, I think that's incredible”
Gemma Patterson
🔸 10% Pledger since 2021
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Questions you might have
Against Malaria Foundation and Malaria Consortium are consistently ranked by GiveWell as among the most cost-effective ways to save a life anywhere in the world
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