Dear Evidence Action Supporter,

For many years, Evidence Action’s Dispensers for Safe Water program has provided over 4 million people in rural Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi with free and reliable access to safe drinking water. 

Now we’re delighted to share that we have secured a new investment of up to $64.7 million – recommended by GiveWell and funded by Open Philanthropy – to more than double the size of the program. 

We estimate that we’ll be providing over 9 million people in total with access to safe drinking water by 2023. 

A major catalyst for this grant has been new evidence from Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer, Stanford professor Stephen Luby, and colleagues showing that water treatment reduces child mortality by around 25%. This astounding result means that Dispensers for Safe Water is one of the most cost-effective interventions to save the lives of young children. 

Read our announcement of this exciting expansion, including more on the evidence we’re translating into impact, here.

Kanika Bahl 
Chief Executive Officer                              

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