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| Founded | August 2004; 20 years ago (August 2004)[1] |
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| Founder | Rob Mather |
| Purpose | Preventingmalaria |
| Location | |
Area served | Sub-Saharan Africa,Papua New Guinea |
| Website | www |
TheAgainst Malaria Foundation (AMF) is a United-Kingdom basedcharity[2] that provideslong-lasting insecticidal nets to populations at high risk ofmalaria, primarily in Africa. The foundation has distributed more than 200 million nets since its creation.[3]
Nets are distributed through partnerships with theInternational Red Cross, theMalaria Consortium, and others, with partners responsible for the costs of distribution. Distributions include malaria education for the local population, and they are documented through reports, photos, and video.[4] Post-distribution check-ups are conducted by independent survey partners to assess net usage and conditions, typically after 9, 18 and 27 months.[4]
AMF has eighttrustees and an advisory committee drawn from malaria experts around the world.[5][6]The charity is registered in the United Kingdom and governed by the laws ofEngland and Wales. It is also registered in sixteen other countries, including the US, Germany, Canada, Japan, andSouth Korea.[7]
The World Swim Against Malaria was the brainchild of Rob Mather, a London-based strategy consultant. Mather had earlier organized a swim to raise money for a two-year-old girl who was badly burned in a house fire. Held in December 2003, the "Swim for Terri"[8] started as a three-person fundraiser and grew to include 10,000 swimmers in 73 countries.[9]
AMF was founded in 2004 in London.[10] It is rated as a highly cost-effective charity byGiveWell.[11][12][13] AMF was chosen as one of GiveWell's two highest-recommended charities (along with theSchistosomiasis Control Initiative) in 2011 and has continued to be recommended by GiveWell since then.[14] GiveWell estimated in 2023 that AMF's bed net program costs on averageUS$5,500 per life saved.[15]
Countries served by AMF includeDemocratic Republic of the Congo,Ghana,Guinea,Malawi,Papua New Guinea,Togo,Uganda, andZambia. Each net typically costs aroundUS$5 to buy and distribute.[15]
AMF is supported by more than 100 corporations.[16] AMF's founding partners arePwC,Citigroup,Speedo,Microsoft,Allen & Overy,Attenda,Vestergaard Frandsen, andSumitomo Chemical. Speedo also partnered with AMF's precursor organization, World Swim Against Malaria, and continues to raise money for bednets through swimming events.[17] AMF has also received more than 50 million US dollars fromOpen Philanthropy.[18]
AMF's works with partners such asConcern Universal,IMA World Health, andEpiscopal Relief & Development.[19]
In March 2023, AMF reported a milestone of fundraising $500 million, coming from 919,371 donations from 185,318 people.[20]
