This certainly sounded commendable at first blush, but a deeper dive exposes just how difficult a problem this is.
Effective altruism has its pitfalls, since it's hard to define what you're optimizing for in creating the "greatest good." That is, if you optimize for preventing malaria, you don't help starvation, and vice versa.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23564571/effective-altruism-sam-bankman-fried-holden-karnofsky-ai
Perhaps "voluntary associations" are better.
For instance, "Choice Humanitarian" aims to find and train good local leaders first, who are free from corruption, and then implement projects that improve quality of life. They "assess the context of the situation, identify the resources needed, execute the work, and monitor and evaluate progress."
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