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This is a '''timeline of Evidence Action''', A United States–based non–profit organization. Evidence Action leads and manages three initiatives: Dispensers for Safe Water, {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}}; both incubated initially by Innovations for Poverty Action (visit [[Timeline of Innovations for Poverty Action]]); and No Lean Season.
  
 
==Big picture==
 
==Big picture==
  
 
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| 2013 || Evidence Action launches formally. The organization undertakes management of two initiatives already assisting millions of people in {{w|Africa}} and {{w|Asia}}: {{w|Dispensers for Safe Water}} and the {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}}, both ran by non-profit research and policy organization {{w|Innovations for Poverty Action}}.<ref name="Innovations for Poverty Action Announces Launch of Evidence Action to Bring Evidence-Based Solutions to Scale"/>
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| 2014 || Full transition of Dispensers for Safe Water and Deworm the World Initiative from Innovations for Poverty Action to Evidence Action takes place. In the same year, Evidence Action Beta is created. {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}} is recognized by GiveWell as one of its top-rated charities.
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| 2015 || Institutional investors supporting Evidence Action more than double comparing to the previous year. {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}} treats 160 million children in the year.<ref name="Evidence Action thelifeyoucansave.org"/>
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| 2016 || {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}}, led by {{w|Evidence Action}}, helps treat over 196 million children in {{w|Kenya}}, {{w|India}}, {{w|Ethiopia}}, {{w|Vietnam}} and {{w|Nigeria}}, with some preliminary support introduced in {{w|Pakistan}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Initiatives for Deworming in Developing Countries|url=http://www.borgenmagazine.com/deworming-in-developing-countries/|website=borgenmagazine.com|accessdate=14 May 2018}}</ref> Dispensers for Safe Water program spending stands at approximately $4.7 million in the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evidence Action's Dispensers for Safe Water program|url=https://www.givewell.org/charities/dispensers-for-safe-water|website=givewell.org|accessdate=14 May 2018}}</ref> Late in the year, Deworm the World Initiative is named top charity again by charity evaluator GiveWell.
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| 2017 || Evidence Action maintains high recognition through its programs. {{w|No Lean Season}} and {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}} are named Top Charities in 2017 by evaluator {{w|GiveWell}},<ref name="Evidence Action thelifeyoucansave.org">{{cite web|title=Evidence Action|url=https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/where-to-donate/evidence-action|website=thelifeyoucansave.org|accessdate=14 May 2018}}</ref> whereas Dispensers for Safe Water is named Standout Charity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our top charities for giving season 2017|url=https://blog.givewell.org/2017/11/27/our-top-charities-for-giving-season-2017/|website=blog.givewell.org|accessdate=14 May 2018}}</ref> Evidence Action reports that Dispensers for Safe Water provided access to safe water for nearly 5 million individuals across {{w|Kenya}}, {{w|Uganda}}, and {{w|Malawi}} in the year.
 
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== Visual data ==
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=== Google Trends ===
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The image below shows {{w|Google Trends}} data for Evidence Action (Search Term), from January 2004 to January 2021, when the screenshot was taken. Interest is also ranked by country and displayed on world map.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evidence Action |url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Evidence%20Action |website=Google Trends |access-date=16 February 2021}}</ref>
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[[File:Evidence Action gt.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
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=== Google Ngram Viewer ===
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The chart below shows {{w|Google Ngram Viewer}} data for Evidence Action, from 2013 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evidence Action |url=https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Evidence+Action&year_start=2013&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3&case_insensitive=true |website=books.google.com |access-date=1 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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[[File:Evidence Action ngram.png|thumb|center|700px]]
  
