Effective Intervention
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- Effective Intervention does not accept unsolicited requests and makes grants only to entities directly involved in its own projects, so a charity with no existing role in that work should not apply.
- If you do have such a role, its priority areas are India, Guinea-Bissau and Gambia, and it chooses local partners for their professional ability and their willingness to work closely through implementation and conclusion.
- The grant range is not stated, and the annual report shows £104,635 paid in total, so keep any request proportionate and make contact with the charity before preparing a full proposal.
- Its projects are built around rigorous outcome measurement, often randomised controlled trials, so describe how you would measure your results.
Overview
Effective Intervention is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1111709).
Effective Intervention is a charity registered in England and Wales that was founded by a group of academic economists to learn how quickly child deaths could be reduced and children's education raised in some of the poorest and most neglected regions of the world. It implements and supports projects and research aimed at improving children's education and health outcomes, and it manages projects in India, Guinea-Bissau and Gambia. The charity directly employs approximately 100 people in its projects in West Africa, and its projects employ approximately 500 persons via partners in India.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Effective Intervention aims to improve child survival and raise education outcomes in some of the poorest regions of the world. It manages projects in India, Guinea-Bissau and Gambia, and supports research and intervention programmes aimed at improving children's health and education. It measures outcomes rigorously, often using randomised controlled trials, and expands projects only when trials meet their goals. Grants go to entities directly involved in its projects. It selects local partners for their professional ability to carry out required project components and willingness to work closely throughout implementation and conclusion.
Themes
- Child health
- Children's education
- Poverty reduction
Geographic Focus
Priority: India; Guinea-Bissau; Gambia.
How to apply
The foundation selects local partners for their professional ability to carry out required project components and their willingness to work closely throughout the project's implementation and conclusion.
Who can apply:
- Only entities directly involved in projects the charity is working on may receive grants.
- Local partners are selected according to their professional ability to carry out required project components and their willingness to work closely throughout implementation and conclusion of the work.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Guinea-Bissau
- India
- The Gambia
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Effective Intervention.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (India)£104,635year to 31 October 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 October 2020 | — | — | £513,231 | Accounts for year to 31 October 2020 |
| year to 31 October 2021 | £4,067,221 | £2,478,274 | £730,244 | Accounts for year to 31 October 2021 |
| year to 31 October 2022 | £633,320 | £2,280,398 | £805,119 | Accounts for year to 31 October 2022 |
| year to 31 October 2023 | £921,547 | £1,873,958 | £527,295 | Accounts for year to 31 October 2023 |
| year to 31 October 2024 | £971,353 | £1,218,578 | £104,635 | Accounts for year to 31 October 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 4 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 October 2020; year to 31 October 2021; year to 31 October 2022; year to 31 October 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 October 2024: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- effint.org · read on 30 October 2026
- effint.org/about_us · read on 30 October 2026
- effint.org/contact_us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 October 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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