“Why I signed up to the 10% Pledge in the wake of foreign aid cuts, and where you can donate” by salonium

I signed up to the 10% Pledge from Giving What We Can and donated 19% of my annual income this year, in response to the foreign aid cuts. In a recent blogpost, I give a summary of what has happened, why I pledged, how I thought about where to donate, and what individuals can do. You can read it here: We don't have to sit back and just watch the horror unfold. Summary / highlights: The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has provided HIV treatment to 20 million people annually and is estimated to have saved around 25 million lives. PMI (President's Malaria Initiative) is estimated to have saved more than 10 million lives through malaria prevention and treatment. The US aid freeze beginning in January led to the abrupt shutdown of many global health programs. They meant that, for example, hundreds of thousands [...] --- First published: April 14th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/4Zr5cKK7pkdz4HKsb/why-i-signed-up-to-the-10-pledge-in-the-wake-of-foreign-aid --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.