Amref Health Africa
- A Advocate
- I Implementer
- N Network
- R Researcher
Description
Amref Health Africa is an international non governmental organization currently running programs in over 35 countries in Africa with engagements with governments, communities and partners to increase sustainable health access in Africa. It exists to improve health of the people by partnering with and empowering communities and health systems running gender and education programs all over Africa.
Primary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Networking/Convening
- Policy Development/Implementation
- Research - other
- Research - policy analysis
- Research - project evaluation
Secondary Functions
Not applicable or unknown
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Secondary completion
- Secondary Enrollment
Other
- Early childhood development
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
- Vocational training
Quality
- School-related gender-based violence
- Teacher training
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- Empowerment
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Food/water security
- Gender equality
- HIV and STIs
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Mentorship
- Migration
- Nutrition
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Other cultural practices
- Sexual harassment & coercion
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Headquarters location(s)
- Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Office location(s)
- Kenya
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Malawi
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zambia