Lead Exposure Elimination Project

[10] In their initial survey, LEEP found that 40% of sampled paints had lead levels above the legal limit in Pakistan,[6][11] suggesting poor enforcement of existing rules.

[12]In 2022, LEEP co-founders Lucia Coulter and Jack Rafferty were named to Vox's inaugural "Future Perfect 50", a list of 50 individuals working on important, neglected, and tractable global issues.

[13] In December 2023, LEEP co-founder Lucia Coulter appeared on the podcast of 80,000 Hours, a non-profit organization that advocates and advises individuals on how to have the highest social impact over the course of their careers.

[3] At the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly in 2024, LEEP participated in a roundtable on the dangers of lead exposure alongside representatives from USAID, UNICEF, and the governments of Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Vietnam.

[14] LEEP was incubated and provided with seed funding by Charity Entrepreneurship, an organization that promotes innovative, evidence-based initiatives to maximize social impact.

LEEP is one of three main grantees, alongside Pure Earth and the Center for Global Development, supported by Open Philanthropy that aim to reduce lead exposure in low and middle income countries.

Swearing in of USAID Administrator Samantha Power
Logo of Open Philanthropy , an effective altruism inspired grant maker and LEEP funder