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    Africare
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    Africare

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    501(c)(3) organization
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    https://www.africare.org/
    440 R Street, North West
    Washington DC 20001
    Mail donations to:440 R Street, North WestWashington DC 20001

    Washington DC | IRS ruling year: 1971 | EIN: 23-7116952  
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
     
    Organization Mission
    Founded in 1970, Africare, a leader among organizations assisting Africa, has more projects on the continent than any other U.S.-based charity. Africare works to imp ... (More)
     

    Rating Information

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    This charity's score is 100%, earning it a Four-Star rating.

    This overall score is calculated entirely from a single beacon score, weighted as follows: 100% Impact & Measurement. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.

    Historical Ratings
    Charity Navigator's ratings previously did not consider Leadership & Adaptability, Culture & Community, or Impact & Measurement. The historic rating mainly reflects a version of today’s Accountability and Finance score. More information on our previous rating methodologies can be found on our rating methodology page.
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    This organization appears on the most recent listing of nonprofits that May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes

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    Rating Report

    Impact & Measurement
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    This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
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    Assessments

    Impact

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    Impact Statement
    This program prevented a case of stunted growth for less than the 2018 GDP per capita of Tanzania.
    Program Context
    Mwanzo Bora Nutrition Program: The Mwanzo Bora Nutrition Program promoted healthy behaviors like exclusive breastfeeding for infants and eating a diversified diet via multimedia channels, community events, community health workers and peer support groups.
    Data Time Period
    9/1/11 to 8/31/18
    Benchmark for Scoring
    Impact score of this program is based on the incremental cost to prevent stunted growth of a child due to malnutrition. If the program prevents stunted growth in one child for less than the GDP per capita of the country of operation, it is deemed highly cost-effective and earns a score of 100. If the program prevents a case of stunted growth for less than three times GDP per capita, it is considered cost-effective and earns a score of 80. If the program prevents stunted growth for more than three times GDP per capita, it earns a score of 65. This program prevented a case of stunted growth for less than the 2018 GDP per capita of Tanzania.
    Methodology
    Analysis conducted in 2019 by Charity Navigator's acquired branch, ImpactMatters, using data from solicited nonprofits and publically available data from the IRS.
    Data Source
    Outcome data collected through the nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys, which showed the prevalence of stunting (height-for-age) among children under age 5 in Africare's three main zones of influence before and five years into the program. Cost information for this program was collected from nonprofit reporting and form 990 data from the IRS.

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