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Taimaka

Pediatric malnutrition treatment – reimagined for scale.

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Taimaka has reimagined pediatric malnutrition treatment to make it more cost-effective and scalable. We’ve developed a malnutrition treatment model that is:

  1. 53% cheaper than legacy approaches and:
  2. Leverages digitally-enabled community health workers (CHWs) to deliver care to the most vulnerable communities. 

So far, we’ve used our model to treat 6,000+ children out of existing government hospitals in northeastern Nigeria with world-class recovery rates of 95%+. Our track record has led charity evaluators like Founder’s Pledge to identify us as one of the most cost-effective nonprofits in global health, with a cost-per-life saved of $1,644. Over the next five years, we’re on track to expand our program to treat tens of thousands of children, while helping governments revamp their outdated programs so that they can double the number of children they reach. 

Read more at taimaka.org.

Gombe, Nigeria
taimaka.org
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 84-3964208

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Fundraiser by William Troy

4X your donation to malnourished children!

Inspired by High Impact Athletes , I'm running the Berlin Marathon on September 21st. A generous donor has committed to a 4X match to all funds raised up to $10,000 before the race day. That means that your $1K donation would unlock $4K in additional funding! Help me hit my goal and help children suffering from severe and acute malnutrition. Taimaka has redesigned malnutrition treatment so that it can save more lives . Operating in northern Nigeria to serve children with severe and acute malnutrition, their model drops the average cost per child treated to just $94 (a more than 50% reduction ). They do it by working through community health workers (CHWs) – rather than doctors and nurses – and leveraging cutting-edge public health research. They equip their CHWs with a digital tool to triage children, ensuring world-class quality of care. They estimate it costs between $1,500 - $4,500 to save a life with their treatment program. For folks worried about counterfactuals, this is a "true match," and any funding raised would not otherwise be granted to the organization 😊 If we raise $10K, we can unlock a total of $40K, potentially saving up to 33 lives!
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$10,000
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  • Lara Nguyen

    We celebrate William’s extraordinary dedication to improving children’s lives in Africa through his fundraising efforts for Tamaika—a high-impact organization working to end malnutrition. His commitment to running a marathon in support of t...

  • Judith Rensing

    Fantastic commitment Will, and great opportunity to support a charity as impactful per dollar as Taimaka ❤️

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  • Jeff Johnson
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