India has been ranked 14th in the World Giving Index 2021, released by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).
- As per the report, India is one of the fastest climbers on the Index, it ranks 14 this year, in the 10th Anniversary report, India ranked 82.
- As per the report, 61 per cent more Indians have helped a stranger during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic year. Last year, 36 per cent of Indians donated money, 34% volunteered for social causes in the country.
Indonesia ranks first
- Indonesia is ranked first in the CAF World Giving Index with a score of 69, followed by Kenya (2); Nigeria (3); Myanmar (4); Australia (5); Ghana (6); New Zealand (7); Uganda (8); Kosovo (9), and Thailand (10). In the 2019 10-year Index, the US was ranked at the top.
About World Giving Index
- The CAF World Giving Index is based upon data from Gallup’s World View World Poll, an ongoing research project that was carried out in 114 countries in 2020.
- The World Giving Index provides insight into the scope and nature of giving around the world and looks at three aspects of giving behaviour.
- The questions that lie at the heart of the report are: Have you done any of the following in the past month? Helped a stranger, or someone you didn’t know who needed help? Donated money to a charity? Volunteered your time to an organisation?
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