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
Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Africa, Asia, Latin America
Operating languages
English
Organisation details
Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
2002
Age (years)
Innovation for Poverty Action
Kenya average
Global average
Founded by
Founders: Dean Karlan
Founder gender: All male
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
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
Kenya average
Global average
% Female staff
2025
Innovation for Poverty Action
Kenya average
Global average
% Female researchers
2025
Innovation for Poverty Action
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Global average
Social
Likes (2022)
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Likes (2021)
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Likes (2019)
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Followers (2025)
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Followers (2024)
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Followers (2022)
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Subscribers (2025)
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Subscribers (2024)
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Subscribers (2023)
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Followers (2024)
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Followers (2022)
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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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Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
Have we got something wrong?: Contact us to update this record. There is more information in the database, you can download it here.