 
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| 2013 || || Foundation || Evidence Action launches formally with the purpose to "scale up poverty interventions that have been proven to be effective in order to benefit millions of people".<ref name="Our Approach and History">{{cite web|title=Our Approach and History|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/who-we-are/#vision-values|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2013 || August 23 || Foundation || American non-profit {{w|Innovations for Poverty Action}} announces launch of new organization called Evidence Action, created with IPA's support and aimed at taking cost-effective programs to scale to improve the lives of millions in Africa and Asia. Evidence Action is created with the claimed mission to bridge the gap between evidence about what works to alleviate poverty around the world and what is actually implemented.<ref name="Innovations for Poverty Action Announces Launch of Evidence Action to Bring Evidence-Based Solutions to Scale">{{cite web|title=Innovations for Poverty Action Announces Launch of Evidence Action to Bring Evidence-Based Solutions to Scale|url=https://www.poverty-action.org/news/innovations-poverty-action-announces-launch-evidence-action-bring-evidence-based-solutions|website=poverty-action.org|accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref> The same year, Evidence Action begins leading and managing Dispensers for Safe Water and {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}}, both programs incubated by IPA.<ref name="Our Approach and History">{{cite web|title=Our Approach and History|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/who-we-are/#vision-values|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2013 || December || Recognition || Charity evaluator {{w|GiveWell}} chooses {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}} at Evidence Action as one of its top 3 charities in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=GiveWell's top 3 charities of 2013: Deworming at Evidence Action|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/one-of-givewells-top-3-charities|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2013 || Year round || Donation || Four institutional investors support Evidence Action with a total of US$2,553,000 in the year.<ref name="Our Financials">{{cite web|title=Our Financials|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/our-financials/|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=11 May 2018}}</ref>:
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* The END Fund: $ 160,000 for Deworm the World
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* Give Well: $ 501,000 for Deworm the World
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* Good Ventures: $ 1,500,000 for Deworm the World   
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* Deworm the World Inc. (transfer from prior entity):  $392,000 for Deworm the World
 
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| 2013 || December || Recognition || Charity evaluator {{w|GiveWell}} chooses the Deworm the World Initiative at Evidence Action as one of its top 3 charities in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=GiveWell's top 3 charities of 2013: Deworming at Evidence Action|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/one-of-givewells-top-3-charities|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2014 || || || The full transition of Dispensers for Safe Water and Deworm the World Initiative from Innovations for Poverty Action to Evidence Action takes place.<ref name="Our Approach and History"/>
 
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| 2014 || May || Donation || Based on GiveWell’s recommendation of Deworm the World as a top charity for 2013, Good Ventures announces provision of US$1.5 million to Deworm the World Initiative at Evidence Action. The funds are donated by Good Ventures to “cover around 75% of the minimum level of funding that GiveWell would like to see its recommended charities raise during the 2013 giving season.”<ref>{{cite web|title=Full Transparency: Deworm the World Initiative's Grant from Good Ventures|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/full-transparency-deworm-the-world-initiatives-grant-from-good-ventures|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref>
 
| 2014 || May || Donation || Based on GiveWell’s recommendation of Deworm the World as a top charity for 2013, Good Ventures announces provision of US$1.5 million to Deworm the World Initiative at Evidence Action. The funds are donated by Good Ventures to “cover around 75% of the minimum level of funding that GiveWell would like to see its recommended charities raise during the 2013 giving season.”<ref>{{cite web|title=Full Transparency: Deworm the World Initiative's Grant from Good Ventures|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/full-transparency-deworm-the-world-initiatives-grant-from-good-ventures|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2014 || July 25 || || Evidence Action announces registration under South Pole Carbon’s International Water Purification Program, to generate carbon credits for Dispensers for Safe Water in {{w|Uganda}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing a Big Milestone: Carbon Credits for Dispensers for Safe Water in Uganda Approved|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/announcing-carbon-credits-for-dispensers-for-safe-water-in-uganda-approved|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=20 March 2018}}</ref>
 
| 2014 || July 25 || || Evidence Action announces registration under South Pole Carbon’s International Water Purification Program, to generate carbon credits for Dispensers for Safe Water in {{w|Uganda}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing a Big Milestone: Carbon Credits for Dispensers for Safe Water in Uganda Approved|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/announcing-carbon-credits-for-dispensers-for-safe-water-in-uganda-approved|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=20 March 2018}}</ref>
 
