Action on Poverty

Potential is everywhere. Opportunity is not.

Action on Poverty is a venture philanthropy specialist and high-impact accelerator dedicated to effective, scalable, and measurable solutions to global poverty. 

We have a bold vision: to think differently about development by moving beyond short-term aid toward scalable systems of change. 

To achieve our goal of impacting one million people per year by 2030, we focus on identifying, strengthening and scaling the 'Big Bet' – those high-potential, locally led initiatives that, with the right support, can catalyse systemic change.

For nearly 60 years, we have refined our expertise within the development space. Our experience has solidified one core insight: people are not poor because they lack capability; they are poor because they lack opportunity. We exist to bridge this gap, directing capital and evidence-based strategies to where they unlock the most catalytic and sustainable impact.