Evidence Action was created in 2013 as a start up spawning from Innovations for Poverty Action(IPA). It’s goals are the reduction of global poverty as well as economic growth. It oversees two main initiatives; Dispensers for Safe Water and Deworm the World Initiative. These two initiatives are vital to the development of those in extreme poverty who lack access to clean water and medical care. Currently Dispensers for Safe Water provides clean water to over 4 million in Kenya, Uganda and Malawi. The second initiative has treated over 160 million children in 2014-2015.

Evidence Action has a third component which I would argue give it incredible potential; Evidence Action Beta. This is basically an intensive investigation into new ideas which would allow this charity to have an even greater impact in the future. Given the youth of this charity, its eye towards the future is especially remarkable and is a very strong indicator of growth of the charity in the future. Another strength of Evidence Action is its transparency. It lists its financial documents on the website from 2013-2015, in addition to the compensation of its board and staff. Additionally, the website is very easy to navigate and clear, meaning that those who wish to donate will clearly know what they are donating to and where it goes.

Initially, I am very glad we choose this charity since I proposed it to the group. I became intimidated because it has three large components and I believed it would be difficult to focus on the overall effectiveness of the charity. However, I think that this charity, given its causes, youth and transparency made this a clear choice among our group. Additionally, I think its constant investigation in how to grow the charity and expand its impact set this charity apart from many of those that I have come into contact thus far.

Although its youth is a strength, it could also be a weakness. It has only existed for around 3 years which could suggest inexperience and there is a greater risk of the charity failing as opposed to a more established charity. Also, they fail to include statistics from 2015-2016. This could present a potential challenge because we cannot determine the exact impact of the charity if we don’t have recent numbers. Despite these challenges, I think that Evidence Action looks very promising and that it is definitely worthy of receiving donations as of now.