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End the Man-Made Hidden Famine in Eritrea – by Reclaim Eritrea

Atv Asena by Atv Asena
27th August 2020
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We, the undersigned, are concerned members of the Eritrean diaspora. Since the start of the pandemic, our loved ones back home face a man-made, hidden famine brought on by the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Food prices have skyrocketed following bans on trade, the supplies that do exist are woefully insufficient, and water shortages threaten the health of the people. Those in rural areas cannot travel to receive money sent from family abroad, causing them to suffer in silence – their slow starvation hidden from view of the international community. In a country that relies so heavily on money sent back from family in the diaspora, this blockade can be life-threatening.

To help the government combat both the disease and the economic fallout from COVID-related closures, the Eritrean diaspora in the United States has raised a large amount of funds to aid in the Eritrean government’s public health and economic relief response; according to pro-government sources these funds reached at least $2.7 million in the U.S. alone. However, reports leaving the country at this time suggest that our loved ones back home are only suffering more, not less than they were a few months ago.

Our demands:

To prevent the impending man-made famine resulting from the government’s COVID-19 restrictions, we are asking that the following measures be taken:

  • Ensure food is affordable and accessible for all Eritrean People through:
    • Repairs to broken supply chains that bring food from Gash Barka (sorghum, mashalla grain, fruits, onions, tomatoes) and neighboring Ethiopia (teff, bebere, and coffee) and Sudan (cooking oil, sugar and soap) to regions that have shortages
    • The enhancement of programs, such as subsidising staple foods to offset inflation and distributing rations. This is needed to ensure food access in areas which were already experiencing shortages before the crisis and now face increased demands, including but not limited to the Afar region
    • In the Afar region, removing fishing restrictions that have blocked the people from their main source of food, which they have relied on for centuries
  • Increase clean water accessibility to all regions of the country, both for drinking water and public health necessities during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Since the Eritrean population in Eritrea heavily relies on financial support from families abroad we are demanding the government lift the ban on inter-village travel so that people can access monies in Asmara sent by relatives abroad

The funds raised by the diaspora were meant to prevent all of these aforementioned crises, and yet the health, food and economic situation in Eritrea has only deteriorated. For this reason, diaspora members are now raising new funds in their communities and assigning contacts inside Eritrea to disburse relief to poor communities in need.

It is for this reason that we, as concerned Eritrean citizens living in the diaspora, are demanding that the Eritrean govt loosens its restrictions to prevent Eritreans from imminent starvation.  

To read the full story about how the COVID-19 response has increased the suffering of our people, click here: https://tinyurl.com/EritreanHiddenFamine.

Sincerely,

The situation on the ground in Eritrea remains dynamic and is changing rapidly. The information contained in this article is confirmed as of the time it was written. It is our hope that the situation will improve and the details will change for the better in the coming weeks.

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k.tewolde
k.tewolde
6 months ago

 ‘In a country that relies so heavily on money sent back from family in the diaspora, this blockade can be life-threatening.’>>> it sounds like a warning coming straight from the ”embassy”, send some more or else, for how long can we let the enemy eat linguini and clams and wash it down with vino and burp in our face at the misery of our people, you are asking the one who put the blockade purposely to lift it by submitting a petition? O brother!, there is one way to break up the blockade, penetrate and rescue our people and that is by sending a dedicated and well equipped ‘flotilla’ and uproot the enemy once and for all, otherwise you making the inevitable more painful and agonizing and that is not empathy.

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ወዲ ሃገር
ወዲ ሃገር
6 months ago

ህዝቢ ብጥምየት ይሳቀ ከም ዘሎ ፥ ጠፊኡዎም ዲዩ ??
ህዝቢ ከም ለማናይ ፥ ንሶም ክቶኽቡሉ በሊዑ ክነብር እዮም ዝደልዩዎ ።
ኩሉ ግዜ ንዕለታዊ እንጀራ ከም ዝሻቀል ፥ ጽባሕ ደቀይ እንታይ እዩ ምሶሖም ፥ እንታይ ከድርሮም እየ እሉ ፥ ኣብ ካልእ ንኸይሓስብ ዝግበር እኩይ ተግባር እዩ።
ህዝቢ ብጃምላ እንተ ሃለቀ ዘይግድሶም !!፥ ሕጂ’ዉን ብሰንኪ ወያነ እዩ ክብሉ ጸገም የብሎምን ።
ደገፍቲ ናይዚ አረመናዊ ጉጂለ ፥ ማኣስ እዮም ንህዝቦም ኣብ ጎንኻ ኣለና ክብሉዎ ?
ኣንቱም ሰባት ስቃይ ህዝብኹም ኣይተናዉሑ ፥ ሕልና ይሃልኹም ።

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k.tewolde
k.tewolde
6 months ago

‘diaspora members are now raising new funds in their communities and assigning ((contacts)) inside Eritrea to disburse relief to poor communities in need.’ >>> am I missing something here? 2.7 million dollars unaccounted for, and still raising new funds to deliver food to the famished people while the vultures are hovering overhead….Wedi Hagher, can you help me bring the blurred line to focus?

