I highly recommend not to. The potential for whole operation being a scam because you have no way to verify anything is pretty high. Now add there reality of generative AI and very easy way to make deep fakes and essentially every charity is certified scam.

You may see it as cynical or unfair but that's unfortunate reality of time we currently live in.

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elestor 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I highly recommend to diversify. Donate a smaller amount to a bunch of different charities.

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cyberclimb 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

hot take :/ Would you really have trouble trusting the OP?

Maybe you just don't want to donate resources in general, because otherwise surely there exists some channel you could witness with your own eyes and donate to with confidence.

	▲	tredre3 26 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I think there are good trustworthy places to donate and the person you replied to was a bit too cynical. OP might be a good place to donate! However: > hot take :/ Would you really have trouble trusting the OP? Yes? Your first instinct when someone tells you a sob story or an epic western savior spiel is to do your due diligence. Recent HN account, the website is a year old, they don't list the 501 EIN and searching for "Tanzania Education Project" on https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/ yields nothing. OP doesn't list his name on the website (but it is on gofundme). OP seems genuine, but there are many red flags.

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idiotsecant 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes, best to live in a cave and never take any risks or have any contact with dangerous, suspicious, filthy humans.

It's fine. There is plenty of good in the world. Touch some grass and take a deep breath.