SOPHIA OXFORD
SOPHIA Oxford was formed by Oxford University, as a not-for-profit partner of Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). Over the past decade OPHI has developed the field of multidimensional measurement, focused primarily on poverty and wellbeing, expanding its research and social policy uses. The OPHI multidimensional poverty approach has been adopted by the United Nations Development Program, the World Bank and as an official measure of poverty by more than thirty countries. SOPHIA Oxford is an incubator creating commercial applications of this world class methodology for the private sector and capital markets.
OUR VISION
Our vision is a world in which the private sector, governments and communities harness their abilities and resources in the global effort to end poverty.
OUR BELIEFS
Poverty is multidimensional.
Poverty is not just about income.
It is also
about vulnerability.
Poverty and vulnerability have
many dimensions, such as health
and education.
Poverty is a global, national,
community, and personal issue.
It
requires responses at all levels.
Investments in people are best made with evidence-based models, ongoing research and validation.
Ending poverty requires joint
public- private partnerships with
clear accountability.
Investment in the health, growth and prosperity of employees, households and local communities has the power
to re-invigorate an economy.
OUR VALUES
We care about those who are poor in key life necessities. We care about those who are powerful and wealthy. We believe that in bringing them together, we can end poverty.
We care about measuring
poverty and vulnerability
in its many dimensions.
We care about using those measurements to shape
action that improves lives.
We care about the gender
and racial dynamics of
inequity and opportunity.
