Africa Fire Mission 2021 Annual Report

2021

ANNUAL REPORT

TRAIN

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EMPOWER

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SUPPORT

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ENCOURAGE

Board of Directors Hank Clemmensen – Board Chair Kate Braun – Secretary Mike Burnham – Treasurer Megan Ohler – Board Member Matt Flagler – Board Member Bethany Hampton – Board Member Benjamin Barksdale – Board Member Judy Johnson – Board Member David Moore – Founder & Board Member

Africa Fire Mission is a 501(c)3 committed to increasing the sustainable capacity of fire departments in developing communities. We accomplish this through training, empowerment, support, and encouragement.

Train:

We partner with Governments, NGO’s,

Message from our Co-Founders Thank you for your ongoing support of Africa Fire Mission. AFM is able to continuing advancing our work because of your prayers, encouragement and generous support.

2021 brought opportunities to continue our work in Africa and Ukraine. We were able to take our first team to Malawi, send a container of firefighter PPE to Ukraine, and provide 20 instructors for the All Kenya Fire and EMS Symposium and Competition! We were grateful that we were able to be on the ground with our partners again.

We are seeing transformation in lives of firefighters and in the fire service in the places that we work. Sometimes the work seems slow – there is so much to be done. Yet, as we take time to sit back to reflect, the impact is multiplying!

Here are some highlights of the impact of 2021: AFM instructors trained 75% of the Fire Brigades in Malawi!

• AFM provided over $1.2 million in PPE to Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine • An estimated 1.16 million people impacted with Community Fire Prevention knowledge through radio and news coverage in Kenya.

• 9235 volunteer hours dedicated to the fire service in Africa and Ukraine.

A value of over $262,000.

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In 2022, we remain committed to growing the capacity of the fire service in developing communities. We can’t wait to see what the impact will be on communities that need fire protection! Thank you for joining us as we serve.

mission organizations, schools and

corporations to provide education and

training to firefighters and local communities.

We use Community Health Education

(CHE) to teach firefighters and community

members in developing countries to protect themselves from the dangers of fire.

Empower:

We work to increase the ability of

communities in developing countries to

respond to disasters and provide relief when disasters occur.

Support:

We provide personal protective equipment and communications tools to fire services

throughout developing countries to allow fire departments to operate in a safer and more coordinated manner.

Encourage:

We build the capacity of fire services so

that local communities are able to provide sustainable public safety and disaster management services.

Core Values:

+ Partnership + Community Ownership + Development + Transformation

+ Sustainability + Advocacy + Innovation

Dave and Nancy Moore Co-Founders

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Community Fire Prevention José Ngunjiri, AFM’s Fire Safety Advocate,

and 10 other community members in Kenya reported 52 in-person fire safety trainings for 6,392 participants.

1.16 MILLION PEOPLE Estimated reach of fire prevention education efforts through TV, Radio and Newspaper coverage in Kenya.

Growth in the Kenyan Fire Service

Firefighter PPE Donated 600 Sets to Kirovohrad, Ukraine 25 Sets to Kenya 25 Sets to Malawi _____________________________ TOTAL VALUE DONATED

$1.2 MILLION Equipment received from fire departments across the U.S. and the LION Foundation

As the fire service leadership is learning

how to advocate for the needs of the fire

service and the firefighters, the infrastructure of the fire service is growing. In Kenya, there has been 24% increase in fire stations since

2019, representing 7 new fire stations and a 30% increase in fire service personal (300 new firefighters).

“We are extremely grateful to you for this significant contribution to the development of material and technical support of firefighters and rescuers of the region and increase the efficiency of their tasks.

We hope for further close and fruitful cooperation for the benefit of public interests with you. We wish you and your organization success and prosperity!”

Deputy Chief Vadym Yanishevsky, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 3

Volunteer Instructors Representing VOLUNTEER HOURS

9235

GERMANY KENYA SOUTH AFRICA UNITED STATES 16 STATES REPRESENTED

38% INCREASE

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SHANDY SEASTONE

IN 2021

“ We don’t accomplish any of this alone. We always have people helping us. That’s ultimately our whole goal at AFM. We support the firefighters in Africa so they can do this on their own, and we are there as their support.”

Ed Collet – 2021 Instructor of the year

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VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR

ED COLLET

Training Weekly Online Training CLASSES

49

245% INCREASE FROM 2020

PARTICIPANTS

454

# OF COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

30

In-Person Training In 2021 we were excited to get back to

in-person trainings in Kenya and Malawi.

PARTICIPANTS

260

TRAINING COURSES

12

“ [The Kenyan Firefighters] were hungry to learn and open to thinking outside of the box. I found myself redirecting questions back to them to spur discussions, which helped getting the firefighters from different regions to begin collaborating.

By the end of it, we were all fellow students learning from each other.

I found that I probably learned more form the Kenyans than they learned from me, and that’s ok. “ Josh Bardwell - reflection on our training mission trip to Kenya

Training Outcomes OVERALL SATISFACTION

91% RESPONDED EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD TRAINING MET OR EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

91% OF PARTICIPANTS KNOWLEDGE BASE

30% INCREASE IN OVERALL KNOWLEDGE 95%

feel confident sharing what they learned with others

92%

will be able to apply what they learned to their current positions

77%

will help train community members with gained knowledge

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Connecting with the world FACEBOOK POST ENGAGEMENT

14K ENGAGEMENTS LINKEDIN POST ENGAGEMENT

285% INCREASE YOU TUBE VIEWS

63% INCREASE

Africa Fire Services Networking Group: 21% INCREASE MEMBERS 19 AFRICAN COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

2021 Key Partnerships Chief Fire Officers Association- Kenya Fellowship of Christian Firefighters International Global CHE Network Kenya Council of EMT’s LION Foundation Motorola Solutions Foundation State Emergency Services -Ukraine Tavriski Christian Institute Peace Initiative Malawi Namikango Mission 6

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Financials

Chama

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$25,700

RAISED

$222,890

Donations DONORS IN 2021

270

MONTHLY COMMITTED GIVING

$3985

AVERAGE DONATION PER DONOR

Ohio Bike Ride

$258

RAISED

2021 CONTRIBUTIONS

$1,593

Missions 26%

Faith 4% Other 4%

Individuals 19%

Chama 8%

Business 3% Foundations 10%

Grants 26%

2021 EXPENDITURES

Operating 8%

Kilimanjaro Climb RAISED

$4,717

Program 92%

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