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Kenya is the most generous country in Africa, a new report shows. It is also the second most improved country globally and the 11th overall, with 47% - @dailynation
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According to the World Giving Index (10th edition) released on Tuesday by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), more than half of Kenyans donate money to charity.
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The study looked at how people in 125 countries give their time and money to causes that they care about over the last decade.
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The study conducted by Gallup and involving views of more than 1.3M people in more than 125 countries, took place between 2009 and 2018. focused on the agility to help strangers who are in need, donating money to charity and volunteering one’s time to an organisation.
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Kenya came second after Indonesia as the most improved countries overall, having increased their index score by an average of 19 points each. Singapore came a distant third.
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Kenya topped in Africa as the most improved country and in terms of the 10-year aggregate scores where it compares favourably with rich Western and Eastern countries.
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In the 10-year aggregate, the most generous countries: United States of America - 58% New Zealand - 57% Ireland - 56% United Kingdom 54% Sri Lanka - 51%
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Least generous countries with the lowest scores: China - 16% Greece - 16% Yemen - 17% Bulgaria - 19% State of Palestine - 19% Serbia - 19% Lithuania - 19%
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In the helping strangers' category, Kenya scored fourth — with 68% — out of 10 countries, six of which were African.
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