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Egypt

• 49% of Egyptian consumers plan to make a charitable contribution in the next six months.
• The majority of Egyptian consumers (56%) who plan to donate are looking to give less than 1% of their annual income. Only 7% of consumers planning to donate are looking to give more than 5% of their annual income.

• In Egypt, males appear to be more inclined towards donating than females, with 53% of males planning to contribute towards philanthropic ventures compared with 45 % of females.

• In Egypt, the most generous consumers fall in the age bracket of 46-55 years, with 59% of them planning to donate. This is compared with consumers aged 18-30 years (46%), 31-45 years (50%) and 56 years and above (44%) intending to make charitable contributions.

Kuwait

• Kuwait ranks as one of the most charitable markets, with 79% of consumers in Kuwait planning to make a charitable contribution in the next six months
• The majority of consumers in Kuwait (30%) who plan to donate are looking to give more than 5% of their annual income.

• In Kuwait, 80% of male consumers and 79% of female consumers are looking to donate to a charitable cause.

• In Kuwait, a high (92%) proportion of consumers aged 56 and above is looking to donate to a worthy cause. This is compared with consumers aged 18-30 years (78%), 31-45 years (79%) and 46-55 years (74%).

Lebanon

• 28% of Lebanese consumers plan to make a charitable contribution in the next six months
• The majority of Lebanese consumers (60%) who plan to donate are looking to give between 1-2% of their annual income. Only 4% of consumers planning to donate are looking to give more than 5% of their annual income.

• In Lebanon, 27% of males and 28% of females are looking to donate to a charitable cause.

• Interestingly, single females (32%) have a tendency to donate more compared with single males (27%). However, married males (26%) appear to be more generous than married females (23%) in terms of donating to a cause.

Qatar

• 75% of consumers in Qatar plan to make a charitable contribution in the next six months, making it one of the most charitable markets in the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa region.

• The majority of consumers in Qatar (33%) who plan to donate are looking to give between 1-2% of their annual income. 15% of consumers planning to donate are looking to give more than 5% of their annual income.

• Males in Qatar appear to have a higher propensity to donate as compared to females. 77% of males plan to donate to charity compared with 69% of females.

• More than 70% of consumers in the various age brackets plan to make donations over the next six months - 18-30 years (76%), 31-45 years (71%), 46-55 years (77%) and 56 years and above (79%).

Saudi Arabia

• 64% of consumers in Saudi Arabia plan to make a charitable contribution in the next six months

• The majority of consumers in Saudi Arabia (51%) who plan to donate are looking to give between 1-2% of their annual income. Only 7% of consumers planning to donate are looking to give more than 5% of their annual income.

• Unlike many markets in the region, it is the younger consumers in Saudi Arabia that are more generous than their older counterparts. The most philanthropic consumers are aged between 18-30 years (76%), followed by those aged 31-45 years (62%), 56 years and above (50%) and 46-55 years (48%).

South Africa

• 45% of consumers in South Africa plan to make a charitable contribution in the next six months.

• The majority of South African consumers (46%) who plan to donate are looking to give between 1-2% of their annual income. Only 6% of consumers planning to donate are looking to give more than 5% of their annual income.

• 46% of male consumers and 45% of female consumers plan to make donations.

UAE

• 52% of consumers in UAE plan to make a charitable contribution in the next six months.

• The majority of consumers in UAE (40%) who plan to donate are looking to give between 1-2% of their annual income. Only 7% of consumers planning to donate are looking to give more than 5% of their annual income.

• 53% of male consumers and 51% of female consumers plan to make donations.

• Consumers in the 46-55 years age bracket (60%) are the most generous, followed by those aged 18-30 years (56%), 56 years and above (55%) and those aged 31-45 years (44%).

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