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Here are the Top 10 Most Generous Countries in the World 2018

Here are the Top 10 Most Generous Countries in the World 2018
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The Charities Aid Foundation, a UK-based organization that supports charity and the people who donate to them, recently compiles an annual report on the most generous countries in the world. The organization ranks 140 countries across the world according to how charitable they are.


The aim is to provide insight into the nature of giving around the world. The World Giving Index measures the generosity of three factors, namely the number of people volunteering, helping strangers, and monetary donations. For the latest ranking, CAF surveyed over 145,000 from 139 countries and averaged their response on their participation in any of the three categories.  According to the findings, here are the top ten generous countries.

Here's their finding.

The Most Generous Countries 2018


10. United Arab Emirates

Duba, UAE | Dentons.com
Duba, UAE | Dentons.com


Wealthy in every sense of the word, the country broke into the Top 10 for the first time ever.



9. Ireland

Dublin | Broadsheet.com
Dublin | Broadsheet.com


Its tourism industry isn’t successful for nothing. The kindness of strangers along with volunteerism make Ireland a place you need to go.



8. United Kingdom

London | wikimedia.org
London | wikimedia.org


BB (Before Brexit), 69 percent of Brits gave to others while 33 percent were more than happy to donate their time. Will, that change? Only time will tell.



7. Indonesia

Bandung | infobdg.com
Bandung | infobdg.com

In Indonesia, the Islamic concept of zakat, or alms-giving, may be at least partially responsible for our people’s high level of generosity.  And coincidentally, the survey was conducted during the holy month of Ramadhan, when donating money is particularly high. But, take a note, Indonesia ranked 2nd last year, and frequently ranks in Top 10 since the survey  first took place. 




6. Canada

Montreal, Canada | MTL Blog
Montreal, Canada | MTL Blog



As the world’s second-largest country, Canada has made the Top 10 every year and 2016 was no different thanks to volunteering and helping others.



5. Sri Lanka

Kandy, Srilanka | Gadventures.com
Kandy, Srilanka | Gadventures.com


Its nearly 26-year-long civil war came to an end in 2009 and amidst all that devastation, the country of 21 million rounds out the Top 5, scoring high marks for both kindnesses to strangers and community volunteerism. Amazing.



4. New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand | homeaway.com
Auckland, New Zealand | homeaway.com


Just like its neighbor Australia (you’ll see them in a sec), the World Giving Index calls the Oceania region “a conflict-free, economically homogenous continent where barriers to giving will be lower than in many other countries.” Hear, hear.



3. Australia

Melbourne, Australia | visitmelbourne.com
Melbourne, Australia | visitmelbourne.com


Australians ranked third in amounts of per-person giving to charity and the country has promised to welcome 12,000 Syrian refugees.



2. United States

San Francisco, US | vox.com
San Francisco, US | vox.com


There was a time not too long ago when 73 percent of people helped a stranger, and volunteerism was high. Who knows what next year’s numbers will be like.



1. Myanmar

Myanmar | zopix.net
Myanmar | zopix.net

For the fifth year running, Myanmar claims the title of the world’s most generous country.
An astounding 91 percent of people in Myanmar gave money to charity in the past year. “The high scores are likely to be a result of Theravada Buddhism practiced by a large proportion of the population in Myanmar, whereby followers donate to support those living a monastic lifestyle – a practice known as Sangha Dana,” the report states. Still. At 39 million people, that makes it the highest per-person giving a ratio of any country. Bravo.


Source : CAF | Edmonton Gazette

 

Akhyari Hananto

I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to More understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia. I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine. I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan" I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy Less
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