TRANSFORMING RESEARCH INTO ACTION

Our Work

Where scholarship meets real-world action

ASAP initiatives connect rigorous scholarship, policy reform, and practical collaboration so research can drive measurable improvements in poverty eradication.

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Active Initiatives

20+

Years of Impact

50+

Countries Reached

500+

Researchers Engaged

Core Initiatives

Programs Turning Evidence into Action

Explore ASAP programs that pair academic depth with policy relevance and practical implementation.

Books and journals curated for Journal ASAP

Our multidisciplinary journal and awards platform advances scholarship focused on the structural causes of poverty and actionable pathways for reform.

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Academics have both the freedom and responsibility to challenge institutions that foreseeably reproduce severe poverty and to help design practical alternatives.

Thomas Pogge

ASAP Co-Founder and Philosopher

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Shape the future of anti-poverty research

Join ASAP chapters, contribute research, and help build practical reforms that reduce poverty across institutions and regions.

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Build local collaboration between scholars and practitioners.

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Share research and contribute to evidence-led public debate.

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ASAP - Academics Stand Against Poverty

Academics Stand Against Poverty is an international community of scholars and researchers confronting the rules and practices that perpetuate global poverty.

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