Year |
Month and date |
Event type |
Details
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2003 |
000000002024-06-09-0000June 9 |
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The documentary "Being Terri", about a child who was badly burned in a fire, airs on British television. This documentary inspires Rob Mather to start the fundraising event "Swim For Terri", which would morph into World Swim Against Malaria (which would later become the Against Malaria Foundation).[1][2][3]
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2003 |
000000002024-12-06-0000December 6 |
Swim |
"Swim For Terri" takes place.[1]
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2004 |
000000002024-06-24-0000June 24 |
Legal |
AMF's Memorandum and Articles of Association (in the United Kingdom) dates to this day.[4]
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2004 |
000000002024-08-01-0000August |
Legal (?) |
The Against Malaria Foundation is set up (not totally clear what this means).[5]
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2005 |
000000002024-07-19-0000July 19 |
Legal |
In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service grants tax exempt status to AMF under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.[6]
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2005 |
000000002024-07-19-0000July 19 |
Money milestone |
AMF finishes raising its first $1000.[7]
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2005 |
000000002024-10-18-0000October 18 |
Money milestone |
AMF passes the $10,000 mark in money raised since inception.[8]
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2005 |
000000002024-11-23-0000November 23 |
Money milestone |
AMF passes the $100,000 mark in money raised since inception.[8]
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2005 |
000000002024-12-03-0000December 3 |
Swim |
AMF launches World Swim Against Malaria.[5]
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2005 |
000000002024-12-01-0000December |
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World Swim for Malaria is reported to have had over 250,000 swimmers and raised over $1 million by this time.[9]
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2006 |
000000002024-03-17-0000March 17 |
Money milestone |
AMF passes the $1 million mark in money raised since inception.[8]
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2006 |
000000002024-05-01-0000May |
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The first net distributions due to AMF take place. These distributions are done by the Red Cross.[10]
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2006 |
000000002024-07-01-0000July |
New country |
The first net distributions in Zambia take place in Livingstone.[11]
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2006 |
000000002024-07-01-0000July |
New country |
The first net distributions in Uganda take place in Soroti.[12]
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2006 |
000000002024-07-01-0000July |
New country |
The first net distributions in Rwanda take place in Kigali.[13]
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2006 |
000000002024-07-01-0000July |
New country |
The first net distributions in Namibia take place in Caprivi, Kavango, and Ohangwena.[14]
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2006 |
000000002024-08-01-0000August |
New country |
The first net distributions in Zimbabwe take place in Victoria Falls and Mount Darwin.[15]
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2006 |
000000002024-08-01-0000August |
New country |
The first net distributions in Malawi take place in Blantyre, Mchinji, Nkhotakota, and Nkhatabay.[16]
|
2006 |
000000002024-08-01-0000August |
New country |
The first net distributions in Kenya take place in Mombasa and Siaya.[17]
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2006 |
000000002024-08-01-0000August |
New country |
The first net distributions in Ethiopia take place in Amhara and other locations.[18]
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2006 |
000000002024-08-01-0000August |
New country |
The first net distributions in Botswana take place in Kazungula.[19]
|
2006 |
000000002024-08-31-0000August 31 |
Fundraiser (non-swim) |
The first Madness Against Malaria is announced. Madness Against Malaria is a fundraising tournament inspired by the basketball tournament March Madness. The competition is planned to last from September 2006 to February 2007.[20] AMF acts as an operating partner for the tournament and hosts the website.[21] 168 teams register for the tournament, which raises $104,000.[22]
