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The recently published World Giving Index 2024 has placed Kenya in the second position globally as the country with the most generous citizens, according to a survey conducted in 2023 across 142 countries.

The findings, which represent more than 95 percent of the world’s population, demonstrate that people have not only maintained their volunteering efforts, but have also increased their monetary donations and willingness to help strangers.

Indonesia retained the top spot for the seventh consecutive year, with 74 points. Kenya followed closely with 63 points, outpacing the global average index score of 40 points.

Singapore and The Gambia tied for third place with 61 points each, while Nigeria, the United States, Ukraine, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, and Malta rounded out the top 10.

The survey asked respondents three key questions: whether they had donated money to charity, helped a stranger or someone they didn’t know, and volunteered their time to an organization.

On the question of helping a stranger or someone they didn’t know, Kenyans topped the list with 82 percent of respondents answering in the affirmative.

They were followed by Bangladesh, Nigeria, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Ukraine, Malawi, and Niger.

While Kenyans did not feature in the top 10 for monetary donations, they ranked fourth for volunteering their time, with 52 percent of respondents saying they had done so.

Indonesia led in both monetary and time donations, with 90 percent and 65 percent approval ratings, respectively.

Regionally, Oceania, North America, and Southeast Asia were the most generous regions, each scoring well above the global average.

Oceania in the Asia-Pacific region led with 52 points, while Western Europe, North America, and Western Africa also performed strongly.

The report noted that the global tendency for people to help a stranger grew from 49 percent in 2014 to 61 percent in 2023.

Monetary donations and volunteering rates also increased marginally over the same period, from 31 percent to 35 percent and 21 percent to 24 percent, respectively.