The non-profit association Cap Anamur / Deutsche Not-Ärzte e.V. in Cologne was founded in 1979 by Christel and Rupert Neudeck and some of their friends, including Heinrich Böll. Since then, Cap Anamur has been providing humanitarian aid worldwide. The focus is on medical care and access to education.
The principle of ‘sustainable aid’ is consistently applied. In war and crisis zones or after natural disasters, structures are created that permanently improve the lives of people in need: Hospitals and schools are built, people from the local population are trained, and building materials, relief supplies and medicines are provided. The aim of the aid organization is always to be able to hand over a project into the hands of local workers as soon as possible. This frees up capacity for further missions.
Cap Anamur is active worldwide. Current projects include a shelter for street children and the largest children’s hospital in Sierra Leone, the operation of hospitals in the Nuba Mountains in Sudan, and medical care for refugees from Syria in Lebanon. In the Central African Republic, Cap Anamur operates a hospital and builds schools. The aid organisation is also present in Afghanistan, where it runs a dialysis unit.

Founded: 1979
Founders: Rupert Neudeck, Christel Neudeck and some of their friends, including Heinrich Böll
Office staff: 5 employees
Employees in projects: 22 employees
Longest-running project: Hospital in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan (over 25 years)
Countries in which aid has been provided to date: 62