As part of a shallower investigation into early-stage funding opportunities, they also recommendedSuvita
(Disclaimer: I worked at Founders Pledge when these recommendations were made, and was responsible for the Suvita recommendation. I don't think either of these are as highly-vetted or as cost-effective in expectation as GiveWell's recommendations, though among randomista-style giving opportunities in India I think they're a good bet!)
I also think air quality is a really promising bet in this area. Open Philanthropy has identified some promising opportunities, and made some grants, described here.
Cross-posted from my Substack.
Epistemic status: I’ve puzzled over this for a long time but I’m not sure I came to the right answers. I'm sharing this partly because it might help others work on resource allocation, but mostly because some smarter reader might tell me how to do it better.
TL;DR:
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With the AI windfall, mental health may be taken increasingly seriously by mainstream EA. There’s increasingly room to explore the cause area and answer some of the biggest uncertainties; at the same time, costs of the most effective interventions are continuing to fall. StrongMinds is now treating for ~$35, about a third of GiveWell’s best guess from a few years ago, and is expected to...
Founders Pledge has recommended Bandhan's Targeting the Hardcore Poor programme.
As part of a shallower investigation into early-stage funding opportunities, they also recommended Suvita
(Disclaimer: I worked at Founders Pledge when these recommendations were made, and was responsible for the Suvita recommendation. I don't think either of these are as highly-vetted or as cost-effective in expectation as GiveWell's recommendations, though among randomista-style giving opportunities in India I think they're a good bet!)
I also think air quality is a really promising bet in this area. Open Philanthropy has identified some promising opportunities, and made some grants, described here.