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The Against Malaria Foundation is a United Kingdom-based charity〔 (【引用サイトリンク】AMF's Charity Commission profile )〕 that provides long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) to populations at high risk of malaria, primarily in Africa. Since its founding in 2004, the foundation has raised $19.4 million〔(【引用サイトリンク】Website home page )〕 and distributed 5.7 million LLINs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Against Malaria - Net Distributions, World )〕 The average cost of nets to-date has been $4.32.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Why US$3 per Net? )〕 LLINs are distributed through partnerships with the International Red Cross, the Malaria Consortium and others, with partners responsible for all costs of distribution. Distributions include malaria education for the local population and are documented through reports, photos and video. Post-distribution surveys are carried out 6, 18, 30 and 42 months after the initial distribution to assess net usage and conditions.〔 〕 The Against Malaria Foundation has nine trustees and an advisory committee drawn from leading malaria experts around the world.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】Malaria Advisory Group )〕 The charity is registered in the United Kingdom and governed by the laws of England and Wales. It is also registered in the USA, Germany, Canada, Japan and other countries.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】About Us: Charity Status )〕 GiveWell, an independent charity evaluator, named AMF its top-rated charity worldwide in 2011 and 2012,〔 (【引用サイトリンク】Top-Ranked Charities )〕 but removed it from its list of charities in November 2013 due to room for more funding-related issues. It was once again recommended by GiveWell in 2014,.〔 In 2015, GiveWell again listed AMF as a top charity, recommended a $22.8 million grant from Good Ventures to GiveDirectly, and identified an additional funding gap of $75.4 million for the organization, of which $27.5 million would be needed for the organization's planned activities for the coming year. They identified AMF's funding gap as the most critical of the funding gaps of all their top charities, and their recommended allocation to donors was to give all their donation to AMF.〔 == History == The Against Malaria Foundation was set up in August 2004〔 (【引用サイトリンク】About Us )〕 with the purpose of handling money raised through the World Swim Against Malaria, a global fundraising event scheduled for Dec. 3, 2005. More than 250,000 people participated in the swim, which raised $1.3 million to buy mosquito nets. The money was used to buy 270,000 nets, which were distributed to protect an estimated 540,000 people from the risk of mosquito-borne malaria infection.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】FAQ )〕 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 2-year-old girl who was badly burned in a house fire. Held in December 2003, the “Swim for Terri”〔 (【引用サイトリンク】homepage )〕 started as a three-person fundraiser and grew to include 10,000 swimmers in 73 countries. In 2012, the Against Malaria Foundation did not undertake all planned distributions due to safety concerns in Mali and concerns about transparency with potential partners in Malawi and Togo.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】Update to donors with as yet allocated donations )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Against Malaria Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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