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July 26, 2026
<p><strong> Summary</strong></p><p> Back in November 2023 I posted here to launch Spiro and raise our first 198 thousand dollars. Two and a half years later this is an update and a fundraiser for the next step.</p><p> The short version: we've now reached over-5,900 people with TB preventive medicine, including over 3,000 children under five years old. Our early results have held up well and GiveWell made us a grant last year. Now there's an urgent opportunity in front of us: US funding for community TB contact tracing across half of Sindh province in Pakistan ends this month. The provincial government has invited us to expand our work - taking on those 15 districts and expanding to cover all 30 districts of Sindh, up from the 7 we serve today. To do that we're aiming to raise 512 thousand dollars by the end of July, the most urgent slice of a ~1.8 million dollars gap for 2026–2027. By our own modelling, our work is in the ballpark of something that would meet GiveWell's bar - around $5,000 per life saved. But if we want to avoid a gap in coverage on the ground after the US pulls out, we’ll need to [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:13) Summary</p><p>(01:55) What Spiro does</p><p>(03:35) Progress since our launch</p><p>(05:14) The next opportunity: all of Sindh</p><p>(06:22) We're fundraising for an urgent $512k now</p><p>(08:01) Risk and uncertainties</p><p>(09:37) How to give</p><p>(10:07) The future for Spiro</p><p>(10:27) Appendix: More on what we've done since Spiro's launch</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 15th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/hBoGLwKwMmizeRyZx/spiro-an-update-2-5-years-on-and-a-fundraising-ask-for?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/hBoGLwKwMmizeRyZx/spiro-an-update-2-5-years-on-and-a-fundraising-ask-for</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=ea_forum&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/f1642a9f8cef4703718a90558d92e1a22b42c45b74e4c439a6b87e5ab03ec569/ewdpw0ngnicbocwhdtmw" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/f1642a9f8cef4703718a90558d92e1a22b42c45b74e4c439a6b87e5ab03ec569/ewdpw0ngnicbocwhdtmw" alt="A visit to a family by one of our field workers in Sindh province, Pakistan" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/5add3b24d324bc7f1767105b317e9f58f58765e39b4d56fbd29372f588561bf9/mxlfengrgmfylfseuicw" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/5add3b24d324bc7f1767105b317e9f58f58765e39b4d56fbd29372f588561bf9/mxlfengrgmfylfseuicw" alt="All age program data since we started" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/a7017ef02485ef0cb12960fe6bb21e287662871fddc44e4977cef1083feb3f3a/gf1udeedwxqjcmxu5gts" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/a7017ef02485ef0cb12960fe6bb21e287662871fddc44e4977cef1083feb3f3a/gf1udeedwxqjcmxu5gts" alt="Under 5s only program data since we started" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/hBoGLwKwMmizeRyZx/rhs4vk6ctjeldznwz7dq" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/hBoGLwKwMmizeRyZx/rhs4vk6ctjeldznwz7dq" alt="The current team at our first hospital" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/27ff88aaf8e46189d7479dac80e6f75b21364518cd1a7b62c9a09115b9d1cfd8/ks3lwpxxvepgngmathsn" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/27ff88aaf8e46189d7479dac80e6f75b21364518cd1a7b62c9a09115b9d1cfd8/ks3lwpxxvepgngmathsn" alt="Dispersible medicine for four kids set out by a field worker" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/hBoGLwKwMmizeRyZx/jt1dtumnxmwhchgvilfj" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/hBoGLwKwMmizeRyZx/jt1dtumnxmwhchgvilfj" alt="A consultative meeting on the Sindh strategic plan" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/hBoGLwKwMmizeRyZx/iffxjpzvtiwfpfo63kf6" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/hBoGLwKwMmizeRyZx/iffxjpzvtiwfpfo63kf6" alt="Don't forget to be awesome" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/0ee56c9dcc83935e7db16fbff4a317f0d8da822fbaa0d1b37095bc12560594ea/vo1qguemgbhlwrbl4wa4" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/0ee56c9dcc83935e7db16fbff4a317f0d8da822fbaa0d1b37095bc12560594ea/vo1qguemgbhlwrbl4wa4" alt="Three-step TB program: home visit, symptom check, medicine." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. 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July 14, 2026
<p> “How long have you been v*g*n?”</p><p> This is one of the most common icebreakers at animal protection events. It's a baseline assumption, and it mostly holds true: if you’re out advocating for animals not to be tortured or abused, realistically these days you are v**n, or close. And it makes for good conversation. It seems fairly safe to assume when you meet strangers.</p><p> But this assumption is hurting the movement in a way which we don’t always notice: someone new comes into the space, has a few conversations, realizes they’re surrounded by v**ns, and they have one of two experiences:</p><p> a) if they are v**n, they feel like they’ve found their people; or<br> b) otherwise they immediately feel out of place—maybe they’re stressing: “uh-oh, I’m realizing everyone else here is v**n, I probably need to be very cautious about what I reveal about myself, do I need to hide?”[1] This makes it hard to interact normally and they’re probably on track to silently not returning.</p><p> Compare this to a slightly different world where the word never comes up—where you just get what you expected, namely participation in an animal-protection movement which you opted into.</p><p><strong> A dogmatic culture</strong></p><p> The V-word [...]</p></br></p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(01:25) A dogmatic culture</p><p>(02:18) Diet restrictions have costs, sometimes very high</p><p>(03:43) Minimizing and gaslighting</p><p>(05:45) There are lots of pro-animal people who eat meat</p><p>(08:38) Language can change culture</p><p>(09:56) Really? Stop saying the V-word entirely?</p><p>(11:23) What to do instead</p> <p><i>The original text contained 3 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 12th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/fWyFHfZiFKg3GGzNf/let-s-taboo-the-v-word?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/fWyFHfZiFKg3GGzNf/let-s-taboo-the-v-word</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=ea_forum&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p>

July 9, 2026
<p> Hello! I'm Justin Portela. I got hired by GWWC to make YouTube videos after AI in Context did such a kickass job. </p><p> My channel is using that same cinematic, high-production value beauty to talk about everything in the EA universe that isn't AI. </p><p> My first video is out now. It's about an obscure and unknown World Health Organization Meeting in 1955 that helped shape the conditions that have left up to 40 million people dead of malaria in sub-saharan Africa.<br> <br> I think it's pretty dope. I hope you do too. <br> </p><p> <br> What you can do</p><p> Watch it, subscribe to it, share it, do anything to help us reach more people. I made this channel to appeal to people who have never heard of EA. I want to be people's first introduction to the principles of EA and effective giving, so the more people that this reaches the better. </p><p> Feedback? </p><p> If you have thoughts, let me know! Either comment here or email me at Justin.Portela@GivingWhatWeCan.org</p></br></p></br></br></br></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 7th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/8XXyGubWDWv2hEa5f/giving-what-we-can-s-first-youtube-video-is-out-now?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/8XXyGubWDWv2hEa5f/giving-what-we-can-s-first-youtube-video-is-out-now</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=ea_forum&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/8XXyGubWDWv2hEa5f/cgsjay9nffjj0nevxobo" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/8XXyGubWDWv2hEa5f/cgsjay9nffjj0nevxobo" alt="Man in clawfoot bathtub holding champagne glass in pink room." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/8XXyGubWDWv2hEa5f/ymz2bt1j54pwxo6ghyrd" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/8XXyGubWDWv2hEa5f/ymz2bt1j54pwxo6ghyrd" alt="Man with mustache holding pink phone, looking up thoughtfully." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</p></div>
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