I haven't heard of Charity Watch, but GiveDirectly is one of GiveWell's top recommended charities: http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/give-dire

I haven't heard of Charity Watch, but GiveDirectly is one of GiveWell's top recommended charities: http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/give-directly http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/give-dir... For background, GiveWell is the most prominent charity evaluator in the effective altruism space, and does much closer inspection of its recommended charities than anyone else. They're highly data-driven and fully transparent. They not only vet the charities expenditures, but the core mission itself to ensure it's a highly effective way at reducing suffering: http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/give-directly http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/give-dir... You can rest assured that GiveDirectly has been well-vetted.