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Amref Health Africa

Org #6181
Vetted since 2010
1957
year founded
$29,108
raised on GlobalGiving
15
years fundraising
3
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

We train local health workers and provide health services to meet the continent's dynamic and critical health needs.

Project Leaders
Emily Correale
Emily Correale
Jenny Peck
Jenny Peck
Nicole Alexander
Nicole Alexander
Nicole Conrad
Nicole Conrad
Desiree Obimpe
Desiree Obimpe
Team
Githinji Gitahi, Robert Kelty
Organization Information
224 West 35th St
Suite 500 #237
New York, NY 10001
United States
212-768-2440
Organization Information
224 West 35th St
Suite 500 #237
New York, NY 10001
United States
212-768-2440

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Building Africa's Health Workforce from Within

By Desiree Obimpe | Communications Manager

The Problem: A Growing Health Worker Crisis Across Africa, a silent emergency is unfolding. If current trends continue, the continent will be short of 6.1 million health workers by 2030. That... Read the full report ›

"I said NO to FGM for my daughters!" Meet Denge

By Nicole Marie Alexander | Senior Manager, Communications

Meet Denge, a Project Manager from Amref Kenya and father of four daughters. Though it is tradition for girls to undergo FGM in his community as a rite of passage, as a father, he decided early that... Read the full report ›

"My niece bled to death!" Meet Nayieso

By Nicole Marie Alexander | Senior Manager, Communications

"My niece bled to death when she was circumcised. She was twelve," says 13-year-old Nayieso. Although she was only eight at the time, she still remembers it as if it were yesterday. "There was a... Read the full report ›
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