In 1994 Dr. Dawit Zawde and several like-minded doctors and individuals had volunteered to provide humanitarian assistance to the Rwandans at Hôtel des Mille Collines, Kigali. It was there, as a response to the Rwandan genocide that Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA) was initiated. Since then, AHA as a pan-African international non-governmental organization has been providing effective humanitarian relief, recovery, and advocacy services to refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and local communities across Africa. To date, more than 25 million people affected by the crisis have benefited from the support of AHA, in 20 different countries.