History
1995
Action for Peoples in Conflict becomes a registered Charity in April.
Funded the 1st AfPiC projects in the summer:
- Fiji - Provided journalists with resources to provide better communication to remote areas
- Bosnia - Helped refugees with projects to rebuild their country
- HallField School - AfPiC supported a school based mental health project for young asylum seekers and refugees later becomes the Haven Project
1996
South Africa - A Grant from Comic Relief enabled AfPiC to provide counselling to those giving evidence at the Truth and Reconciliation Committee.
Convoy to Bosnia - AfPiC in partnership with BT telecom, delivered over £1,000,000 worth of telephone equipment to the war torn region of Bosnia.
The 1st students from Portsmouth University volunteer with AfPiC on 6- month placements.
1997
AfPiC sent a container of goods to Sierra Leone to assist in work with refugees and orphans.
Safe Places for Children to Play - Projects in Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, and South Africa to create safe playgrounds for children.
AfPiC delivered shoe boxes of goodies to children in Bosnia for Christmas.
AfPiC supported appeal to help raise money and supplies for the Sawahari people.
We set a World Record for juggling giant balls!
Many people participated in fundraising activities such as:
- White Water Rafting
- Dragon Boat Racing
- Team Challenges
Bosnian Lamb Roast and As you like it performance held in order to raise funds.
Great University Duck Race was held.
1998
Summer work camps are organised to send people to Bosnia to help rebuild after the war.
Didcot shop opens in June.
1999
Pirates for Peace - A project based in Northern Ireland to encourage and facilitate cross denominational relations by setting up a radio station for children. An Ex-Naval vessel was transformed into a classroom and production studio.
Centre of Good Hope - AfPiC supported an orphanage in Nairobi specifically for the many street children.
Balkan Appeal - To raise money for projects in the Balkans children were encouraged to donate £1 to sing a special song, Tom and Hannah's Carol. Paddy Ashdown came to hear the school children perform at St. Margaret's Chapel in Westminster.
Big Friendly Giant Tour - an AfPiC painted lorry carried performers and equipment from a partner charity, Rise Phoenix, to Kosovo to do performances for children.
2000
Action for Peoples in Conflict becomes Action for Children in Conflict.
Abingdon Shop opens in January.
2001
Oxford Schools - The programme working with young asylum seekers and refugees in Hallfield is expanded to schools in Oxford.
AfCiC declares the organisation's focus will be on programmes in Africa and the UK.
2002
The programmes at Hallfield and the Oxford schools are named The Haven Project.
AfC Sierra Leone becomes a registered charity.
A skills training programme for vulnerable girls in Freetown, Sierra Leone opens.
AfCiC begins its partnership with the Single Leg Amputee Soccer Club (SLASC) in Sierra Leone.
Grove shop opens in April.
Faringdon shop opens in October.
2003
AfCiC begins work in Kenya by supporting St Patrick's Primary School in Thika. A school feeding programme is funded at the school.
The Kenyan Childrens' Legal Aid Work (KCLAW) project starts in Thika.
Play 4 Hope Tour - AfCiC organised a UK tour for SLASC. The team played a number of matches against various UK teams, toured the UK and promoted disability sports and disability rights.
In Freetown, AfCiC starts the youth bank where registered youth organisations can apply for small grants.
The Lunsar Cycle Breaker programme opens providing skills training for sexually abused girls.
The Street Children Centre in Makeni, Sierra Leone opened in July.
The Haven Project expands into schools in Leicester, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Hull, Liverpool and Rochdale.
AfCiC provides funding for technical support and capacity building for Children for Children's Future (CCF) in Arusha, Tanzania.
2004
Basic education and counselling is provided to Sexually Abused Girls in Makeni.
The programmes in Sierra Leone are granted funding from UNICEF.
In August the first annual St. Patrick's Holiday Club begins providing basic education, special interest topics and activities for children during their school holidays.
A Street Children's Day Centre is opened in Thika, Kenya.
In September, AfCiC began research in Uganda for the future development of projects.
Highworth shop opens in April.
Baroness Harris of Richmond becomes our new Patron.
AfCiC's headquarters move from Silverbirch House to the current building at Frilford Farm in June.
2005
AfCiC-Uganda becomes a registered charity and begins establishing its programmes.
In June the Interim Care Centre in Thika is opened.
AfCiC-Tanzania becomes a registered charity in July and begins research on setting up a street children's centre.
