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The Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) is a United-Kingdom based charity that provides
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" started as a three-person fundraiser and grew to include 10,000 swimmers in 73 countries.
AMF is rated as a highly cost-effective charity by GiveWell. AMF was chosen as one of GiveWell's two highest-recommended charities (along with the
World Swim Against Malaria
Against Malaria Foundation
GiveWell's assessment of the Against Malaria Foundation. Includes extensive details about the organization's administration, funding, transparency, and effectiveness.
The Life You Can Save
Website for Peter Singer's book ''The Life You Can Save''
Against Malaria Foundation Ntcheu case study
Giving What We Can's an account of AMF's distribution in Ntcheu, Malawi, including details of AMF's guiding principles and methodology {{Effective altruism Malaria organizations Charities based in London Health charities in the United Kingdom Organizations associated with effective altruism
long-lasting insecticidal nets
A mosquito net is a type of meshed curtain that is circumferentially draped over a bed or a sleeping area, to offer the sleeper barrier protection against bites and stings from mosquitos, flies, and other pest insects, and thus against the di ...
(LLINs) to populations at high risk of malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. S ...
, primarily in Africa. As of December 2021, the foundation has raised $425 million, and distributed or committed to fund more than 137 million LLINs since its founding in 2004. By the end of 2021, the organization had completed the distribution of 36.3 million nets to protect 65.3 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo and Uganda.
Nets are distributed through partnerships with the International Red Cross, the Malaria Consortium
Malaria Consortium is an international non-profit organization specializing in the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases – particularly those affecting children under five.
Established in 2003, Malaria Consortium wor ...
, 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.
Post-distribution check-ups are carried out 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 months to assess net usage and conditions.
AMF has eight trustee
Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, is a synonym for anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any individual who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility to t ...
s and an advisory committee drawn from malaria experts around the world.
The charity is registered in the United Kingdom and governed by the laws of England and Wales
England and Wales () is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is Eng ...
. It is also registered in the US, Germany, Canada, Japan, and other countries.
History
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" started as a three-person fundraiser and grew to include 10,000 swimmers in 73 countries.
AMF is rated as a highly cost-effective charity by GiveWell. AMF was chosen as one of GiveWell's two highest-recommended charities (along with the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
The SCI Foundation (SCI), or the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, is a non-profit initiative that works with governments in sub-Saharan African countries to develop sustainable programmes against parasitic worm infections ( schistosomiasis an ...
) in 2011 and has continued to be recommended by GiveWell since then. GiveWell estimates that AMF's bed net program costs about US$
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3000–5000 per life saved.
Partners and supporters
AMF is supported by more than 100 corporations. AMF's founding partners arePwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers is an international professional services brand of firms, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. It is the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting ...
, Citigroup
Citigroup Inc. or Citi (Style (visual arts), stylized as citi) is an American multinational investment banking, investment bank and financial services corporation headquartered in New York City. The company was formed by the merger of banking ...
, Speedo, Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...
, Allen & Overy, Attenda, Vestergaard Frandsen
Vestergaard is a company headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland that manufactures public health tools for people in developing countries. Founded as Vestergaard Frandsen in 1957 as a uniform maker, the company evolved into a social enterprise maki ...
, and Sumitomo Chemical
is a major Japanese chemical company. The company is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the on the Nikkei 225 stock index. It's a member of the Sumitomo group and was founded in 1913 as a fertilize ...
. Speedo also partnered with AMF's precursor organization, World Swim Against Malaria, and continues to raise money for bednets through swimming events.
AMF's principal distribution partners are Concern Universal
United Purpose, formerly known as Concern Universal, is an international development and emergency relief organization that works in a number of the poorest countries of the world to assist in finding local, sustainable solutions to poverty and i ...
, IMA World Health
IMA World Health is an international, nonprofit health care service organization. The faith-based charity offers sustainable and efficient solutions to health-related problems in the developing world. IMA's stated purpose is to "provide health c ...
, and Episcopal Relief & Development
Episcopal Relief & Development is an international relief and development agency of the Episcopal Church. It was established in 1940 as the Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief. Episcopal Relief and Development works in approximately 40 coun ...
.
References
External links
* *World Swim Against Malaria
Against Malaria Foundation
GiveWell's assessment of the Against Malaria Foundation. Includes extensive details about the organization's administration, funding, transparency, and effectiveness.
The Life You Can Save
Website for Peter Singer's book ''The Life You Can Save''
Against Malaria Foundation Ntcheu case study
Giving What We Can's an account of AMF's distribution in Ntcheu, Malawi, including details of AMF's guiding principles and methodology {{Effective altruism Malaria organizations Charities based in London Health charities in the United Kingdom Organizations associated with effective altruism