AMREF is the leading health development organisation in Africa, saving and transforming the lives of some of the poorest and most marginalised people.
I recently returned from a trip to and where I saw, first hand, AMREF’s work in Kibera, one of ’s largest informal settlements, and in Katine village in northern . AMREF has found a way to make a difference. So instead of simply working hard, but not actually seing a change, they are beginning to drive a difference. Why? Because they’ve got the community engaged as full partners. So the work that AMREF is doing acts as a catalyst for tremendous change.
AMREF is an important partner for GSK, and we collaborate with them to provide a number of healthcare and disease prevention programmes including, Positive Action which aims to counter stigma about HIV/AIDS and PHASE (Personal Hygiene And Sanitation Education), a schools-based project which helps reduce diarrhoea-related disease by teaching children about the importance of hand-washing and other hygiene practices.
So what can you do to help? Please do give to AMREF and help them to make a difference. Here are some examples of what your donation can buy:
£10 will buy 10 rapid malaria testing kits that will ensure quick and correct diagnosis - essential for the prompt and effective treatment of malaria, preventing avoidable death from the disease, especially for children
£20 will provide a health extension worker with a basic medical kit. Health extension workers provide a vital link between rural communities and the health system, and are stationed at rural health posts
£50 will train and equip a community health worker to be able to educate communities on the importance of good hygiene and how to prevent, control and treat diseases including malaria and HIV/AIDS, and provide them with essential drugs.
£100 will set up and support a school health club which promotes good hygiene and sanitation amongst school children, ultimately improving their attendance and performance at school
£350 will construct a pit latrine in a school which will be utilised by pupils and used to educate community members to build their own latrines and improve the sanitation around their homes.
Thank you for your support.
Andrew Witty
To find out more about AMREF, please visit www.amrefuk.org or www.facebook.com/amrefuk.
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Many thanks to the following people, who have also contributed:
Mr. & Mrs. N. Dunning
Mrs. Moore
Mr. P. Nicholls
Charlotte & Simon Warshaw
