Premiere Urgence Internationale

Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI), also known as PU Ami, is a foreign-owned non-profit organization registered to receive U.S. federal government awards since 2012. PUI specializes in implementing humanitarian relief and development programs across Africa and the Middle East, focusing on vulnerable populations such as refugees, internally displaced persons, and communities impacted by conflict. Through federal grant awards from agencies like the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, PUI delivers a wide range of critical emergency assistance and services to crisis-affected communities. These include primary healthcare, nutrition support, water and sanitation interventions, protection services, and food assistance in countries experiencing humanitarian crises.

PUI has received over $190 million in prime federal grant awards to carry out projects such as providing comprehensive healthcare services in Mali, emergency food and nutrition assistance in Nigeria's Borno State, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs in Cameroon. The organization has implemented major humanitarian response efforts in conflict zones like eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and Yemen. Key programs have focused on addressing the Syrian and Iraqi refugee crises, combating food insecurity in the Lake Chad region, and delivering integrated health, nutrition, and protection services in Sudan. PUI's work often involves partnering with other non-profits, such as The Mentor Initiative and Handicap International, to enhance logistics networks and storage capabilities in crisis-affected regions. Through both prime awards and sub-grants, PUI implements multisectoral humanitarian interventions that combine health, nutrition, WASH, protection, and community resilience components to holistically address the needs of vulnerable populations. The organization has also supported COVID-19 response efforts and Ebola containment activities by providing medical supplies to isolation centers and conducting community surveillance.