The Alkire Foster Method (AFM) was developed by Sabina Alkire and James Foster at the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) in 2007.
- It is a means of calculating multidimensional measures using a counting-based approach.
- Often used to calculate Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs).
- It can show both breadth and depth (incidence and intensity) of poverty, identifying interconnections among deprivations.
- It considers dimensions like health, education and living standards.
- It can also incorporate a wide range of indicators, cutoffs, and weights.
- Designed to be intuitive and easy to calculate.
- It can be broken down by indicator, geographic area, ethnicity, gender, and other social groups.
