Include AMREF in your will


By including AMREF in your will, you will make a permanent difference in the health of future African generations.

It isn’t complicated to arrange to leave a lasting legacy to AMREF. 

One of our team will be happy to help you through every step. Please call us at 212-768-2440 or contact us by email for more information.

AIDS orphans: the 3rd wave

One of the greatest crises facing contemporary and future Africa is the fate of a rapidly increasing population of orphaned children. These children represent the third shock wave of the AIDS pandemic. The first wave was triggered by a rising incidence of HIV infections followed by the second wave, AIDS deaths. It has been estimated that in less than a decade there will be 42 million AIDS orphans in Africa.

Training nurses

Like many sub-Saharan countries, Kenya is struggling with a critical shortage of qualified nurses.

AMREF helped the Nursing Council of Kenya to create a distance-learning curriculum to upgrade 20,000 nurses from certificate to registered level.

After completing the program, nurses are qualified to treat major diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria - and thus saving lives.