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Esther K. Ishengoma, George G. Msuya
Poverty is changing.
The way we understand
it has to change too.
Poverty changes over time. It affects people differently in different places. It links closely to unpredictable and often interconnected events – conflicts, migration, climate-related disasters. It’s tied to deep-seated, ever-changing structural factors – discrimination, inequality, lack of infrastructure and public services.
So to understand and tackle the root causes of poverty, we can’t stand still.
DEEP is a global consortium that brings together leading national and international expertise. We seek out new, more effective and more accessible ways to collect, analyse and use poverty data and evidence. Together, we work to move closer to a world free from extreme poverty.
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What are DEEP's research themes?
By developing groundbreaking, accessible techniques for data collection and analysis, we support governments and policymakers to identify and reach the people most affected by poverty.
Where do we research?
Our work focuses on eight countries across Africa, South and South-East Asia.
Who is involved in DEEP?
We are a consortium of the Universities of Cornell, Copenhagen, and Southampton
led by Oxford Policy Management, in partnership with the World Bank’s Development
Data Group and funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office through its Global Research and Technology Development portfolio. For more details including our team members, see Our people.
