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2 Post author: Raemon 03 December 2010 06:47PM

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Comment author: Raemon 03 December 2010 10:17:55PM 0 points [-]

That does make sense.

Comment author: multifoliaterose 04 December 2010 12:01:59AM 0 points [-]

In regard to

Also, Village Reach works to improve health clinics and the logistics of delivering medical supplies, so that the health system can better (and more efficiently) meet people's medical needs.

See Holden's blog post titled Health system strengthening + sustainability + accountability in which Holden argues:

...VillageReach has some other major strengths as well - strengths that make it a good fit not just for individual donors looking to help people cost-effectively, but also for more ambitious donors hoping to contribute to transformative change.

Comment author: Raemon 04 December 2010 03:01:38AM 0 points [-]

That does look very good indeed. I'm not sure I'd consider it the single best place for my money to go, but given limited time and the complexity of the problem, I think it may be worthwhile cause for this years' batch of charity/holiday-warm-fuzzies-purchasing.

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