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| 2016 || January 27 || || Good Ventures grants US$10.8 million to Evidence Action's Deworm the World Initiative program, which supports national school-based deworming programs in Kenya, India, and Ethiopia. The funds received are planned to further scale treatment of at-risk children in additional high-burden countries throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing Good Ventures Grant to the Deworm the World Initiative|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/announcing-good-ventures-grant-to-the-deworm-the-world-initiative|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=20 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2014 || August 20 || Donation || American journalist {{w|Ezra Klein}} announces donation to {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}}, citing GiveWell's recommended charities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ezra Klein explains the ice bucket challenge|url=https://www.vox.com/2014/8/20/6049285/ezra-klein-als-ice-bucket-challenge|website=vox.com|accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref>
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| 2014 || August 25 || Recommendation || <code>time.com</code> cites Deworm the World as an recommended organization to "put donations to work where they’ll do the most good."<ref>{{cite web|title=30 Smart Things to Do With $1,000 Now|url=http://time.com/money/3144627/invest-1000-now-35-ways/?pcd=hp-magmod|website=time.com|accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref>
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| 2014 || September || || Evidence Action shares a video developed by South Pole Carbon, which provides a snapshot of the benefits reaped from the Dispensers for Safe Water program in {{w|Uganda}}.<ref name="EVIDENCE ACTION IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2014">{{cite web|title=EVIDENCE ACTION IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2014|url=https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2015/01/evidence-action-in-last-quarter-2014/|website=givingwhatwecan.org|accessdate=26 May 2018}}</ref>
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| 2014 || || Program || Evidence Action Beta is launched as an in-house incubator with the plan to design, prototype, test and deliver measurably impactful, cost-effective programs that are ready for scaled implementation by Evidence Action and its partners.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evidence Action Beta|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/evidence-action-beta/|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="Our Approach and History"/>
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| 2014 || || Recognition || GiveWell names {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}} one of its top-rated charities.<ref name="Our Results At A Glance">{{cite web|title=Our Results At A Glance|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/dewormtheworld/#impact-deworming|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2014 || Year round || Donation || Nine institutional investors support Evidence Action with a total of US$6,761,952.61 in the year.<ref name="Our Financials"/>:
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* Children's Investment Fund Foundation: $4,194,186.00 for Deworm the World
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* Good Ventures: $250,000 for Beta programs
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* Douglas B. Marshall Jr. Family Foundation: $156,046.61 for Beta and Deworm the World
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* Anonymous: $500,000 for Beta programs
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* Kiva Microfunds: $137,100 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* Stone Family Foundation: $ 750,000 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* One Acre Fund: $4,620 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* Skoll Foundation: $750,000 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* The END Fund: $20,000 for Deworm the World
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| 2015 || February || || Evidence Action assists the national government of India initiate National Deworming Day (NDD). The program reach extends to preschools, government schools, private schools, and out-of-school children, targeting all children aged 1-19.<ref name="The Problem: Parasitic Worms">{{cite web|title=The Problem: Parasitic Worms|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/dewormtheworld/#putting-deworming-on-the-global-agenda|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2015 || Year round || Donations || Twenty institutional investors support Evidence Action with a total of US$7,144,317.08 in the year.<ref name="Our Financials"/>:
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* Abt Associates: $171,244 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* charity: water: $72,200 Dispensers for Safe Water
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* Children's Investment Fund Foundation: $1,392,496.90 for Deworm the World
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* Douglas B. Marshall Jr. Family Foundation: $200,000 for Deworm the World
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* Dubai Cares: $375,000.00 for Deworm the World
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* Good Ventures: $420,792.00 for Deworm the World
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* Innovations for Poverty Action: $576,765 (sub-grant of USAID award)
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* Isenberg Family Charitable Foundation: $500,032.26 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* Kiva Microfunds: $467,550.00 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* Mercy Corps: $529,618 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* Michael and Susan Dell Foundation: $391,192.00 for Deworm the World
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* One Acre Fund: $18,980.50 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* PATH: $106,192.51 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* Skoll Foundation: $250,000 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* Stichting Dioraphte: $71,655.91 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* Stone Family Foundation: $700,000 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* The Charitable Foundation: $92,539.00 for Dispensers for Safe Water
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* The END Fund: $447,574 for Deworm the World
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* Thrive Foundation: $89,521.00 for Deworm the World
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* Anonymous: $270,964 for Beta programs
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| 2016 || January 27 || Funding || {{w|San Francisco}}-based private foundation {{w|Good Ventures}} grants US$10.8 million to Evidence Action's {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}} program, which supports national school-based deworming programs in Kenya, India, and Ethiopia. The funds received are planned to further scale treatment of at-risk children in additional high-burden countries throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing Good Ventures Grant to the Deworm the World Initiative|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/announcing-good-ventures-grant-to-the-deworm-the-world-initiative|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=20 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2016 || May 9 || Partnership || Evidence Action announces a four-year partnership with RDRS Bangladesh, a leading development organization in northern Bangladesh. The partnership is aimed at reducing seasonal income insecurity in poor rural communities, with No Lean Season planning to reach 310,000 low-income households in Northern Bangladesh in the next four years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Release: Evidence Action and RDRS Bangladesh announce partnership on “No Lean Season,” to reduce seasonal income insecurity.|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/press-release-evidence-action-and-rdrs-bangladesh-announce-partnership-on-no-lean-season-to-reduce-seasonal-income-insecurity|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=24 March 2018}}</ref>
 
