Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight goes out to Ethar Relief in acknowledgment of their dedication to support, educate and advocate the forgotten Eritrean refugees in the regions of Horn of Africa.
‘Ethar’ is derived from an Arabic word, which denotes the altruistic giving to the needy without regard for one’s need, even if that need is justified. This elevated principal was the catalyst for the formation of ETHAR charity in 2006. #Eritrea
.@Ethar_Relief have worked devotedly to aid Eritrean refugees fleeing into the Horn of Africa region, who are indeed the Forgotten People. ETHAR has since established itself as the leading relief agency working with #Eritrea|n refugees globally.
ETHAR is a non-governmental, non-political humanitarian aid organization, dedicated to helping people in need regardless of their ethnic origin, political affiliation, gender or religious beliefs. #Eritrea
ETHAR mission is to ensure that all refugees are empowered to make a safe and sustainable living, meeting their basic needs in order for them to live a fulfilling life. #Eritrea#RememberTheForgotten
ETHAR current projects provides aid and sustainable resources to displaced, poverty-impacted refugees and disadvantaged communities. ETHAR primary focus and prospectively includes Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen. #Eritrea
East Sudan holds over 1/2 million refugees living in one of the world’s largest refugee camps in the most dire & hostile conditions. There is a severe shortage of the most basic necessities such as shelter, clean water & food. ETHAR is active in those camps & helps those in need.
The fight for survival supersedes all else, therefore ETHAR essential programs remain at the forefront of its efforts to provide food, water & medical aid. ETHAR also delivers Emergency Aid, Shelter, Widow Sponsorships, Women’s Development, Vocational & Skill Training & more!
Families, unaccompanied children & women are exposed to many dangers as they are forced to travel significant distances to access water which is often dirty & contaminated. ETHAR works to provide the presence of wells to protect refugees and prevent their further displacement.
ETHAR food programs have provided over 3 million meals to refugees & displaced people in the past 3 years. ETHAR actively works to provide food to people who need it most. For £40, ETHAR manages to feed an entire family of 5 for a whole month. #Eritrea#RememberTheForgotten
With COVID-19, refugee camps have the potential of being a coronavirus hotspot. ETHAR has begun distributing aid, medical care, and training outreach workers to raise awareness in order to prepare the most vulnerable and unfortunate people for the pandemic. #Eritrea
Education is a key focus of @Ethar_Relief, as it is a route out of poverty and provides much-needed hope, dignity and independence to the residents of refugee camps. #Eritrea#RememberTheForgotten
ETHAR work is made possible by the generous contribution from donors such as yourselves. Please remember our forgotten brothers & sisters in refugee camps by donating as much as you can. You can sponsor a child for as little as £25 a month.
Donate: etharrelief.org
Thank you ETHAR for your unbroken commitment and genuine impact in the lives of Eritreans refugees.
Lidiya is a 21 years old prominent activist & organizer who has been passionately involved with her Eritrean community from a very young age.
Ever since she witnessed the daunting & overwhelming plight of Eritrean refugees in Libya, Lidiya got determined not to sit back & watch.
Instead, she picked up the slack left by the organizations which simply abandoned these refugees, and found a way to provide financial and moral support to these refugees and make meaningful contributions to help ease their suffering.
Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight goes out to Habtom Yohannes (@Kinzareb) in acknowledgment of his long-standing unwavering advocacy for Eritrean Prisoners of Conscience and his passion to support Eritreans with his expertise in journalism.
Habtom Yohannes is an Eritrean-Dutch human rights activist, a senior editor with extensive experience within the Dutch media, lecturer, advisor & moderator. He continuously raises the issues of #Eritrea|n prisoners & uses every opportunity/platform to demand that they get justice
As a passionate activist, he has been putting the violation of human rights in #Eritrea on the agenda of the Dutch parliament, the European Parliament, the African Union and the United Nations. @Europarl_EN@_AfricanUnion@UN
Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight goes out to the organizers of @RemEPOC in acknowledgment of their important initiative to help keep the memories of disappeared Eritreans alive until they get justice.
Remembering Eritrean Prisoners of Conscience @RemEPOC is a social media campaign that is dedicated to daily remembering at least one Eritrean Prisoner of Conscience and an accompanying daily narrative of the human rights situation of #Eritrea.
#Eritrea today is a country where its best daughters & sons, including its sheiks, priests, pastors, ministers, diplomats, civil servants, army leaders, teachers, conscripts, poets, newspaper editors, singers, merchants, veterans and faith communities are illegally disappeared.
Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight goes out to Tsedal Yohannes in acknowledgment of her perseverance, commitment and courage to advocate for #Eritrean prisoners of conscience.
Despite the emotional toll, Tsedal is a very determined woman who is oftentimes seen in the streets of London, Geneva, Brussels and other parts of the world campaigning for the rights of #Eritrea|n prisoners.
Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight goes out to Ahmed Raji in acknowledgment of his consistent work as a citizen journalist and his commitment to highlighting and archiving the stories of disappeared #Eritrean|s.
Ahmed as a citizen journalist and a strong advocate for #Eritrean prisoners of consciences is a frequent writer at @awate2 and archives disappeared Eritreans stories on his Facebook page - "Eritrea's Disappeared".
Ahmed started writing at @awate2 in 2003 while still living in Asmara, #Eritrea. In order to protect his identity, the Awate Team gave him the name “Events Monitor”.
Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight is dedicated to Eritrean activists and campaigners who have actively been addressing the very urgent issue of famine happening in #Eritrea.
This is an acknowledgment to the organizers of #EritreanHiddenFamine and #SaveDenkalia of their quick action in raising awareness to the famine brought by the Eritrean government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After the government of Eritrea announced a lock down of many parts of the country due to COVID-19, reports of people starving and pleading families in the diaspora for help started surfacing. #EritreanHiddenFamine#SaveDankalia