|
2007 |
000000002024-01-01-0000January |
New country |
The first net distributions in Cameroon take place in Batouri.[23]
|
2007 |
000000002024-01-23-0000January 23 |
Legal |
AMF achieves "tax-exempt status as a registered charity" in Canada.[24]
|
2007 |
000000002024-02-01-0000February |
New country |
The first net distributions in Sudan take place in Khartoum IDP camps.[25]
|
2007 |
000000002024-02-01-0000February |
New country |
The first net distributions in Sao Tome and Principe take place in Caué and other locations.[26]
|
2007 |
000000002024-02-01-0000February |
New country |
The first net distributions in Cambodia take place in the Siem Reap Province.[27]
|
2007 |
000000002024-03-01-0000March |
New country |
The first net distributions in the Democratic Republic of Congo take place in Bukavu.[28]
|
2007 |
000000002024-04-01-0000April |
New country |
The first net distributions in Madagascar take place in Majunga.[29]
|
2007 |
000000002024-04-01-0000April |
New country |
The first net distributions in Angola take place.[30]
|
2007 |
000000002024-05-18-0000May 18 |
Legal |
In the United Kingdom, AMF formally changes its name from "The World Swim for Malaria Foundation" to "The Against Malaria Foundation".[31]
|
2007 |
000000002024-05-01-0000May |
New country |
The first net distributions in Nepal take place.[32][33]
|
2007 |
000000002024-06-01-0000June |
New country |
The first net distributions in Indonesia take place in Mentawai.[34]
|
2007 |
000000002024-06-01-0000June |
New country |
The first net distributions in Burundi take place in Gatumba and Citiboke.[35][36]
|
2007 |
000000002024-06-01-0000June |
New country |
The first net distributions in Ghana take place.[37]
|
2007 |
000000002024-06-01-0000June |
New country |
The first net distributions in Senegal take place in Bandafassi.[38]
|
2007 |
000000002024-10-01-0000October |
New country |
The first net distributions in Haiti take place in various locations.[39]
|
2007 |
000000002024-10-01-0000October |
New country |
The first net distributions in Tanzania take place in the Bunda district.[40]
|
2007 |
000000002024-11-01-0000November |
New country |
The first net distributions in Nicaragua take place in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region.[41]
|
2007 |
000000002024-11-01-0000November |
New country |
The first net distributions in The Gambia take place in the Lower River Region, the North Bank Region, and the Central River District.[42][43][44]
|
2007 |
000000002024-12-01-0000December |
New country |
The first net distributions in Liberia take place.[45]
|
2008 |
000000002024-01-25-0000January 25 |
Social media |
The AMF YouTube account is created. AMF would use this account to upload bednet distribution videos and other informational videos.[46]
|
2008 |
000000002024-01-01-0000January |
New country |
The first net distributions in Togo take place in Danyi N'Digbe.[47]
|
2008 |
000000002024-02-08-0000February 8 |
Social media |
AMF's first news update dates back to this day. The update announces the launch of the news section of their site, which they call (at least at the time) the "Information Hub".[48][49]
|
2008 |
000000002024-02-01-0000February |
New country |
The first net distributions in Nigeria take place in Benin City.[50]
|
2008 |
000000002024-04-05-0000April 5 |
Swim |
World Swim Against Malaria 2008 takes place.[51][52]
|
2008 |
000000002024-06-01-0000June |
New country |
The first net distributions in India take place in Tamil Nadu.[53]
|
2008 |
000000002024-07-01-0000July |
New country |
The first net distributions in Mali take place in Bancoumana.[54]
|
2008 |
000000002024-07-01-0000July |
New country |
The first net distributions in Burkina Faso take place in the Bousse Health District.[55]
|
2009 |
000000002024-02-01-0000February |
New country |
The first net distributions in Gabon take place in Libreville.[56]
|
2009 |
000000002024-02-01-0000February |
New country |
The first net distributions in Peru take place in villages along the upper Marañón River and its tributaries.[57]
|
2009 |
000000002024-04-28-0000April 28 |
|
Possibly the first phone conversation between AMF and GiveWell is from this day.[58]
|
2009 |
000000002024-05-07-0000May 7 |
Social media |
The AgainstMalaria Twitter account is created.[59]
|
2009 |
000000002024-06-01-0000June |
New country |
The first net distributions in Sierra Leone take place in villages in the Malen chiefdom.[60]
|
2009 |
000000002024-06-01-0000June |
