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Lucy.ea8 Global basic education as a missing cause priority online Why is basic education for everyone in the world (12 years/high school equivalent in usa) not a cause priority for EA? One of the pillars that EA community works on is “Global Health and Development” while there are multiple definitions of development I read it as “Global Health and Economic Development” this is reflected in Give Wells recommendations with roughly 90% going to health interventions and 10% going to Give Directly (poverty alleviation/economic development).

Global basic education as a missing cause priority

Lucy.ea8

Effective Altruism Forum, August 7, 2019

Abstract

Why is basic education for everyone in the world (12 years/high school equivalent in usa) not a cause priority for EA? One of the pillars that EA community works on is “Global Health and Development” while there are multiple definitions of development I read it as “Global Health and Economic Development” this is reflected in Give Wells recommendations with roughly 90% going to health interventions and 10% going to Give Directly (poverty alleviation/economic development).

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