The GiveWell Blog

When GiveWell investigates a new cause area, we’re often focused on two priorities: directing funding where we think it can help people most and generating evidence to inform larger investments later. Family planning is a clear example. Recent foreign aid cuts—including reductions from the US, UK, and Dutch governments—deepened an already substantial need and opened up new co...

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Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death for children under five, killing more than 400,000 children every year.1“Diarrhoeal disease is the third leading cause of death in children under 5 years old and is responsible for killing around 443 832 children every year.”

This year, we are focused on two primary goals. The first is to rapidly scale our research capabilities so we’re able to move much more donor funding to highly cost-effective programs in the near future. The second is to find and fund as many of the best opportunities we can this year to save and improve lives.

In 2025, we committed $418 million in grants. Though we’re...