Who we are
Accelerating Potential. Scaling What Works. Ending Poverty at Scale.
The opportunity gap
Global poverty persists not because people lack capability, but because they lack access to the opportunity, capital, and systems that allow proven solutions to scale.
Many well-intentioned development initiatives remain small, fragmented, and dependent on ongoing aid, despite decades of investment.
This is where Action on Poverty comes in. We turn locally led breakthroughs into scalable, evidence-based solutions that take millions of people out of poverty, permanently.
High-impact philanthropy
Action on Poverty is a philanthropy specialist, and a high impact accelerator dedicated to effective, scalable, and measurable solutions to global poverty.
We help supporters get the greatest impact for your money – by directing capital, evidence and technical expertise to the projects which will lift people out of poverty forever. We’ve been doing it for 60 years. Our track record speaks for itself.
We work across three interconnected domains:
- Economic empowerment
- Food, water and climate resilience
- Health and inclusive development
Our ambition is bold and measurable: to enable one million people each year to break the cycle of poverty by 2030, by identifying and scaling the high potential solutions that can transform entire regions.
Our whole-of-program analysis shows how $12.8 million invested across 15 international development projects created $56.4 million in social and economic value – achieving an average SROI of 4.4:1. In other words, for every dollar you invest with us, you create over four times the value of your investment.
4.4:1 SROI
Whole-of-program impact
For every $1 invested, $4.40 in social and economic value was generatedVisitors
$12.8 million
Total investment
Across 15 international development Projects
$56.4 million
Social value created
Social and economic value for communities experiencing poverty
1 million people/year
2030 ambition
Breaking the cycle of poverty through scaled solutions
Stories of impact
Action on Poverty is a philanthropy specialist and high-impact accelerator dedicated to effective, scalable, and measurable solutions to global poverty.
