Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.poverty-action.org/

Address:
P.O. Box 72427 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya

Country:
Kenya

Sub-region:
Eastern Africa

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Africa, Asia, Latin America
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
2002
Age (years)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 22
Kenya average
 29
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Dean Karlan
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Annie Duflo
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2022): Annie Duflo
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2021): Annie Duflo
Leader gender: Female

Social

Likes (2022)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 93,682
Kenya average
 22,321
Global average
 33,286
Likes (2021)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 93,272
Likes (2019)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 92,979
Twitter
Followers (2023)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 47,849
Kenya average
 26,501
Global average
 28,979
Followers (2022)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 44,241
Followers (2021)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 41,448
Subscribers (2023)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 3,450
Kenya average
 3,694
Global average
 6,305
Subscribers (2022)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 2,960
Subscribers (2021)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 2,500
Followers (2022)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 45,115
Kenya average
 29,085
Global average
 16,662
Followers (2019)
Innovation for Poverty Action
 20,959

Data notes

Last updated: 08/05/2023
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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