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| 2016 || November || || Evidence Action provides {{w|lymphatic filariasis}} treatment support to Kenyan Ministry of Health and its Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Unit. With the program, targeting over 2.3 million adults and children in all six of Kenya’s endemic counties, the drugs used are a combination of {{w|albendazole}} and {{w|diethylcarbamazine}} (DEC), provided at no cost by the {{w|World Health Organization}} global drug donation program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evidence Action Provides Lymphatic Filariasis Treatment Support to Kenyan Ministry of Health|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/evidence-action-provides-lymphatic-filariasis-treatment-support-to-kenyan-ministry-of-health|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=19 March 2018}}</ref>
 
| 2016 || November || || Evidence Action provides {{w|lymphatic filariasis}} treatment support to Kenyan Ministry of Health and its Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Unit. With the program, targeting over 2.3 million adults and children in all six of Kenya’s endemic counties, the drugs used are a combination of {{w|albendazole}} and {{w|diethylcarbamazine}} (DEC), provided at no cost by the {{w|World Health Organization}} global drug donation program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evidence Action Provides Lymphatic Filariasis Treatment Support to Kenyan Ministry of Health|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/evidence-action-provides-lymphatic-filariasis-treatment-support-to-kenyan-ministry-of-health|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=19 March 2018}}</ref>
 
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| 2017 || February 22 || || Evidence Action announces Kanika Bahl as appointed EA's new CEO.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evidence Action Announces Kanika Bahl as New CEO|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/newceokanikabahl|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=24 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2016 || November 29 || Recognition || {{w|Deworm the World Initiative}} is named top charity again by charity evaluator {{w|GiveWell}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Giving Effectively: Deworm the World Named Top Charity Again By GiveWell|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/giving-effectively-deworm-the-world-named-top-charity-again-by-givewell|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=24 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || February 22 || Team || Evidence Action announces Kanika Bahl as appointed EA's new CEO.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evidence Action Announces Kanika Bahl as New CEO|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/newceokanikabahl|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=24 March 2018}}</ref>
 
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| 2017 || March || Funding || No Lean Season announces major support from the Global Innovation Fund (GIF), a London-headquartered investor in social innovations. The total investment from GIF for the next two years is $2,571,210. The funds are expected to be used to support the rigorous testing and expansion of No Lean Season in {{w|Bangladesh}} and {{w|Indonesia}}.<ref>{{cite web|title='No Lean Season' Announces Major Grant from Global Innovation Fund|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/no-lean-season-announces-major-grant-from-global-innovation-fund|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=24 March 2018}}</ref>  
 
| 2017 || March || Funding || No Lean Season announces major support from the Global Innovation Fund (GIF), a London-headquartered investor in social innovations. The total investment from GIF for the next two years is $2,571,210. The funds are expected to be used to support the rigorous testing and expansion of No Lean Season in {{w|Bangladesh}} and {{w|Indonesia}}.<ref>{{cite web|title='No Lean Season' Announces Major Grant from Global Innovation Fund|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/no-lean-season-announces-major-grant-from-global-innovation-fund|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=24 March 2018}}</ref>  
 
