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
Year founded
2002
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Founded by
Founders: Dean Karlan
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Annie Duflo
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2024): Annie Duflo
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Annie Duflo
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2025
Innovation for Poverty Action
68
Kenya average
81
Global average
88
% Female staff
2025
Innovation for Poverty Action
48%
Kenya average
46%
Global average
50%
Age (years)
Innovation for Poverty Action
24
Kenya average
30
Global average
33
% Female researchers
2025
Innovation for Poverty Action
42%
Kenya average
45%
Global average
47%

Social

Facebook
Likes (2022)
Innovation for Poverty Action
93,682
Kenya average
23,040
Global average
32,411
Likes (2021)
Innovation for Poverty Action
93,272
Likes (2019)
Innovation for Poverty Action
92,979
Twitter
Followers (2025)
Innovation for Poverty Action
47,500
Kenya average
17,942
Global average
19,888
Followers (2024)
Innovation for Poverty Action
48,500
Followers (2022)
Innovation for Poverty Action
44,241
Subscribers (2025)
Innovation for Poverty Action
4,210
Kenya average
4,403
Global average
7,436
Subscribers (2024)
Innovation for Poverty Action
3,920
Subscribers (2023)
Innovation for Poverty Action
3,450
Followers (2024)
Innovation for Poverty Action
80,000
Kenya average
43,236
Global average
14,564
Followers (2022)
Innovation for Poverty Action
45,115
Followers (2019)
Innovation for Poverty Action
20,959

Data notes

Last updated: 20/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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