At Erin Morning & Co., we are committed to making a big difference. That’s why we pledge 10% of our profits to the world’s most impactful charities—those rigorously vetted by leading organizations in effective altruism. Among them, Evidence Action’s Deworm the World, recommended as a top charity by Giving What We Can, The Life You Can Save, and GiveWell, stands out as a game-changer in global education. (For others, check our Give Back page.)
We believe in the transformative power of education. But traditional interventions like providing textbooks or training teachers have only shown limited benefits. So what has been shown to produce profound, lifelong improvements in education and income?
Deworming medicine!
Really? Yes, really! The impact is astonishing:
- More years in school: Children who received deworming treatment stayed enrolled longer.1
- Especially for girls: Girls were 25% more likely to attend secondary school, cutting the gender gap in half.1
- Higher incomes: 20 years later, treated children earned 14% more than their peers, on average.2
How does a simple medicine make such a big difference? Parasitic worm infections leave children too sick to attend school. One study found that treated children attended 25% more school days than untreated cohorts.3
Cost-Effectiveness Beyond Compare
Over 868 million children are at risk of parasitic worm infections, which threaten their health, education, and productivity.4 With governments covering overhead costs, only funding for the medicine itself is needed — just $0.46 to treat a child in Kenya six months, and in India just half that much!5
It's rare to find a program for which such low costs can have such enormous impacts. By shopping with us, you're funding one of the most effective ways to improve lives on a global scale.
We're deeply grateful to you for making it possible. Together, we are improving education, ending poverty, and empowering children to thrive.
Proven, lasting change starts with you—one child at a time.
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