We deliver cash transfers in Eastern DRC: https://GiveDirectly.org/drc
We also deliver cash transfers to Sudanese refugees fleeing to Uganda: https://muslimimpactlab.org/give-zakat-directly-to-sudanese-refugees/
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The real answer is that war and genocide isn't a condition in which a randomised controlled trial can work.
Your client may be interested in Dabanga https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/about-us for Sudanese media reporting, which relies on external funding as it operates from exile and is probably saving a lot of lives via shortwave radio broadcasting so displaced civilians can avoid travel routes where they get murdered.
See also this post https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/vqaK5y5ksiDSfMzqd/the-crisis-ea-cannot-afford-to-ignore from a former USAID lead. It contains some other possibles.
I’ve recently began working with a client where I have committed to donate a portion of my earnings to charities based in Palestine, Sudan, and the DRC.
I’m not sure what the best/most effective charities to donate to are, so I’m looking for suggestions.
As I see potential for this work to turn into a long term engagement, I’m keen to make sure that I’m putting the money towards effective charities.
I know that MSF does work in all of the above mentioned regions, and ranks highly as a transparent and credible charity, but I wondered if there were other charities I should be considering as well.
SchoolKits for Congo is a small but effective charity providing school equipment to children who cannot afford both school fees and school equipment. Our processes are very transparent.
Medical Access to Central Africa is almost too new to be an investment option, but it will be implementing GiveWell approved programs in partnership with established providers.