Our milestones
Late 1980’s: In the small garrison town of Yei, South Sudan, we begin work with displaced people and refugees. With limited external resources and assistance, the initiative impacts over 60,000-70,000 beneficiaries.
1990: A group of Aid Workers led by Dr. Vivian Erasmus establishes an NGO called Aktion Afrika in Not e.V. (Action Africa in Need – AAIN).
1991: AAIN registered in Munich, Germany begins operating in Equatoria Region, in South Sudan under the auspices of Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS).
1993: AAIN starts operations in Uganda, working mainly with Sudanese refugees and succeeds in providing development assistance within an emergency.
1996: AAIN is replaced by Aktion Afrika Hilfe e.V. (AAH).
Operations in Uganda extend to Koboko Ikafe, Parolinya, Kyangwali and Adjumani districts. Food production is greatly increased in the Kyangwali refugee settlement.
1997: AAH extends its activities to the Bari region in Puntland State of Somalia covering the health and education sectors.
2001: AAH is invited by UNHCR to repeat the northern Uganda experience of refugee care programming in northern Zambia among refugees fleeing fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
AAH starts a project in Kenya working with the Maasai community in the Mara Division, Rift Valley.
2003: Devolution of AAH e.V to Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) and its registration in Nairobi, Kenya takes place. AAH becomes Aktion Afrika Hilfe Förderverein e.V. with the purpose of supporting AAH-I through fund-raising, publicity and advocacy. A Memorandum of Devolution and Cooperation describing the relationship between the two organisations is developed.
2001: Implementation of a refugee and maintenance programme with funding for UNHCR.
2004: The establishment of a new International Board.
2005: AAH-I begun working in Mara, Kenya in partnership with the Mara Division Development Programme (MDDP).
2007: The South Sudan Programme was registered as a non-governmental and non-profit making organization. The AAH-I strategic plan was also launched.
2008: The South Sudan national board of directors was inaugurated.
2010: Refugee repatriation causes the official closure of Kala and Mange refugee camp in Zambia.
2011: The Zambia strategic plan was launched in Lusaka, Zambia.
