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Equipping Africa

Oro Valley, AZ · EIN 272672569 · Form 990EZ · FY2021 · NTEE Q33 · International Affairs · Micro (<$100K) · equippingafrica.org
revenue
$82K
expenses
$109K
net assets
$75K
employees
mission · from form 990

Provide healthcare services and education in Africa

profile · synthesized from sources

Equipping Africa improves health outcomes in Kenya by enhancing local medical training and public health education. The organization focuses on building capacity in infectious diseases among Kenyan physicians and increasing neonatal survival through community-based education. Programs are centered in Kenya, with an emphasis on sustainable, locally led solutions to healthcare challenges.

named programs · 2 · from sources

what they call their work

Infectious Diseases Training Program
Enhances medical education in Kenya by teaching infectious disease principles to medical students, residents, and advanced trainees at the University of Nairobi, with the goal of building sustainable local expertise.
Neonatal Survival Initiative
Trains women in rural Kenyan communities in newborn care practices such as skin-to-skin contact and recognition of danger signs to reduce neonatal mortality through the Newborn Community Health Project at Kijabe Hospital.
activities · 3 groups

what they do

  • Infectious Disease Research & Training 13 activities
    • Advanced Specialty Training for Kenyan Physicians
      Provides advanced specialty training in infectious diseases for Kenyan physicians, enabling them to influence public health policy and train future physicians.
    • Advanced Specialty Training for Kenyan Physicians
      Provides advanced specialty training in infectious diseases for Kenyan physicians, equipping them to influence public health policy and train future medical professionals.
    • Advanced Specialty Training for Physicians
      Provides advanced specialty training in infectious diseases for Kenyan physicians, equipping them to influence public health policy and train future medical professionals.
    • Advanced specialty training for physicians
      Provides advanced specialty training in infectious diseases for Kenyan physicians, building local expertise that influences public health policy and enables trainees to educate future physicians.
    • Clinical and molecular research work in Arizona
      Conducts clinical work as an infectious disease consultant and research in molecular parasitology and fungal infections at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
    • Infectious Disease Research in Kenya
      Conducts research to improve understanding of locally prevalent infectious diseases and their optimal treatments in Kenya, with a focus on molecular parasitology and fungal infections.
    • Infectious Disease Research in Kenya
      Conducts research to improve understanding of locally prevalent infectious diseases and their optimal treatments in Kenya.
    • Infectious Disease Research in Kenya
      Conducts research to improve understanding of locally prevalent infectious diseases and their optimal treatments in Kenya, with a focus on molecular parasitology and fungal infections.
    • Infectious Disease Training for Medical Students and Residents
      Teaches principles of infectious diseases to medical students and internal medicine residents at the University of Nairobi, building foundational clinical knowledge in local disease management.
    • Infectious disease research in Kenya
      Conducts research to improve understanding of locally prevalent infectious diseases and their optimal treatments in Kenya, with a focus on actionable public health outcomes.
    • Medical Education for Students and Residents
      Teaches principles of infectious diseases to medical students and internal medicine residents at the University of Nairobi, building foundational clinical knowledge in local health contexts.
    • Medical Education in Infectious Diseases
      Teaches principles of infectious diseases to medical students and internal medicine residents at the University of Nairobi.
    • Medical education for students and residents
      Teaches principles of infectious diseases to medical students and internal medicine residents at the University of Nairobi, contributing to foundational clinical training.
  • HIV Prevention Education & Awareness 3 activities
    • HIV Prevention Outreach in Kenya
      Conducted HIV prevention activities in partnership with I Choose Life-Africa during a Fulbright Fellowship in Kenya.
    • HIV Prevention Work in Kenya
      Conducts HIV prevention activities in collaboration with I Choose Life-Africa during a Fulbright Fellowship in Kenya.
    • HIV prevention outreach in Kenya
      Conducted HIV prevention activities in partnership with I Choose Life-Africa during a Fulbright Fellowship in Kenya, focusing on community-level interventions.
  • Uncategorized 4 activities
    • Newborn Community Health Project
      Staffs four full-time Kenyan nurses who teach 59 groups of women from 20 communities through the Newborn Community Health Project at Kijabe Hospital.
    • Newborn Community Health Project
      Staffs four full-time Kenyan nurses who teach 59 groups of women across 20 communities in maternal and newborn health at Kijabe Hospital.
    • Newborn Community Health Project
      Staffs four full-time Kenyan nurses who deliver health education to 59 groups of women across 20 communities through the Newborn Community Health Project at Kijabe Hospital.
    • Newborn Community Health Project
      Staffs four full-time Kenyan nurses who deliver maternal and newborn health education to 59 groups of women across 20 communities through the Newborn Community Health Project at Kijabe Hospital.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$82K
Contributions & grants$82K100%
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$109K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out$95K
balance sheet
Total assets$75K
Cash
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Liabilities
Net assets$75K
1 years on record · 2021–2021
relationships · 3

who they work with

  • I Choose Life-Africa Partner — Collaborated on HIV prevention initiatives during a Fulbright Fellowship in Kenya.
  • Kijabe Hospital Partner — Hosts the Newborn Community Health Project, which is staffed by Equipping Africa.
  • University of Nairobi Partner — Collaborates with the University of Nairobi to deliver infectious disease training and research programs.