March 26, 1990
· REI, Inc. was incorporated as a non-sectarian, not-for-profit, educational, humanitarian and charitable organization. 501(c)(3) status was granted in 1992
1991
· Sponsored assessment survey into Kazakhstan
1992
· Sponsored research associate in Almaty, Kazakhstan
· Sponsored survey trips into Vietnam, Russia, Cambodia and China
1993
· Local service organization (later named Orken) formed in Kazakhstan
· Orken began providing educations services in Kazakhstan
· Began relationship with Krila in Croatia
· Began relationship with Nusantara Development Foundation in Indonesia
· REI Vietnam began work in English and agricultural sectors
1994
· Began relationship with Moho Foundation in Bulgaria
· REI Vietnam conducted first medical assessment trip
1995
· Began work in China: support of Inter Cultural Studies research
· REI Vietnam placed first resident staff members in Hanoi
· REI Vietnam began work in medical sector
1996
· REI-Uzbekistan received government accreditation
· REI-Uzbekistan began work in Tashkent, at TIIAME
· ReXi Foundation was registered in Vladivostok, Russia
1997
· Orken reorganized as nonprofit entity in Kazakhstan
· REI-Uzbekistan began teaching English in Samarkand, at SSIFL
1998
· Placed staff family in Morocco to begin Ph.D research
· Began Russian Far East medical exchanges with ReXi Foundation
1999
· Formed REI-Vietnam leadership team upon retirement of Doug Sparks
· Sponsored assessment survey into Turkmenistan
2000
· Began support of REI - Aranian Gulf initiative
· Began relationship with "Central Asian Initiative" in Kyrgyzstan
· Began relationship with "No Limits" Foundation in Russia
· Began Micro-Enterprise Development (MED) work in Central Asia
· Launched REI - Cuba with END medical sector exchange
· Began rural Micro-credit program in Vietnam
2001
· First member of REI - Arabian Gulf Team arrive in UAE
· Began agricultural consulting project in Bandung, Indonesia
2002
· All of REI - Arabian Gulf Team in place in UAE
· American College work continues
· Began Micro-credit program in Kazakhstan
2003
· Began J-1 Visitor Exchange Program with 1 Vietnamese visitor
· Doug Sparks, REI - Vietnam founding director, passed away in December
2004
· J-1 Visitor Exchange Program continued with additional visitors
· An REI team began work in Amman, Jordan working in the English Education sector.
· REI sponsors first survey trip to Djibouti, East Africa
2005
· REI - Djibouti begins its operation
· REI-Djibouti began work in the English Education sector.
2006
· REI began work in Laos in the Medical and Medical English sectors.
2007
· REI-Djibouti began work in micro-enterprise development.
· REI began partnering with a community development foundation in the Philippines.
2008
· REI and Partners in Education and Development (PIED) signed a memo of cooperation to expand work in the Education sector in Kazakhstan.