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Focuses on ending extreme poverty in East Africa through microenterprise and entrepreneurship training programs, equipping individuals with skills to start sustainable businesses.

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Effective Giving...

Effective Giving is about making each donation count by supporting the causes and organizations that deliver the greatest impact per dollar. By focusing on the world’s most pressing needs and proven, high-impact solutions, we ensure that every contribution has a transformative effect—helping lift communities out of poverty, providing life-saving healthcare, and empowering individuals with essential resources.

At Utility for Change, we’ve curated a selection of charities that maximize positive outcomes, so your generosity can make the biggest difference where it matters most.

Note: use the hyperlinks to donate directly to a recommended charity of your choice, or if you’re undecided, donate via our link below, and we’ll channel the donation to where we think it’ll make the most impact!

Crowdfunds microloans to low-income entrepreneurs globally, enabling people to start or grow businesses, which supports economic development from the ground up.

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Helps smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by providing resources and training to improve crop yields, creating a direct economic impact in rural communities.

Donate with One Acre Fund

Promotes literacy and girls' education in low-income communities, recognizing that education is a key driver of economic empowerment and poverty alleviation.

Donate with Room to Read

A global organization headquartered in the UK, Mercy Corps works in conflict zones and underserved areas to help communities recover and build resilience. They focus on providing emergency relief and supporting economic recovery.

Donate with Mercy Corps

Works to bring clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to the world’s poorest communities. Access to clean water can have a transformative effect, especially in rural areas, allowing people to live healthier, more productive lives.

Donate with WaterAid

Works globally to improve the lives of vulnerable children, providing healthcare, education, and emergency aid to help them survive and thrive, especially in crisis-affected areas.

Donate with Save the Children

Scales low-cost health interventions via 4 distinct programs that improve the well-being of hundreds of millions of people in Africa and Asia.

Donate with Evidence Action

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Effective Giving...

Crowdfunds microloans to low-income entrepreneurs globally, enabling people to start or grow businesses, which supports economic development from the ground up.

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