The purpose of this course is to outline the process of designing a national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). This course will illustrate the process of creating a multidimensional poverty measure, describe technical and political processes to create sustainable and rigorous measures that are proactively and effectively used in policy to end poverty, and provide examples based on countries’ experiences. Designing a Multidimensional Poverty Index Click the arrows in the upper right corner to navigate through the course and click the buttons in the timeline below to skip sections.