Thread by @BeqaYiakl

Today’s #Yiakl #SundaySpotlight goes out to Lidiya T @KitchaFitFit1 in acknowledgment of her consistent, creative and pragmatic actions that she undertakes to support #Eritrean refugees in #Libya.

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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.

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Lidya organizes a group of Eritreans in the diaspora to raise money, creates contact with community leaders among #Eritrean refugees in Libya & ensures the money raised reaches the community leaders & individual refugees directly.

A thread on her work:

https://twitter.com/KitchaFitFit1/status/1168481646166908928?s=20

In addition to her individual efforts, Lidya is also a member of @onedayseyoum where she actively contributes to the mission of the organization to help #Eritrean refugees all over the world.

More about @onedayseoyum here: onedayseyoum.org

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Lidya @KitchaFitFit1 is committed to continuing her fight for #Eritrean refugees; she understands the diverse nature of #Eritrean refugees & to address the challenges, she is recruiting volunteers who speak different #Eritrea|n languages - Tigrigna, Tigre, Arabic, etc.

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She also campaigns to put pressure on the #EuropeanUnion to stop funding #Libyan coastguards who capture refugees at sea and bring them back to detention centers in #Libya.

#EvacuateRefugeesFromLibya @Refugees @EUCouncil

Lidya understands the root cause that is forcing #Eritreans to flee their homeland and become refugees - the regime currently holding power in #Eritrea!

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As such, she is politically active, contributes to #Yiakl social media campaign, participates in various campaigns to expose the atrocities committed by the regime in #Eritrea, and is determined to help end the grip of the #PFDJ regime in #Eritrea. #18StolenYears #19StolenYears

As the plight of #Eritrean refugees continues, even seven years after the tragedy of #Lampedusa, if you are wondering how you can help make a difference in the lives of #Eritrean refugees, contact Lidiya on Twitter @KitchaFitFit1 or Instagram @lidiyaxo or join @onedayseyoum.

Please join us in thanking Lidiya @KitchaFitFit1 for the extraordinary work that she does to support #Eritrean refugees.

Lidiya, we appreciate you for all your leadership, commitment and courage. Thank you!

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