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ወዲ ሃገር
ወዲ ሃገር
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6 months ago

Wedi Hagher, can you help me bring the blurred line to focus?

እወ ፥ ብጣዕሚ ዝገርም እዩ ።

እሰያስ ለውጢ ክገብር ፥
ገንዘብ ተቀቢሉ ንህዝቢ ክዕድል ፥
ይኣኽለካ እሎምዎ ክእለ ፥
….. ከምኡ’ዉን ካልእ ታኣምራት ክፍጽም. …
ኩሉ እቲ ካብ ተራ መራሒ ሃገር እትጽበዮ ፥ ዝካኣል ኮይኑ ዝመስሎም የዋሃት ቡዙሓት እዮም ።
ናይ ለውጢ ዕንቅፋት ኮይኑ ዘሎ ፥ ከምዚ ዓይነት ኣታሓሳስባ እንዲዩ !!
ማኣስ እዮም ፥ እሰያስ እንታይ ዓይነት ኣራዊት ምኻኑ ዝርዶኦም ?
ዓሰርተታት እሻሓት ፥ ተሰዊሮም ፥ ኣብ ጎዳጉዲ ፣
ኣብ ሓደ ሚልዮም ዝቀርብ ህዝቢ ፥ ኣብ ስደት ፣
ክሰርሕ ዝኽእል ፥ ኣብ ጀራድን ጀነራላት፣
ሃገር ፥ ከይትቀስን ከይተፍሪ ፥ ኣብ ኣርዑት ምልኪ ፣
ኮነ እሉ ፥ ህዝቢ ፥ ክጠሚ ንክሳቀ ዝደሊ ደመኛ ጉጂለ ኣሚንካ ፥ ኣብጹሑልና እልካ ገንዘብካ ንለያቡ ተረክብ ?
ግራም ወርቂ ብሻ ዝራኣየ ፥ ዕይኑ ትብራህ !!

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k.tewolde
k.tewolde
Reply to  ወዲ ሃገር
6 months ago

It is like slipping a pair of Tac. lenses on the bridge of your nose W.H., you effortlessly bring things into focus panoramically. It is a rare skill set and gift from Abajigo. Thanks for sparing your precious time in this medium.

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ወዲ ሃገር
ወዲ ሃገር
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6 months ago

ኩቡር ሓወይ ፣
ብረት ኣልዒልካ ንመዳ ቀዲምካኒ ፣
ኣብዚ ተረኺብካ ሚዒድካኒ፣
ንስኻ እኻ ኣብነት ኮይካኒ ፣
የቀንየለይ ።

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k.tewolde
k.tewolde
Reply to  ወዲ ሃገር
6 months ago

Few but deeply profound words of gratitude and self deprecating appreciation for your own brother, that was the essence of our culture until HGDEF came and polluted our pure national aquifer and altered who we are beyond recognition, that’s where we got robbed the Eritrean of yesteryear. Dear W.H., keep your forefathers lantern burning. This one is for us….FIQAD AMLAK QUOYNU HIJI NIFALALELONA, BETATINU AYTERIFIN KEYAKAKEBENA..

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ወዲ ሃገር
ወዲ ሃገር
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6 months ago

እወ ፣

ፍቓድ ኣምላኽ ኮይኑ ሒጂ ንፈለለ ኣለና ፣
[ግን ጹቡቅ ኣቦ ኣለና፣]
በታቲኑ ኣይተሪፍን ከይኣኻኸበና ።

ሰብ ብተስፍ እዩ ዝነብር ፣
ፍቅርን ሰላምን ዝሰፈና ፣
ህግደፍ ኣብ ዘይብላ ኤሪትራ የራኽበና ።

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Danilo
Danilo
6 months ago

I am so sorry to say “”let the people suffer ” while am satisfied eating and drinking which i wish living abroad. If i have discomfort HONESTLY take my pills for sort of ease. Nevertheless, I have to deal with but the people in side eritrea, how do support the cleanser, bad Spencer , and traitor ? That makes me more hopeless when people adapting venom. Shame…!

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