AMREF HEALTH AFRICA IN KENYA
2026

Theme:
Learning That Lasts.

Innovation, Adaptation and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2026 NAIVASHA
EXPLORE THE FORUM ↓
THE IDEA

Knowledge only creates change when we use it.

Every year, Amref Kenya's programmes generate answers to some of the hardest questions in health and development: what works, what does not and why.

The Annual Learning Forum brings that evidence, experience and innovation together, creating space to reflect on results, interrogate what happened, share what has been learned and turn learning into organisational action.

The 2026 Forum builds on the commitments made at ALF 2025 and asks a practical question:

How do we use what we know to improve what we do next?
Participants at the Amref Annual Learning Forum
LEARNING ACROSS PROGRAMMES, COUNTIES AND FUNCTIONS
WHY ALF 2026

From evidence
to action.

The Forum is not about sharing what we did.

It is about using evidence and experience to improve what we do next, demonstrate impact more effectively and strengthen organisational performance.

01 Evidence
→
02 Learning
→
03 Action
→
04 Impact
Amref teams engaging during the Annual Learning Forum
STRATEGIC POSITIONING

A platform for sustainable impact.

ALF 2026 will serve as Amref Kenya's premier organisational platform for translating evidence, experience, innovation and collective reflection into improved programme performance and sustainable impact.

The Forum aligns with the Amref Kenya Sustainability Framework 2025–2030 and its focus on programme and data innovation, impact marketing, financial resilience, people and culture, strategic partnerships and data-driven business development.

FOUR AREAS OF LEARNING

What will we
learn?

Four interconnected areas will shape the Forum, linking programme performance, innovation, impact and organisational learning.

01

Learning from Programme Performance

Understanding what drove success, underperformance or adaptation and using evidence to inform decisions.

How do we move from collecting data to using it for action, learning and decision-making?
02

Innovation, AI and Digital Transformation

Exploring responsible AI, analytics, digital health, automation and innovation as tools for stronger programme effectiveness.

How can innovation, AI and data help us work smarter and accelerate impact?
03

Demonstrating Impact and Mobilising Resources

Strengthening the connection between measurement, evidence, storytelling, influence and resource mobilisation.

Evidence → Impact → Influence → Resources → Sustainability
04

Collaboration and Organisational Learning

Strengthening peer learning, knowledge management, cross-programme collaboration and field-grounded organisational learning.

How do we ensure learning is translated into organisational action and continuous improvement?
Participants engaging during the Annual Learning Forum
LEARN ADAPT ACT
THE FORUM EXPERIENCE

Six ways to make
learning travel.

The Forum moves beyond conventional review meetings through interactive formats designed to make learning visible, practical and transferable.

01

Programme Learning Case Showcase

High-value learning cases that move from the challenge to what was learned and what others can take forward.

02

Innovation and AI Expo

Interactive demonstrations of AI, analytics, digital health and Data Lab solutions.

03

Impact Marketplace

Evidence-based impact stories told through data, dashboards, multimedia and experience.

04

Collaboration Café

Facilitated peer learning focused on problem solving and cross-programme collaboration.

05

Adaptation and Action Planning

A practical session focused on what to start, stop, continue and do differently.

06

County Voices: Field Insights Panel

County focal persons bring frontline implementation realities directly into the organisational conversation.

Learning and collaboration at the Annual Learning Forum
FROM FORUM TO WHAT COMES NEXT

Learning should
leave a trace.

ALF 2026 is designed to produce more than a conversation.

The Forum will generate practical products, recommendations and learning that can continue beyond the event.

01 Annual Learning Forum Report and e-book
02 Programme Learning Case Portfolio
03 Innovation, Digital and AI Showcase Catalogue
04 Cross-programme adaptation and action plan
05 Inputs into the 2027 Learning Agenda
06 Impact, Data and AI in Health integration agenda
Amref Annual Learning Forum participants
ANNUAL LEARNING FORUM 2026

Learning that lasts
starts with what we do next.

Innovation. Adaptation. Sustainability.

Lasting Health Change in Africa

KEPHIC 2026

The Kenya Public Health International Conference (KEPHIC 2026) is Kenya’s premier public health gathering, bringing together global health experts, researchers, and policymakers from October 27–29, 2026, at the KICC in Nairobi. Convened under the theme “One Health, Shared Future,” the conference focuses on building resilient, equitable, and quality health systems to advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC).