Last updated: December 2021
A core part of our research process is following the progress of charities to which GiveWell directs a significant amount of funding. On this page you can find links to all of our content on the SCI Foundation (formerly known as the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative), one of our top charities.
Reviews
- Our current review, published in November 2021, and supplementary information, published in January 2017.
- Past reviews: November 2020, March 2020, November 2019, November 2018, November 2017, January 2017, November 2016 (prior to moving some content onto a supplementary information page), June 2016, November 2015 Review, Updated April 2016, November 2015, November 2014, November 2013, November 2012, November 2011, April 2011
Updates
- SCI update – August 2015
- SCI update – June 2014
- SCI update – January 2014
- SCI update – October 2013
- SCI update – November 2012
- SCI update – April 2012
Blog posts
For all blog posts related to SCI, see the SCI blog category.
Notes from conversations
For notes from conversations with SCI, see our conversations page.
Site visit
In October 2011, GiveWell staff visited SCI's operations in Malawi. For notes and photos from the trip, see the site visit page.
All grants to SCI
This table includes all grants to SCI that GiveWell had the discretion to make, or recommended to another funder, since 2014.1 Information about grants made prior to 2014 is available upon request.
Additional content
- 1.
- This table doesn't include:
- donations made to GiveWell that were restricted by donors to supporting SCI; or
- donations that were made to SCI directly by donors using our top charity list, but not on the basis of a specific recommendation from us.
- Before 2014, our grants were much smaller than they have been in recent years, and we've chosen not to take the time to track down all of the grant recommendations we made before that time.
- This table doesn't include: