Poverty

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  • 548 publishing organizations






FEATURE

A journey to community philanthropy in Zambia

In 2011, Zambia was classified as a low-middle-income country, which had many economic and other implications for the country. Among the most visible implications was the progressive withdrawal of international aid, a trend which has continued unabated since 2011 despite the fact that more than 60 per cent of the Zambian population lives below the poverty line. An Alliance opinion piece (part of the Alliance + IssueLab Special Collection).

Explore social sector research organizations that aim to alleviate poverty. This can include research on the social, economic, and political causes and effects of poverty as well as charity or public policy work that addresses economic inequality.

RESEARCH RELATED FUNDING

This trend line represents foundation funding for research & publication in this specific issue area. Data are from grants awarded by the FC 1000, a national sample of 1,000 of the largest grantmakers by total giving.

% OF TOTAL FUNDING (2013)

Graph represents all funding for this issue area; the highlighted arc represents the proportion awarded explicitly for research and publication.

TITLES RECENTLY PUBLISHED