Aktion Deutschland Hilft gets active after decision of it member-organisations, for example the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the War in Darfur(August 2004), the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (in December 2004), the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, dem 2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami, the 2007 African floods, the 2007 Tabasco flood sowie den cyclones in Bangladesh (March 2008) and Myanmar (Mai 2008). In 2009 "Aktion Deutschland Hilft" was active for refugees in Sri Lanka (May), and victims of an earthquake in Indonesia in August and October as well as for people hit by the 2009 West Africa floods. In 2010 there was action for 2010 Haiti earthquake, the 2010 Chile earthquake and the 2010 Pakistan floods. In 2011 the alliance took action for the victims of 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the 2011 East Africa drought. In 2012 the alliance was busy with the 2012 Sahel drought and Refugees of the Syrian Civil War. The year 2013 was dominated by 2013 European floods, the 2013 North India floods and Typhoon Haiyan on the Philippines.