Against Malaria Foundation (Canada)

This page provides additional information on AMF (Canada). Some information applies to all years of our activity and focuses on our approach, other information is annual showing progress and impact.

1. Financials
2. Mission Statement
3. Charity model
4. AMF's activities
5. AMF's impact
6. External reviews of AMF's work

1. Financials

Financials - Annual returns (T3010)

FY 2024

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FY 2021

FY 2020

FY 2019

FY 2018

FY 2017

FY 2016

FY 2015

FY 2014

FY 2013

FY 2012

FY 2011

FY 2010

2. Mission statement

What

AMF funds and, working with partners, distributes long-lasting insecticidal nets to protect those at risk of malaria from contracting this disease, the consequences of which are severe illness or worse. LLINs are the most effective way of preventing malaria.

Why

600,000 people die from malaria each year and 240 million fall ill. 70% of the deaths are children under five and the other most at-risk group is pregnant women. That's the equivalent of three 747s of children under five dying every day. Yet none of these people need die. Funds are needed and used to purchase nets that are distributed free-to-recipients in mass campaigns that achieve universal coverage (all sleeping spaces covered) via data-driven and highly accountable net distributions.

3. Charity model

AMF (Canada) seeks to reduce death and illness from malaria.

As the malaria-carrying mosquito typically bites between 10 o'clock at night and two in the morning, a primary prevention method is to protect those sleeping at night using long-lasting insecticide-treated nets.

The nets work in two ways. First, they act as a mechanical barrier preventing the malaria-carrying mosquito reaching the person sleeping underneath. Second, the insecticide acts as a chemical barrier. This second attribute is what makes the nets so effective and over a long period of time. This is because in the environments in which the nets are distributed, they frequently gain holes and rips and tears, but because the mosquito does not do an aerobatics manoeuvre directly through a hole but instead lands on the net and migrates (walks) to a hole, it picks up the insecticide via its legs and that causes 'knockdown', killing the mosquito. So even when a net is compromised mechanically to a degree, it still remains highly effective at offering protection to those sleeping inside.

AMF funds and, working with partners, distributes long-lasting insecticidal nets to protect those at risk in malarious areas.

Distributions are carried out in a highly accountable, data-driven fashion with all households that are to receive nets surveyed to establish exactly how many nets are needed by each individual household. Revisits to a statistically significant number of households, with revisit data collectors having no knowledge of originally collected data, and the subsequent comparison of that data, is one mechanism that is highly effective at ensuring that the household data that will form the basis of the distribution is accurate. The original data collectors know that these revisits will occur and that the data they collect will be checked.

Net distribution programmes involve, where appropriate, community education and messaging on net use and care to ensure that nets are used properly and to maximum effect for all family members.

Post-distribution monitoring is carried out 9, 18 and 27 months post distribution to gather net use and coverage data so actual levels of coverage over time are known. These data support local health leaders in allocating scarce resources to coordinate additional support activities to optimise malaria control.

4. AMF's activities

100% of AMF (Canada)'s revenue funds nets

100% of AMF (Canada)'s revenue is spent on its programmes, specifically on funding long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). This is possible because of AMF (Canada)'s simple structure and operating model, and pro bono and volunteer support.

Nets funded and people protected

The exact number of nets funded by the donations received in each financial year, an estimate of the number of people protected and where the nets have been or will be distributed is shown in the table below.

Table of revenue, use of funds and people protected

5. AMF's impact

Programme impact

Estimates* put the cost of preventing one death by distributing long-lasting insecticidal nets at ~USD5,000 (range USD3,000-7,000) for the countries in which AMF operates. The ratio between the number of cases of malaria and one death is ~750:1. An estimate of the positive economic impact of reducing illness due to malaria is ~12:1 i.e. for every CAD 1m spent on fighting malaria effectively through distributing nets, the positive economic benefit is CAD 12m. When people are ill, they cannot drive, farm, teach - function, so there is this economic impact.
* GiveWell - Cost effectiveness models

Table of expected impact

Future periods

AMF (Canada) does not set budgets or forecast impact for future years because, in AMF (Canada)'s case and with our operating model, they would serve no specific or actionable purpose. AMF is able to use 100% of the revenue it receives to fund long-lasting insecticidal nets so the more revenue received, the more nets can be funded.

6. External reviews of AMF's work

GiveWell

GiveWell is an independent charity evaluator that focuses on quantifying a charity's impact. They recommend very few 'top charities'. They have extensive and detailed evaluations of AMF dating back to 2009. AMF has been a GiveWell top ranked charity for all of the last 17 years, and currently, and is the only charity to be so ranked continuously throughout this period.
Full review

The Life You Can Save

TLYCS also evaluates and recommends charities. AMF has been a top ranked charity for all of the years they have existed, since 2011.
Full review

Giving What We Can

GWWC also evaluates and recommends charities. AMF has been a top ranked charity for all of the years they have existed, since 2009.
Full review

Programme reporting

All of AMF's net distributions are listed on its website, with detailed results.