New country |
The first net distributions in Papua New Guinea take place in the Abau District.[61]
|
2009 |
000000002024-07-04-0000July 4 |
|
Earliest available record of GiveWell listing AMF as a "recommended organization" dates back to this day.[62]
|
2009 |
000000002024-07-08-0000July 8 |
|
AMF reaches 1 million mosquito nets (distributed or funded?).[63]
|
2010 |
|
GiveWell review |
GiveWell publishes its first review of AMF, ranking it a "Silver Medal organization".[58]
|
2010 |
000000002024-01-14-0000January 14 |
Social media |
AMF's first post to its Facebook page dates back to this day.[64][65]
|
2010 |
000000002024-03-30-0000March 30 |
|
AMF is first recommended by Giving What We Can around this time.[66]
|
2010 |
000000002024-06-17-0000June 17 |
|
The Life You Can Save recommends AMF as far back as this date. It cites GiveWell's work.[67]
|
2010 |
000000002024-06-19-0000June 19 |
Fundraiser (non-swim) |
Madness Against Malaria takes place again, with the tournament concluding around this time.[68]
|
2010 |
000000002024-06-25-0000June 25 |
Swim |
World Swim Against Malaria 2010 takes place.[69]
|
2010 |
000000002024-11-30-0000November 30 |
|
GiveWell ranks AMF third on its list of top international charities, and gives it a silver rating. AMF is also listed as the top malaria charity in its list of top charities by cause.[70][71]
|
2011 |
000000002024-02-11-0000February 11 |
|
At this point in time, AMF conducts "Post-Distribution Surveys" (PDSs) 6, 18, 30, and 42 months after distribution of nets.[72]
|
2011 |
000000002024-10-19-0000October 19–22 |
GiveWell site visit |
GiveWell visits Concern Universal (CU) in Malawi as part of its evaluation of AMF. CU is one of the bednet distributors AMF works with.[73]
|
2011 |
000000002024-11-08-0000November 8 |
Social media |
AMF's first Google Plus post dates back to this day.[74]
|
2011 |
000000002024-11-01-0000November |
GiveWell review |
GiveWell publishes its 2011 review of AMF, in which AMF is considered one of the two top charities.[75]
|
2011 |
000000002024-12-01-0000December |
Good Ventures grant |
Good Ventures awards a grant of $500,000 to AMF.[76] Cari Tuna announces the grant in a guest post on the GiveWell blog.[77]
|
2012 |
000000002024-03-01-0000March |
GiveWell update |
GiveWell publishes an update on AMF's activities.[78]
|
2012 |
000000002024-03-15-0000March 15 |
Money milestone |
AMF passes the $10 million mark in money raised since inception.[8]
|
2012 |
000000002024-06-29-0000June 29 |
Swim |
World Swim Against Malaria 2012 takes place.[69]
|
2012 |
000000002024-09-01-0000September |
GiveWell update |
GiveWell publishes an update on AMF.[79]
|
2012 |
000000002024-11-26-0000November 26 |
GiveWell review |
GiveWell publishes a blog post announcing its 2012 top charities, placing AMF as one of its three top charities.[80] GiveWell also publishes its 2012 review of AMF.[81]
|
2012 |
000000002024-12-01-0000December |
Good Ventures grant |
Good Ventures awards a grant of $1.25 million to AMF.[82]
|
2013 |
000000002024-02-01-0000February |
GiveWell update |
GiveWell publishes an update on AMF.[83]
|
2013 |
000000002024-02-01-0000February 1 |
|
Starting around this time, AMF begins paying for non-net costs using separate funds (i.e. money not received through public donations).[84]
|
2013 |
000000002024-05-01-0000May–000000002024-07-01-0000July |
|
Charity Science launches as Effective Fundraising[85] around this time,[86] recommending AMF as its charity of choice in human rights.[87]
|
2013 |
000000002024-11-26-0000November 26 |
|
Holden Karnofsky publishes a post on the GiveWell blog saying that GiveWell plans not to recommend more donations to AMF due to room-for-more-funding issues.[88]
|
2013 |
000000002024-11-01-0000November |
GiveWell review |
GiveWell publishes a new version of its review of AMF, in which AMF is removed from the list of top charities.[89]
|
2013 |
000000002024-12-02-0000December 2 |
|
The mobile video game Nightmare: Malaria is released. The game is created by Psyop Games in partnership with AMF.[90]
|
2013 |
000000002024-12-12-0000December 12 |
|
Following GiveWell's removal of AMF from its list of top charities, Giving What We Can publishes a blog post explaining why it continues to recommend AMF.[91]
|
2014 |
000000002024-03-25-0000March 25 |
|
AMF finalizes an agreement to fund 676,000 mosquito nets in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[92] The charity evaluator GiveWell notes that this is AMF's largest single net distribution finalized to date at the time.[93]
|
2014 |
