Poverty isn’t just about money.
If you finished reading Uplift and Empower, you are already one step closer to making impactful change in your community. Explore the resources below to learn more!
“Money does not have to be the beginning and end of your engagement with poverty alleviation. Your time, your knowledge, and your skills are valuable too.”
From Chapter 16, What’s Next? You Decide, in Uplift and Empower
Uplift and Empower references Oxford’s multidimensional poverty index. It is a helpful tool for understanding what factors contribute to poverty. Below, the three core dimensions are highlighted again.
When you click on the links below each dimension, you will find pages with additional resources, volunteer information, and donation options.
Choose the dimension that you are most passionate about or explore all three. You know your community better than a stranger ever could. Pair the knowledge you gain from both the book and this website with your priceless local insight to make an impact where you are!
Education
Living Standards
Sub-sections in the index: Asset ownership, flooring, electricity, safe drinking water, sanitation, and cooking fuel
Not sure about where to volunteer?
To find volunteer opportunities in your area, click this link.
For readers based in the United States, you can also contact your local 211 for a comprehensive source of locally curated social services.
Not sure about where to donate?
To find community foundations* in your area, click this link.
*A community foundation is a tax-exempt non-profit that is publicly supported. Community foundations pool donations to support local non-profits through grants.
A Quick Summary of the five-node house from the “Money-Plus Method” in Uplift and Empower:
