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Report: Global Giving Gains Strength in a Changing World
Despite the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical instability, and the threat of a global recession, acts of charitable giving are nevertheless on the rise around the world, according to the 2022 World Giving Index published by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).
The index, based on 1.95 million in-person and remote interviews in 119 countries, showed a World Giving Index score of 40%—its highest mark since the studies began in 2009.
The index measures the percentage of individuals who have helped a stranger, donated to a charity, or volunteered their time. The 40% global score (and each country’s individual score) is based on a simple average of those three measures.
Based on these criteria, Indonesia was ranked the most generous country on Earth for a fifth consecutive year with an overall giving index of 68%. Kenya was the second-most generous with a score of 61%, and the United States was third at 59%. Notably, the survey does not measure the monetary value of funds distributed.
“The pandemic and its economic impact do not seem to have dampened our enthusiasm for giving,” notes the study’s authors. Globally, three out of five adults reported helping a stranger in 2021, up from 55% in 2020. Meanwhile, more than one in three people donated to charity, and nearly one in five volunteered their time.
Indonesia, which has a strong, religiously based culture of helping the vulnerable and needy, recorded the greatest percentage of people donating money and volunteering their time. Sierra Leone recorded the greatest percentage of people helping a stranger. Among the top ten countries where individuals reported helping strangers, the United States was the sole representative from the world’s high-income countries.
The CAF World Giving Index is based on ongoing research carried out by the Gallup organization in more than 100 countries representing more than 90% of the global adult population.
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