Amref Health Africa is a 1-star charity. The charity has a B Results Reporting grade, which is average. The charity has persistently high fundraising costs, leading to overhead spending of 77%, outside Ci’s reasonable range. The charity’s reserve funds can cover eight months of annual program costs, within Ci’s reasonable range. Before you give, read Charity Intelligence’s report. 

Founded in 1973, Amref Health Africa in Canada (Amref Canada) is an international aid charity that helps vulnerable communities access quality health care. The charity is the Canadian arm of Amref Health Africa Global. Alongside the government and community partners, Amref Canada operates projects to address critical health needs of its target communities. The charity prioritizes women, children, and adolescents and focuses on sexual health and rights, health worker training, sanitation and hygiene, medical outreach, and disease prevention. Amref Canada reported that Africa accounts for 200,000 of the 289,000 women and teenage girls who die every year of pregnancy or childbirth. The charity stated that countries in sub-Saharan Africa have an average of 1.1 health workers per 1,000 people compared to the recommended minimum of 2.3 per 1,000. 

In 2023, the charity reported that it had 193 programs in 25 countries, reaching 16.6 million people. Amref Canada stated that 505,655 girls, boys, and young people enrolled in its comprehensive sexual health and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education in Uganda. The charity stated that it reached 8,244 people through its monthly mobile clinics in Kenya and reached 109,579 people with access to nutrition services and clean water in Ethiopia.  

The charity worked with the Nurses and Midwives Council of Zambia to implement a sustainable blended learning program to upskill over 1,200 enrolled nurses to Diploma nurses. As of 2023, 723 nurses were enrolled with the goal of 2,000 nurse-midwives upgraded to Diploma level by the end of 2024.  

To note, as of August 2025, the most recent annual report is from 2023.

Amref Health Africa in Canada’s audited financial statements follow activity-based costing, which is a best practice.  

Amref Canada reported $544k in donations in 2024. The charity reported $12.6m in government funding, which accounts for 93% of total revenue. Administrative costs are 2% of revenue (less investment income). Fundraising costs are 75% of donations in 2024. This means that overhead spending is 77%. For every dollar donated, 23 cents are available to go towards the cause, which is outside Ci’s reasonable range.  

Amref Canada has funding reserves of $5.4m, which can cover 61%, or eight months of annual program costs. 

Profile updated by Leah Holmes on August 28, 2025. This charity report is an update that has been sent to the charity for review. Comments and corrections may be forthcoming.