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| 2017 || October || || "Evidence Action currently provides 652,000 Malawians with sustained access to clean water with 3,772 dispensers installed to date (as of October 2017"  "Evidence Action today provides over 2.3 million Kenyans with sustained access to clean water in the home with 18,512 dispensers installed to date (as of October 2017 " "Evidence Action provides 1.75 million Ugandans with access to safe drinking water with 5,788 dispensers installed (as of October 2017".
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| 2017 || March 20 || || No Lean Season announces backing by American seed accelerator [[w:Y Combinator (company)|Y Combinator]] and the launch of an ambitious drive to combat seasonal poverty. No Lean Season’s participation in Y Combinator is expected to put the organization on track to reach half a million people in 2018, up from 140,000 in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Y Combinator-Backed Non-Profit Startup “No Lean Season” Takes Aim at Seasonal Poverty|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/yc-no-lean-season|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=24 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || April || || After re-examination, Evidence Action concludes that the Dispensers for Safe Water program’s evidence base continues to be robust and the program itself is highly cost-effective at roughly $1 per person per year.<ref name="Dispensers for Safe Water: Innovation with Impact">{{cite web|title=Dispensers for Safe Water: Innovation with Impact|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/blog-full/dispensers-2017|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=5 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || April || Donation || {{w|Good Ventures}} makes a grant of $2,642,300 to Evidence Action, which plans to use to strengthen its financial systems, human resources, and information technology. Good Venture's grant is made with two goals in mind: to support the development of programs that could be future top charities (the goal of our Incubation Grants program), and to support the Deworm the World Initiative.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evidence Action — Strengthen Operations|url=https://www.givewell.org/charities/evidence-action/april-2017-grant|website=givewell.org|accessdate=11 May 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || September || Recognition || Dispensers for Safe Water program is honored during USAID’s Global Innovation Week as a member of the Million Lives Club.<ref name="Dispensers for Safe Water: Innovation with Impact"/>
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| 2017 || October || || As of date, Evidence Action provides 652,000 people in {{w|Malawi}} with sustained access to clean water with 3,772 dispensers installed. In addition, EA provides over 2.3 million Kenyans with sustained access to clean water in the home with 18,512 dispensers installed; plus 1.75 million Ugandans with access to safe drinking water with 5,788 dispensers installed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Where Dispensers for Safe Water Operates|url=https://www.evidenceaction.org/dispensersforsafewater/#new-page-5|website=evidenceaction.org|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || November || Recognition || GiveWell recognizes Dispensers for Safe Water as a Standout Charity, making Evidence Action the first organization to have three programs recognized by GiveWell for their cost-effectiveness.<ref name="Dispensers for Safe Water: Innovation with Impact"/>
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| 2017 || December || || Evidence Action reports that Dispensers for Safe Water provided access to safe water for nearly 5 million individuals across {{w|Kenya}}, {{w|Uganda}}, and {{w|Malawi}} in 2017.<ref name="Dispensers for Safe Water: Innovation with Impact"/>
 
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 29 March 2021

This is a timeline of Evidence Action, A United States–based non–profit organization. Evidence Action leads and manages three initiatives: Dispensers for Safe Water, Deworm the World Initiative; both incubated initially by Innovations for Poverty Action (visit Timeline of Innovations for Poverty Action); and No Lean Season.