000000002024-08-01-0000August |
GiveWell update |
GiveWell publishes an update on AMF. Regarding room-for-more-funding, the update states "We continue to believe that AMF has limited room for more funding (though we believe there are ways in which AMF's actions are being affected by funding constraints) and are not planning to re-recommend it at this time."[94]
|
2014 |
000000002024-11-01-0000November |
GiveWell review |
GiveWell publishes its 2014 review of AMF, in which AMF is reinstated as a top charity.[95]
|
2014 |
000000002024-12-01-0000December |
Good Ventures grant |
Good Ventures awards a $5 million grant to AMF.[96]
|
2015 |
000000002024-06-26-0000June 26 |
Swim |
World Swim Against Malaria 2015 is scheduled to take place on this day. However, the main sources mentioning the event are from 2013, so it's not clear whether the event actually took place.[97][98]
|
2015 |
000000002024-07-01-0000July |
GiveWell update |
GiveWell publishes its "May 2015" update on AMF, continuing to recommend it.[99]
|
2015 |
000000002024-08-01-0000August |
GiveWell update |
GiveWell publishes an update on AMF, continuing to recommend it.[100]
|
2015 |
000000002024-08-04-0000August 4 |
Legal |
AMF is granted Deductible Gift Recipient status in Australia. The news would reach the public on September 3, but all donations since the August date are considered tax deductible.[101][102][103][104] AMF had applied for this particular status in July,[105] but had been seeking tax-deductible status since 2009.[106]
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2015 |
000000002024-09-09-0000September 9 |
|
At this point in time, AMF conducts post-distribution checkups (PDCUs) 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 months after distribution.[107]
|
2015 |
000000002024-11-01-0000November |
GiveWell review |
GiveWell publishes a new version of its review of AMF.[108] AMF continues to be listed as a top charity.
|
2016 |
000000002024-01-01-0000January |
GiveWell review |
GiveWell updates its November 2015 review of AMF.[108]
|
2016 |
000000002024-01-01-0000January |
Good Ventures grant |
Good Ventures awards a $22.8 million grant to AMF.[109]
|
2016 |
000000002024-02-15-0000February 15 |
Legal |
Tax deductible donations to AMF become possible in Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. This is made possible through Transnational Giving Europe, a partnership of various European foundations that takes donations in one country and routes it to the destination country, taking a 5% cut in the process.[110][111]
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2016 |
000000002024-05-05-0000May 5 |
|
AMF begins accepting donations in Bitcoin around this time.[112][113]
|
2016 |
000000002024-06-23-0000June 23 |
GiveWell review |
GiveWell publishes a new version of its review of AMF,[114] as well as a blog post announcing a mid-year update to its top charity recommendations. AMF continues to be included in the list of top charities, and GiveWell recommends donors to allocate all money to AMF.[115]
|
2016 |
000000002024-08-15-0000August 15–18 |
GiveWell site visit |
GiveWell visits a long-lasting insecticide-treated net distribution program in Greater Accra, Ghana. The program is funded by AMF, and GiveWell's visit is part of its evaluation of AMF.[116][117]
|
2016 |
000000002024-11-28-0000November 28 |
GiveWell review |
GiveWell publishes a blog post announcing its updated top charities for end-of-year 2016. AMF continues to be included in the list of top charities.[118] GiveWell also publishes a new version of its review of AMF.[119]
|
2016 |
000000002024-11-28-0000November 28 – 000000002024-12-15-0000December 15 |
Fundraiser (non-swim) |
The fundraising event Philosophers Against Malaria takes place. The event raises $58,000 among university philosophy departments for AMF.[120][121][122]
|
2017 |
000000002024-01-09-0000January 9 |
Money milestone |
AMF passes the $100 million mark in money raised since inception.[123]
|
2017 |
000000002024-01-01-0000January |
Good Ventures grant |
Good Ventures awards a grant of $15 million to AMF.[124]
|
2017 |
000000002024-02-01-0000February |
|
AMF posts job postings for two positions: IT Developer and Operations Manager.[125][126]
|
2017 |
000000002024-02-23-0000February 23 – 000000002024-03-08-0000March 8 |
Fundraiser (non-swim) |
The Big Varsity Match 2017 fundraiser takes place. The fundraiser is structured as a competition between Giving What We Can: Oxford and Giving What We Can: Cambridge.[127]
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