Conversations with 60,000 poor people in 60 countries, as well as our day-to-day work, have taught us that poverty is about more than inadequate income. It is also about lack of fundamental freedom of action, choice and opportunity. It is about vulnerability to abuse and corruption. We believe that people who live in poverty should not be treated as a liability, but as a resource and a partner in the fight against poverty. Our approach to reducing poverty puts poor people at the center of development and creates the conditions where they can gain increased control over their lives through better access to information and greater involvement in decision-making. Today, we support a variety of community-driven development projects with funding of more than US$2 billion. Other ways of supporting poor people include community-managed school programs, judicial reform and access to justice programs and providing citizens with the ability to rate basic services, such as access to water, education and health.