Big picture

Time period Development summary
2013 Evidence Action launches formally. The organization undertakes management of two initiatives already assisting millions of people in Africa and Asia: Dispensers for Safe Water and the Deworm the World Initiative, both ran by non-profit research and policy organization Innovations for Poverty Action.[1]
2014 Full transition of Dispensers for Safe Water and Deworm the World Initiative from Innovations for Poverty Action to Evidence Action takes place. In the same year, Evidence Action Beta is created. Deworm the World Initiative is recognized by GiveWell as one of its top-rated charities.
2015 Institutional investors supporting Evidence Action more than double comparing to the previous year. Deworm the World Initiative treats 160 million children in the year.[2]
2016 Deworm the World Initiative, led by Evidence Action, helps treat over 196 million children in Kenya, India, Ethiopia, Vietnam and Nigeria, with some preliminary support introduced in Pakistan.[3] Dispensers for Safe Water program spending stands at approximately $4.7 million in the year.[4] Late in the year, Deworm the World Initiative is named top charity again by charity evaluator GiveWell.
2017 Evidence Action maintains high recognition through its programs. No Lean Season and Deworm the World Initiative are named Top Charities in 2017 by evaluator GiveWell,[2] whereas Dispensers for Safe Water is named Standout Charity.[5] Evidence Action reports that Dispensers for Safe Water provided access to safe water for nearly 5 million individuals across Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi in the year.

Visual data

Google Trends

The image below shows Google Trends data for Evidence Action (Search Term), from January 2004 to January 2021, when the screenshot was taken. Interest is also ranked by country and displayed on world map.[6]

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Google Ngram Viewer

The chart below shows Google Ngram Viewer data for Evidence Action, from 2013 to 2019.[7]

