# AFRICA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1193865
- **Other names:** AREF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 19, 2021
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1193865


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o Medical Research Foundation, 99 Charterhouse Street, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC1M 6HR
- **Email:** aref@aref-africa.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.africaresearchexcellencefund.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE MEDICAL RESEARCH IN AFRICA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY:(A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO:(I) ARE CITIZENS OF A COUNTRY IN AFRICA; AND (II) ARE ASPIRING TO, OR HAVE ALREADY EMBARKED UPON, A CAREER IN MEDICAL RESEARCH IN AFRICA; AND (III) MEET ANY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA THE TRUSTEES MAY AGREE FROM TIME TO TIME;(B) PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL RESEARCH TRAINING IN AFRICA; AND(C) PROMOTING THE USE OF HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL RESEARCH EVIDENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN AFRICA.

**Activities:** The Africa Research Excellence Fund promotes medical research in Africa for the public benefit by providing education and training opportunities for individuals  who are citizens of a country in Africa and are aspiring to, or have already embarked on, a career in medical research in Africa. The charity hosts training programmes and provides grants to support the development of research skills.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- São Tomé And Principe
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1012463 | £2305430 | £5030143 | 17 |
| March 31, 2024 | £5740550 | £2335071 | £6323110 | 12 |
| March 31, 2023 | £715194 | £1526251 | £2918633 | 9 |
| March 31, 2022 | £5118203 | £1388825 | £3729375 | 9 |



## Trustees

- **Solomon Woldenhaimanot Soquar** (Chair) — appointed March 31, 2021
- Charles Richardson Ladipo Clarke — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Dr Majdi Osman — appointed March 31, 2021
- Pauline Anne Mullin — appointed March 31, 2021
- Professor Gibril Faal — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Professor Tumani Prince Corrah — appointed Feb. 24, 2024
- Russell Delew — appointed May 25, 2022