According to effective altruism, which of the following actions is better? Explain.
Raising $1,500 and using it to fly to a country with high poverty rates so you can spend the week painting houses, doing other basic manual labor, etc. to help people
Raising $1,500 and donating it to a charitable organization in a country with high poverty rates that just directly gives cash to individuals in need (assume that a very high percentage of your donation will be given out vs. kept by the organization)
Your answer must demonstrate specific knowledge of effective altruism. There is a clearly correct answer here, but you will get very high partial credit so long as you demonstrate accurate and specific knowledge of EA (effective altruism).