The world is focused on Afghan now and everyone feels sympathetic for its people. Here is some information I collected. Due to the constrained time, the summary is really rough, but I hope it can open up the discussion about what's the best approach.
Donate to help in general ①
1. Save the Children ②
Charity ratings: Charity watch groups name us as a top-rated children’s charity among other children’s charities and non-profit organizations. Included among these charity rankings are a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, an A rating from GenderFair and an A- rating from CharityWatch.
Annual reports: https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/node/18345/pdf/save_the_children_annual_review_2019_0.pdf
2. International Rescue Committee (IRC) ①
The IRC does not have effective policy in BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s accountability standards.
Nonetheless, It is endorsed by many top Charity Watchdogs. https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/135660870
Related to EA community https://www.effectivealtruism.org/articles/ruth-levine-and-caitlin-tulloch-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-evidence/
Real project: Cash Transfer have a wide range of cost efficiency, from a minimum of 14 cents for every dollar transferred up to $1.32 for every dollar transferred. For your reference, a very cost-effective NGO, GiveDirectly, transfer1 dollar at the cost of about 20 cents(17/83) according to Givewell.
Support Afghanistan Women ③
1. Afghan Women’s Education Center ③
Endorsed by TIMES(see reference for more information). Impact unquantified since no concrete research is available.
2. Women for Afghan Women ③
Endorsed by TIMES(see reference for more information). Impact unquantified since no concrete research is available.
Get Afghanistan out by plane ④
Cost effectiveness: 100k for 200 lives predicted by a EA fellow. The project is organized by hawn VanDiver, director of a chapter of the Truman National Security Project.
Reference
① How can I help Afghanistan? https://www.rescue.org/article/how-can-i-help-afghanistan?amp
② Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/afghanistan
③ TIMES https://time.com/6090921/how-to-help-afghanistan-people/
Thanks Alene! Hopefully this is helpful to you. It seems that few studies are done on how to evaluate the impact of rescues under emergent context among EAs, so I am also a bit confused about how to utilize these information.