This program is run by EA South Africa
In collaboration with EA UCT, EA Zimbabwe, EA Namibia, EA Johannesburg, EA Nairobi, and EA Rwanda.
Participants from all countries are welcome!
To apply for the introduction to Effective Altruism program, please fill out this form by 14th June 2026.
Effective Altruism (EA) is both an intellectual project and a community.
On one hand, it’s an intellectual project of people using evidence and reasoning to figure out how to help others as much as possible. On the other hand, it’s also a community of people taking action to help others as much as possible based on the research and evidence.
There are several EA groups in Africa, and the EA community in South Africa has been growing since 2018. There are also groups in multiple cities and countries around the world. As of today, there are more than 250 EA chapters globally across 42 countries, and an estimated 6,500 active people in the EA movement worldwide.
The course will be entirely online. It will take place over 6 weeks. Every week, you will be expected to engage a set of resources (readings or videos) that will take around 2 hours to get through. Some weeks may also have exercises for you to do on your own before the meetup. Then, you will attend a 1.5 hour virtual meetup to discuss those resources in small groups of 4-6 people, with one facilitator in each group.
The facilitators will include both current and former organisers from EA South Africa and other groups in Africa, as well as individuals deeply involved in this field, all of whom possess considerable experience in leading introductory programs on Effective Altruism.