medical attention to health centers 473 beneficiaries used these services, 254 of whom where children from the DRC, Burundi, Somalia and Rwanda. The centers also facilitated the resettlement of refugees to other areas including western countries. Interesting Facts 1994 – AHA was founded in response to the Rwanda Genocide. 1995 – AHA began to offer services in Angola and Uganda, with healthcare at the core of its work 1996 -AHA ventured into shelter development for the first time in Rwanda, helping provide housing for the most vulnerable groups of widows, handicapped, and families caring for orphans. 1997 – AHA expanded its services to Burundi, Ethiopia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone 1998 – AHA revised financial and personal management procedures and its field operation guidelines to ensure further organizational accountability and transparency. 1999 – AHA executed an emergency intervention in response to the Algerian earthquake while initiating Family planning/Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS projects in 30 rural locations of Ethiopia. 2000 – With a new determination for growth, AHA called on financial support from larger institutions as it expanded even further into the African continent, branching into Zambia. 2001 – AHA diversified its services in Namibia after full responsibility of Osire Refugee Camp management was transferred to it by the UNHCR. 2002 – AHA moved briefly into Somalia with hopes of addressing the ongoing problems in the region. 2003 – AHA opened a Liaison Office for East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, which undertook an assessment mission to Southern Sudan. 2004 – AHA continued to grow, providing services to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Guinea and Sudan. In partnership with the African Union, AHA organized an International Symposium addressing “Building Capacity and Resources of African Non-Governmental Organizations”. 2005 – AHA established the African Centre for Humanitarian Action, with the n=mission of enhancing partnerships and service delivery between humanitarian organizations. 2006 – AHA launched its Volunteer Programme to enable young humanitarians better understand the challenges facing the African continent. 2007 – AHA produced its toolkit on the “Responsibility to Protect : from Non-interference to Non-Indifference”. 2008 – AHA secured a consultative status with the United Nations Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC). 2009 – AHA celebrated its 15th Anniversary and forges forward in its mission of providing humanitarian assistance to alleviate human suffering. In addition, AHA signed a memorandum of partnership with the Africa Development Bank, helping to build AHA's institutional capacity. 2010 –