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by cambalache 2183 days ago
> We deliver $100 worth of aid for every $1 we spend on operations. Literally a 100x return for humanity.

This seems awfully high, what does it include?

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We leverage partnerships with in-kind donors and shipping companies to get a lot of stuff for free. And of course there are tons of community groups gathering second-hand donations which we can send for free as well.

For example, there's a charitable factory making soap in Scotland. They give us a few hundred thousand bars of soap every 6 months or so, and we ship em out to 15+ refugee camps in Greece to ensure the hygiene of 100,000 people are met.

Our 2019 budget was $10,000...