The '''World Giving Index''' is a Charities Aid Foundation report into charitable giving worldwide<ref>https://www.cafonline.org/navigation/footer/about-caf/publications/2010-publications/world-giving-index.aspx</ref>. The index uses data from [[Gallup]] and looked at three different areas of charity. Gallup asked people which of the following three charitable acts they have undertaken in the past month:
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The '''World Giving Index''' is a Charities Aid Foundation report into charitable giving worldwide.<ref>https://www.cafonline.org/navigation/footer/about-caf/publications/2010-publications/world-giving-index.aspx</ref> The index uses data from [[Gallup]] and looked at three different areas of charity. Gallup asked people which of the following three charitable acts they have undertaken in the past month:
* donated money to an organisation?
* donated money to an organisation?
* volunteered time to an organisation?
* volunteered time to an organisation?
* helped a stranger, or someone they didn’t know who needed help?
* helped a stranger, or someone they didn’t know who needed help?
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In 2011 [[New Zealand]] and [[Australia]] came at the top with 57% score followed by [[Ireland]] and [[Canada]] second equal and the [[United States]] and [[Switzerland]] third<ref>https://www.cafonline.org/pdf/WorldGivingIndex28092010Print.pdf</ref>. It should be noted that the index reports on individual charitable giving and not as a nation so government pledges of aid are not included in the index.
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In 2011 [[New Zealand]] and [[Australia]] came at the top with 57% score followed by [[Ireland]] and [[Canada]] second equal and the [[United States]] and [[Switzerland]] third.<ref>https://www.cafonline.org/pdf/WorldGivingIndex28092010Print.pdf</ref> It should be noted that the index reports on individual charitable giving and not as a nation so government pledges of aid are not included in the index.
Last place went [[Madagascar]] with [[Ukraine]] and [[China]] also near the bottom.
Last place went [[Madagascar]] with [[Ukraine]] and [[China]] also near the bottom.