The SCI Foundation (SCI), formerly known as the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, is a charity that works with governments in sub-Saharan Africa to create or scale up deworming programs.

History

SCI was founded in 2002 as an initiative within Imperial College London with a £20 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.^[1] In 2019, SCI became an independent organization, adopting its current name.^[1]

Evaluation

As of December 2021, GiveWell estimates that SCI can deworm a child at a cost of around $1.^[2][3]

SCI has been a GiveWell top-rated charity since 2011.^[4] (For the year 2019, GiveWell maintained their recommendation, but noted that while "SCI offers donors an outstanding opportunity to accomplish good with their donations [...], at this time, it does not have capacity to use new donations effectively." This notice was removed in 2020.)^[5] SCI is also featured in The Life You Can Save's list of "best charities" (The Life You Can Save 2021).^[6]