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Multidimensional Poverty Index

Case Studies from the Ground

The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), released in 2010, identifies poor people whose lives are battered by several deprivations at the same time. Starting from their lives, it builds a national poverty measure that reflects the experiences of poverty by citizens across the country. The MPI has been constructed for 104 countries, and reports acute human poverty for 78% of the world’s people. But who are these people? To answer this question we spoke with people who were poor according to the MPI in their country. We learned about their lives – their hopes and strengths, and their challenges. Naturally their lives are far richer than any measure can capture. Here are some of their stories.

Illuminating People’s Lives Booklet (pdf)

India

Kenya

Madagascar

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