AMREF was founded in 1957 as a small foundation
based in Nairobi and in 50 years has become
the continent’s leading health development
organization.
Every health problem in Africa is an expression
of the economic, social and environmental
problems that afflict the continent : from the fight
to HIV/AIDS epidemic, that AMREF has fought
since the early ’80s, to the effort of taking water
sources to rural and urban population already
running on empty, to the defense of nomad tribes
risking extinction, to the work with street boys
in urban slums.
AMREF is unique as it is an African born
and African based organization with a 97% African
multi-disciplinary workforce of 500, running
140 development projects in 22 African countries.
Through the active participation of local
communities, AMREF aims to help health
and social development in the poorest populations,
because Africa’s health is in its autonomous
development.