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Full timeline

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2013 August 23 Foundation American non-profit Innovations for Poverty Action announces launch of new organization called Evidence Action, created with IPA's support and aimed at taking cost-effective programs to scale to improve the lives of millions in Africa and Asia. Evidence Action is created with the claimed mission to bridge the gap between evidence about what works to alleviate poverty around the world and what is actually implemented.[1] The same year, Evidence Action begins leading and managing Dispensers for Safe Water and Deworm the World Initiative, both programs incubated by IPA.[8]
2013 December Recognition Charity evaluator GiveWell chooses Deworm the World Initiative at Evidence Action as one of its top 3 charities in 2013.[9]
2013 Year round Donation Four institutional investors support Evidence Action with a total of US$2,553,000 in the year.[10]:
  • The END Fund: $ 160,000 for Deworm the World
  • Give Well: $ 501,000 for Deworm the World
  • Good Ventures: $ 1,500,000 for Deworm the World
  • Deworm the World Inc. (transfer from prior entity): $392,000 for Deworm the World
2014 The full transition of Dispensers for Safe Water and Deworm the World Initiative from Innovations for Poverty Action to Evidence Action takes place.[8]
2014 May Donation Based on GiveWell’s recommendation of Deworm the World as a top charity for 2013, Good Ventures announces provision of US$1.5 million to Deworm the World Initiative at Evidence Action. The funds are donated by Good Ventures to “cover around 75% of the minimum level of funding that GiveWell would like to see its recommended charities raise during the 2013 giving season.”[11]
2014 June 3 Partnership Evidence Action announces partnership with One Percent for the Planet, an alliance of over 1,200 member companies in 48 countries that give one percent of revenues to environmental causes. The partnership allows EA to receive donations from 1% for the Planet member companies, placing it in the network of environmental organizations.[12]
2014 July 25 Evidence Action announces registration under South Pole Carbon’s International Water Purification Program, to generate carbon credits for Dispensers for Safe Water in Uganda.[13]
2014 August 20 Donation American journalist Ezra Klein announces donation to Deworm the World Initiative, citing GiveWell's recommended charities.[14]
2014 August 25 Recommendation time.com cites Deworm the World as an recommended organization to "put donations to work where they’ll do the most good."[15]
2014 September Evidence Action shares a video developed by South Pole Carbon, which provides a snapshot of the benefits reaped from the Dispensers for Safe Water program in Uganda.[16]
2014 Program Evidence Action Beta is launched as an in-house incubator with the plan to design, prototype, test and deliver measurably impactful, cost-effective programs that are ready for scaled implementation by Evidence Action and its partners.[17][8]
2014 Recognition GiveWell names Deworm the World Initiative one of its top-rated charities.[18]
2014 Year round Donation Nine institutional investors support Evidence Action with a total of US$6,761,952.61 in the year.[10]:
  • Children's Investment Fund Foundation: $4,194,186.00 for Deworm the World
  • Good Ventures: $250,000 for Beta programs
  • Douglas B. Marshall Jr. Family Foundation: $156,046.61 for Beta and Deworm the World
  • Anonymous: $500,000 for Beta programs
  • Kiva Microfunds: $137,100 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • Stone Family Foundation: $ 750,000 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • One Acre Fund: $4,620 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • Skoll Foundation: $750,000 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • The END Fund: $20,000 for Deworm the World
2015 February Evidence Action assists the national government of India initiate National Deworming Day (NDD). The program reach extends to preschools, government schools, private schools, and out-of-school children, targeting all children aged 1-19.[19]
2015 Year round Donations Twenty institutional investors support Evidence Action with a total of US$7,144,317.08 in the year.[10]:
  • Abt Associates: $171,244 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • charity: water: $72,200 Dispensers for Safe Water
  • Children's Investment Fund Foundation: $1,392,496.90 for Deworm the World
  • Douglas B. Marshall Jr. Family Foundation: $200,000 for Deworm the World
  • Dubai Cares: $375,000.00 for Deworm the World
  • Good Ventures: $420,792.00 for Deworm the World
  • Innovations for Poverty Action: $576,765 (sub-grant of USAID award)
  • Isenberg Family Charitable Foundation: $500,032.26 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • Kiva Microfunds: $467,550.00 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • Mercy Corps: $529,618 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • Michael and Susan Dell Foundation: $391,192.00 for Deworm the World
  • One Acre Fund: $18,980.50 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • PATH: $106,192.51 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • Skoll Foundation: $250,000 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • Stichting Dioraphte: $71,655.91 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • Stone Family Foundation: $700,000 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • The Charitable Foundation: $92,539.00 for Dispensers for Safe Water
  • The END Fund: $447,574 for Deworm the World
  • Thrive Foundation: $89,521.00 for Deworm the World
  • Anonymous: $270,964 for Beta programs
2016 January 27 Funding San Francisco-based private foundation Good Ventures grants US$10.8 million to Evidence Action's Deworm the World Initiative program, which supports national school-based deworming programs in Kenya, India, and Ethiopia. The funds received are planned to further scale treatment of at-risk children in additional high-burden countries throughout the year.[20]
2016 May 9 Partnership Evidence Action announces a four-year partnership with RDRS Bangladesh, a leading development organization in northern Bangladesh. The partnership is aimed at reducing seasonal income insecurity in poor rural communities, with No Lean Season planning to reach 310,000 low-income households in Northern Bangladesh in the next four years.[21]
