The whatsthescore website naturally comes to a close as the World Cup fever dies down in the subcontinent. We hope that the site brought you new insights on both cricket and development and that you will join us again in 2015 when we will aim to revitalize www.whatsthescore.org for the 11th ICC World Cup Cricket tournament, to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. 2015 is also the year by which world leaders aimed to halve world poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Read more...
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WHOIS ?
What's the score
Centre for Poverty Analysis
What’s the score? is a fun way of looking at how the countries playing in the Cricket World Cup score in terms of serious development issues. Have they been able to bowl out poverty yet?
Check out the statistics and the stories on this site and get involved!
Do you know the score?
The Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) is an independent think tank based in Colombo, providing a better understanding of poverty related issues in Sri Lanka.
CEPA carries out empirical and policy research, provides advisory and training services to organizations and professionals working in development, and engages in research communications to people whose decisions affect the lives of the poor and the vulnerable.
100 years since the first International Womens Day the levels of women participation and representation in decision making remains poor. England which claims a 'Mother of all parliaments" has very poor record of...
A close finish between England and the Netherlands in their first World Cup Match with England pulling off a 6 wicket victory in the penultimate over ! But how do these countries compare their aid...
Micro finance providers across the world claim that micro finance has helped poor men and women to come out of poverty. Many of these programmes offer loans for staring new businesses for income generation. A...
Preparing for retirement
This is the last world cup for several stars in the cricket teams of South Asia. We will not be dazzled by Murali’s doosras or googlies, or Shoab’s incredible pace (up to 161 kmph) … You may wonder what they have in store, once they retire. Possibly lucrative sponsorship deals that will enable them to enjoy their retirement from competitive sports. Retiring before you are 40, with earnings and probably retirement/insurance plans is not a luxury for many of their fellow countrymen and women.
Regular free and fair elections, political pluralism, equality before the law etc are some of the key fundementals of a well functioning democracy. The 3rd edition of the Democracy Index published in 2010 provides an interesting glimpse into the situation of democracy among the CWC2011 countries.
In 2011 the CEPA marks 10 years of poverty research and dialogue in Sri Lanka. We celebrate this milestone with a Colloquium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on current imperatives in understanding poverty.
The CEPA Colloquium on Current Imperatives in Understanding Poverty will be held in Colombo on June 30, and July 1 and 2, 2011. Check out how you can participate in this exciting event, by going to http://cepa.lk/colloquium/
Thank you for taking an interest in issues of poverty. At CEPA we believe that poverty is an injustice that must be overcome – so find out how you can support CEPA’s work and participate in our events by sending an email to info@cepa.lk
‘What's the score?' does not in any way represent CEPA's official view on the policies pursued by the cricket playing countries or the activities of the featured organizations. It should not be taken as an overall ranking of how 'good' or 'bad' countries are – we are supportive of those countries who are effectively eradicating poverty but, more importantly, question why other cricket playing countries have not been able to achieve the same goal. Our aim is to draw attention to serious issues, but using a light hearted approach to include the cricket loving public in this discussion.