2016 November Evidence Action provides lymphatic filariasis treatment support to Kenyan Ministry of Health and its Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Unit. With the program, targeting over 2.3 million adults and children in all six of Kenya’s endemic counties, the drugs used are a combination of albendazole and diethylcarbamazine (DEC), provided at no cost by the World Health Organization global drug donation program.[22]
2016 November 29 Recognition Deworm the World Initiative is named top charity again by charity evaluator GiveWell.[23]
2017 February 22 Team Evidence Action announces Kanika Bahl as appointed EA's new CEO.[24]
2017 March Funding No Lean Season announces major support from the Global Innovation Fund (GIF), a London-headquartered investor in social innovations. The total investment from GIF for the next two years is $2,571,210. The funds are expected to be used to support the rigorous testing and expansion of No Lean Season in Bangladesh and Indonesia.[25]
2017 March 20 No Lean Season announces backing by American seed accelerator Y Combinator and the launch of an ambitious drive to combat seasonal poverty. No Lean Season’s participation in Y Combinator is expected to put the organization on track to reach half a million people in 2018, up from 140,000 in 2017.[26]
2017 April After re-examination, Evidence Action concludes that the Dispensers for Safe Water program’s evidence base continues to be robust and the program itself is highly cost-effective at roughly $1 per person per year.[27]
2017 April Donation Good Ventures makes a grant of $2,642,300 to Evidence Action, which plans to use to strengthen its financial systems, human resources, and information technology. Good Venture's grant is made with two goals in mind: to support the development of programs that could be future top charities (the goal of our Incubation Grants program), and to support the Deworm the World Initiative.[28]
2017 September Recognition Dispensers for Safe Water program is honored during USAID’s Global Innovation Week as a member of the Million Lives Club.[27]
2017 October As of date, Evidence Action provides 652,000 people in Malawi with sustained access to clean water with 3,772 dispensers installed. In addition, EA provides over 2.3 million Kenyans with sustained access to clean water in the home with 18,512 dispensers installed; plus 1.75 million Ugandans with access to safe drinking water with 5,788 dispensers installed.[29]
2017 November Recognition GiveWell recognizes Dispensers for Safe Water as a Standout Charity, making Evidence Action the first organization to have three programs recognized by GiveWell for their cost-effectiveness.[27]
2017 December Evidence Action reports that Dispensers for Safe Water provided access to safe water for nearly 5 million individuals across Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi in 2017.[27]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Innovations for Poverty Action Announces Launch of Evidence Action to Bring Evidence-Based Solutions to Scale". poverty-action.org. Retrieved 10 May 2018. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Evidence Action". thelifeyoucansave.org. Retrieved 14 May 2018. 
  3. ↑ "Initiatives for Deworming in Developing Countries". borgenmagazine.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018. 
  4. ↑ "Evidence Action's Dispensers for Safe Water program". givewell.org. Retrieved 14 May 2018. 
  5. ↑ "Our top charities for giving season 2017". blog.givewell.org. Retrieved 14 May 2018. 
  6. ↑ "Evidence Action". Google Trends. Retrieved 16 February 2021. 
  7. ↑ "Evidence Action". books.google.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Our Approach and History". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 12 March 2018. 
  9. ↑ "GiveWell's top 3 charities of 2013: Deworming at Evidence Action". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 12 March 2018. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Our Financials". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 11 May 2018. 
  11. ↑ "Full Transparency: Deworm the World Initiative's Grant from Good Ventures". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 12 March 2018. 
  12. ↑ "Evidence Action Announces Partnership with 1% for the Planet". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 20 March 2018. 
  13. ↑ "Announcing a Big Milestone: Carbon Credits for Dispensers for Safe Water in Uganda Approved". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 20 March 2018. 
  14. ↑ "Ezra Klein explains the ice bucket challenge". vox.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018. 
  15. ↑ "30 Smart Things to Do With $1,000 Now". time.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018. 
  16. ↑ "EVIDENCE ACTION IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2014". givingwhatwecan.org. Retrieved 26 May 2018. 
  17. ↑ "Evidence Action Beta". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018. 
  18. ↑ "Our Results At A Glance". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018. 
  19. ↑ "The Problem: Parasitic Worms". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018. 
  20. ↑ "Announcing Good Ventures Grant to the Deworm the World Initiative". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 20 March 2018. 
  21. ↑ "Press Release: Evidence Action and RDRS Bangladesh announce partnership on "No Lean Season," to reduce seasonal income insecurity.". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 24 March 2018. 
  22. ↑ "Evidence Action Provides Lymphatic Filariasis Treatment Support to Kenyan Ministry of Health". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018. 
  23. ↑ "Giving Effectively: Deworm the World Named Top Charity Again By GiveWell". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 24 March 2018. 
  24. ↑ "Evidence Action Announces Kanika Bahl as New CEO". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 24 March 2018. 
  25. ↑ "'No Lean Season' Announces Major Grant from Global Innovation Fund". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 24 March 2018. 
  26. ↑ "Y Combinator-Backed Non-Profit Startup "No Lean Season" Takes Aim at Seasonal Poverty". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 24 March 2018. 
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 "Dispensers for Safe Water: Innovation with Impact". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 5 April 2018. 
  28. ↑ "Evidence Action — Strengthen Operations". givewell.org. Retrieved 11 May 2018. 
  29. ↑ "Where Dispensers for Safe Water Operates". evidenceaction.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018. 

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